A consumer or patient interested in changing managed care plans should review the
standard performance measures that are developed by
a. The Joint Commission.
b. Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
c. Department of Health and Human Services.
d. National Committee for Quality Assurance.
Which of the following best describes an RFP?
a. A process that describes the systems development life cycle
b. A document that details required system functionality
c. A document developed by a vendor explaining the functionality of a vendor product
d. A process for customizing an information system
Which one of the following officers in a health care organization is responsible for
developing a strategic plan for supporting the mission and goals of the organization?
a. CEO
b. COO
c. CFO
d. CIO
Because of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), privacy
and security of health information technology are not a concern in regional health
information organizations.
Healthy People 2020 is sponsored by
a. NCQA.
b. CDC.
c. AHRQ.
d. ONC.
Of the following, which one is a function of the credentials committee?
a. Reviews medical staff applications.
b. Reviews patient length of stay.
c. Reviews appropriateness of admissions.
d. Conducts business between medical staff meetings.
The National Practitioner Data Bank contains information about a physician€s
a. Current health status.
b. Liability insurance coverage.
c. Incidents of adverse quality of care.
d. Education and training.
Which requirements apply to certifying health care facilities for the treatment of
Medicare and Medicaid patients?
a. Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act
b. Omnibus Reconciliation Act
c. Conditions of Participation
d. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Which of the following systems generate patient data at the point of service?
a. Picture archiving and communication system (PACS)
b. EIS
c. REG-ADT
d. Expert system
What is the fee for a given health care procedure called that is charged by the physician
and other physicians in the area?
a. Fee for service
b. Capitation
c. Usual, customary, and reasonable
d. Relative value scale
Precursor to Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED)
Match the following coding systems and terminologies with the appropriate descriptor.
a. ICD-9-CM
b. ICD-10
c. CPT
d. NOC
e. NDC
f. SNOMED CT g, DSM
g. Match the following coding systems and terminologies with the appropriate
descriptor.
h. DRG
i. LOINC
j. SNOP
A patient record contains selected data elements for nonclinical uses called
____________________ data.
Governmental agencies participate in the Consolidated Health Information Initiative
plan to share medical information with one another.
An organization’s current liabilities can be located on its income statement.
List one benefit of using an interface engine instead of a point-to-point interface.
Mexico has more current cases of tuberculosis than the United States.
In a database, all the information about a single patient is called a record.
Master Patient Index at an enterprise or regional system may contain several €unit€
identification numbers.