The federal government contracts with private insurance companies to process
Medicare claims and payments for inpatient hospital care. What reference title is then
given to this insurance company?
a. Fiscal intermediary
b. Managed care provider
c. Beneficiary
d. Subscriber
All of the following are true about the RFP process EXCEPT
a. Because the RFP is so complete, vendor demonstrations and site visits are usually not
necessary.
b. Because system evaluation is required, end-users should be included.
c. Because review of responses to RFPs can be time-consuming, RFPs are only sent to a
few vendors.
d. Because the RFP may be used as part of the system contract, it should be complete
and accurate.
In a given situation, it is determined that the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Regulations preempted another law. This means
that the law that applies to the situation is
a. HIPAA Privacy Regulations.
b. The other law.
c. Neither HIPAA nor the other law.
d. Both HIPAA and the other law.
Which of the following would be considered a leading or biased question?
a. How would you rate the effectiveness of your decision-support system: good,
average, or poor?
b. Is it your opinion that all information systems should have a graphical user interface?
c. Do you have access to a laser printer?
d. How often does your information system go down?
Organizing the health information department of a large ambulatory care center into
teams to provide services to particular clinics is an example of which type of work
organization?
a. Functional
b. Customer
c. Process
d. Project
When a health care organization analyzes market trend data, such as anticipated
enrollment in managed care plans, they are examining external data.
Individual without the disease under study Match the term with the correct descriptor.
a. Independent variable
b. Dependent variable
c. Institutional review board
d. Risk factors
e. Specificity
f. Confounding variables
g. Case
h. Control
i. Research question
j. Historical-prospective study
k. Recall bias
l. Interviewer bias
A cancer registrar identifies applicable data elements and includes them in the registry
data. This is an example of what kind of process required by the American College of
Surgeons?
a. Abstracting
b. Posting
c. Quality control
d. Accessioning
In a database, “2835” is an example of
a. Information.
b. Datum.
c. A byte.
d. Alphanumeric code.
Which legislation established criteria for the transfer or discharge of patients and was
dubbed as the “antidumping act?”
a. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
b. Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act
c. Patient Self-Determination Act
d. Kerr-Mills Medical Assistance Program
Entering the same data over and over again in different application programs (e.g.,
patient name, address, Social Security number, telephone number, etc.) is termed
a. Normalization.
b. Inconsistency.
c. Integrity.
d. Redundancy.
Which one of the following departments is considered to be an ancillary department in
the hospital organization?
a. Clinical laboratory services
b. Dietary services
c. Nursing services
d. Social services
Which of the following could be categorized as a health care operations use of the
medical record for which authorization by the patient is generally not required?
a. Investigation of a patient complaint by the manager of the department involved
b. Review of documentation by the facility’s professional liability insurer
c. Review of the record by the patient’s attorney
d. Both a and b
When dealing with a poorly performing employee, a HIM manager should
a. Immediately fire the employee.
b. Refer the problem to HR.
c. Ignore the poor performance and give the employee another opportunity to succeed.
d. Begin a progressive discipline process with the employee.
Developed by the Food and Drug Administration to label drug packages
Match the following abbreviations with the descriptive statements.
a. MeSH
b. ASTM
c. DICOM
d. CHI
e. CAP
f. RELMA
g. HITSP
h. LOINC
i. NCVHS
j. NCPDP
k. IEEE
l. ISO
m. WHO
n. UMLS
o. NDC
Referring to the scenario below, would you agree that the defendant is more likely to
win this case because the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur probably does NOT apply here?
Assume that at a medical malpractice trial alleging postoperative infection, exactly 50%
of the evidence favors the plaintiff, and 50% of the evidence favors the defendant
physician and hospital. Among the defendant’s evidence is some indication that the
patient did not comply with postoperative care instructions, including taking antibiotics
to fight infection.
Which of the following is an ICD-10-PCS code?
a. OCN7XZZ
b. 71010
c. 00.66
d. l10
Indirect measures of performance are referred to as
a. Guidelines.
b. End results.
c. Advocacy.
d. Indicators.
Hypertext links on a Web page are usually used to reference materials that are available
on a separate Web site.
An electronic health record system includes rules and procedures.
The creation, authentication, and retention of health information in all health care
settings are permitted and protected by federal legislation.
An adverse patient event is synonymous with a potentially compensable event.
When the cost of care is based on the patient’s ability to pay, it is referred to as a(n)
_________________________ scale fee.
Health record documentation is influenced by governmental agencies such as Medicare
and Medicaid.
The major purpose of suspension as a disciplinary measure is to punish the employee
for his or her conduct.
Voice recognition both records the information being said and understands what is
being said.
The emphasis of health care organization accreditation is on the provision of
cost-effective health care.