HIM 500 - HEALTHCARE
OVERSIGHT EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
-Responsible for regulatory programs that affect the health industry
-Branch of the federal government
-The Secretary reports directly to the President of the United States - ANSWER DHHS-
Department of Health and Human Services
DHHS:
Secretary advises the President on issues such as ___,___ issues. - ANSWER welfare, health care
DHHS is comprised of 5 agencies:
1. ___ Security Administration - ANSWER Social
DHHS is comprised of 5 agencies:
2. ____ Health Service - ANSWER Public
DHHS is comprised of 5 agencies:
3. Administration for ___ and ___ - ANSWER Children and Families
DHHS is comprised of 5 agencies:
4. Centers for _______ - ANSWER Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS)
, DHHS is comprised of 5 agencies:
5. Office of Inspector General- investigates alleged ___ and ____ cases - ANSWER fraud and
abuse
_____ -Agency for Health Care Policy and Research - ANSWER Public Health Service
Public Health Service:
a. Established by the _______ of 1989 - ANSWER Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
Public Health Service:
b. Produce and distribute information that improves the ___, reduces the ___, and improves the
effectiveness of healthcare. - ANSWER -quality
-cost
_____ - Addresses communicable disease, environmental health (West-Nile) - ANSWER Centers
for Disease Control (CDC)
CDC:
b. Developed "____" to be used when treating patients infected with HIV - ANSWER Universal
Precautions
a. Monitors safeness of foods, medicines, cosmetics, and medical equipment
b. Nutritional information on food labels - ANSWER Food and Drug Administration
. Major source of funding for health related research (breast cancer, nutrition, weight problems)
- ANSWER National Institutes of Health
OVERSIGHT EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
-Responsible for regulatory programs that affect the health industry
-Branch of the federal government
-The Secretary reports directly to the President of the United States - ANSWER DHHS-
Department of Health and Human Services
DHHS:
Secretary advises the President on issues such as ___,___ issues. - ANSWER welfare, health care
DHHS is comprised of 5 agencies:
1. ___ Security Administration - ANSWER Social
DHHS is comprised of 5 agencies:
2. ____ Health Service - ANSWER Public
DHHS is comprised of 5 agencies:
3. Administration for ___ and ___ - ANSWER Children and Families
DHHS is comprised of 5 agencies:
4. Centers for _______ - ANSWER Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS)
, DHHS is comprised of 5 agencies:
5. Office of Inspector General- investigates alleged ___ and ____ cases - ANSWER fraud and
abuse
_____ -Agency for Health Care Policy and Research - ANSWER Public Health Service
Public Health Service:
a. Established by the _______ of 1989 - ANSWER Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
Public Health Service:
b. Produce and distribute information that improves the ___, reduces the ___, and improves the
effectiveness of healthcare. - ANSWER -quality
-cost
_____ - Addresses communicable disease, environmental health (West-Nile) - ANSWER Centers
for Disease Control (CDC)
CDC:
b. Developed "____" to be used when treating patients infected with HIV - ANSWER Universal
Precautions
a. Monitors safeness of foods, medicines, cosmetics, and medical equipment
b. Nutritional information on food labels - ANSWER Food and Drug Administration
. Major source of funding for health related research (breast cancer, nutrition, weight problems)
- ANSWER National Institutes of Health
