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These tools need to be updated on a regular basis to assure they meet the latest discoveries, medication interactions, and any quality-of-care issues. They are called ___________________________ tools. Madison Hospital needs more physical space at the main hospital campus for […]

All authorizations to release alcohol-related treatment information must include the purpose of the disclosure. What would be the numerator for calculating the incidence rate of cardiovascular disease in the study? Answer:195 [/cpmembership] Meaningful use requires those who use an electronic […]

Education programs for medical record technicians (now called health information technicians) began in the 1970s. What is a chart of accounts? Answer:A chart of accounts is a numbering system of essentially all accounts that a particular provider may use to […]

Age of majority indicates the number of years one must be to be considered an adult under state law. Repetitive strain or stress injuries are a potential problem for medical transcriptionists. Answer: T An _________________ for a correction must be […]

It has now been 6 months since the new imaging rental services have been in operation. What report would the health information manager analyze to examine the department’s current profit and loss position? The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) […]

Referring to the information below, what datum is truncated? The average length of stay for a patient who was admitted and died on the same day is 1 day. Answer: T Attorneys use primary data to settle malpractice claims. Answer: […]

In the process of determining the ____________________ for health information services, answers must be developed for these questions: “Who are we?” and “What are we?” Alias names are recommended for use in an MPI because they do not draw attention […]

Describe three principles of computer view design. When a health care facility is sold, all records should be destroyed as soon as possible. Answer: F The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 3rd edition (ICD-O-3) is published by the World […]

You are the health information management (HIM) department manager at Rocky Mountain Nursing Home, which has been cited by the state surveyors for lack of receipt of an admission history and physical examination in a timely manner. This information is […]

Explain why there are issues with physician licensing in telemedicine. Answer:Each physician is licensed by the state in which he or she practices, and it is not clear whether providing telemedicine services from another state is considered “practicing” medicine. If […]

Employee orientation need not be structured formally because the best approach is for the new employee to learn from his or her mistakes on a trial-and-error basis. Fifty component state associations plus associations in the District of Columbia and Puerto […]

What is the purpose of using a naming nomenclature and standard document titles in an electronic health record system? What are “rolling budgets?” Answer:A rolling budget is one that is projected forward more often than annually, usually on a quarterly […]

The hypothesis is an opinion or value judgment. The Nationwide Health Information Network€s goal is to share clinical information securely. Answer: T What is the fundamental accounting equation? Answer:The fundamental accounting equation: Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity + Revenue […]

The International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) and The International Classification of Diseases, 9th edition, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) are both alphanumeric coding systems. Public health provides both direct clinical services and community services. Answer: T List […]

The RAI is used to capture assessment data every 14 days in long-term care. Quantitative analysis of the patient record is the same as deficiency analysis. Answer: T An automated record tracking system is unencumbered by multiple file room locations. […]

Work teams established to perform specific tasks are known as environmental basics. Referring to the information above, when was Mr. Rocky States last treated as an outpatient? Answer:06-09-10[/cpmembership] When a HIM director realizes there is a problem with attending physicians […]

The health information manager needs to order some unexpected supplies for the new imaging services to improve processing efficiency. Before ordering, the manager wants to examine the financial condition of the department. What financial report should be analyzed? A Gantt […]

The odds ratio is an estimate of a confidence interval. While many electronic health record systems include clinical data repositories, extracting data from the repository is difficult due to the way data is stored. Today, health care organizations employ data […]

The purpose of the concept of the designated record set is for a covered entity to Specific aims should include a step-by-step process of what is done in the research study and why this process is necessary to test the […]

Name the four general types of budgets. Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) stores terms with the same meaning as synonyms. Answer: T The three major types of epidemiologic research study designs are (1) descriptive studies, (2) analytical studies, and (3) […]

What is the program called that contains the set of instructions that tells the computer what to do? The U.S. Bill of Rights is a source of ____________________ law. Answer: constitutional Approved cancer programs are required to publish and distribute […]

Logic data fields are used for “yes/no” data entries. What is meant by an online transaction processing system, and what role does it play in achieving information systems benefits? Answer:An online transaction processing system includes departmental applications and organization-wide applications […]

Codes of ethics, if well-written and comprehensive, should be able to resolve all ethical issues and conflicts faced by the health information manager. Job evaluation by use of a factor and point system provides an objective measure of the employee’s […]

Indirect lighting can also be referred to as reflective lighting. Discuss ASTM E 1384 and its impact on health information systems. Answer:ASTM E 1384 is a voluntary standard (guide) for the content and format of an EHR. It includes data […]

All health care data should be collected for an identified purpose for their retrieval and use. The major purpose of the ____________________ organization is to provide guidelines for electronically exchanging data within health care organizations or between organizations. Answer: HL7 […]

In what generation language would you find a program generator? Frames are required to be in each Web page containing health information. Answer: F In the absence of clear principles and policies concerning information management, staff will always work it […]

An information system that provides diagnostic assistance and expert resources to direct care providers is called a(n) ___________________________________. Referring to the illustration below, what is the name for this human resource planning tool? Answer:Staffing table Which financial statement depicts the […]

A point-of-care health information system includes bedside workstations, biomedical devices, and local area networks (LANs). Alphabetical filing systems can be maintained without a separate master patient index. Answer: T A _______________manual lists, defines, and describes system features, while a _______________manual […]

The _____ officer (of the four employed by the institution) will most likely be responsible for obtaining the financing for the new imaging system and service, if it is necessary, including developing the investment report showing this new service. a. […]

Which organ-specific registry is associated with the National Organ Procurement Transplantation Network? a. Kidney b. Heart/lung c. Pancreas d. All of the above Duplicate patient numbers management uses a deterministic method when it includes a. Full patient name and date […]

In a case-control study, why are the cases and controls often matched on variables such as age and sex? a. So that cases and controls are similar except for the disease and health characteristic under study b. So that cases […]

Which of the following would not be an example of an alert found on a CDSS system? a. “The patient is allergic to this drug.” b. “The patient is receiving a similar drug to this order.” c. “Your password is […]

What is included in ASTM Standard E 1384? a. Structure of an HER b. Entity relationships c. Definitions of data items d. All of the above Laws that give patients the right to access their own health information include all […]

Which of the following is an acronym for computer programs used to design, develop, and maintain information systems? a. CASE b. SDLC c. GSLC d. ISLC Clinical context object workstation (CCOW) is specifically mentioned in the Health Insurance Portability and […]

Which is included in a data model? a. Data content b. Data structure c. Storage method d. All of the above Which of the following cancer data may be released without patient authorization? a. Aggregate b. Patient c. Physician d. […]

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. […]

The process of developing a data dictionary involves which of the following? a. It is a consensus among individuals to share information in a specified way so that all participants derive the same meaning from the content. b. Accumulating a […]

What filing method would require back shifting and reading of the number as a whole when filing? a. Terminal digit filing b. Straight numeric filing c. Alphabetic filing d. Serial-unit filing Which organization plays an active role in trauma registries? […]

Insurers often have access to longitudinal performance data through a. Claims information such as coded and administrative data. b. A more comprehensive clinical picture but limited sample size. c. Data developed by standards development organizations but no external comparison. d. […]

A stable measure that shows consistent results over time is said to be a. Efficient. b. Sensitive. c. Reliable. d. Specific. UADS Match the descriptor with the correct abbreviation. a. Comprehensive assessment of a long-term care patient b. Data content […]

Protect the health and safety of the public through surveillance. Match the agency with its primary role in health information technology. a. National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics b. National Institutes of Health c. Office of the National Coordinator […]

Health information management control issues in data collection should include a. Controlling costs. b. Identifying all views and forms. c. Capturing all the data. d. All of the above. To which entity is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services […]

Each of the following data elements is a part of the demographic level of the MPI EXCEPT a. Full name. b. Date of birth. c. Date(s) of service. d. Patient record number GEMS is a translation dictionary to convert International […]

Which of the following best defines the data dictionary? a. Central repository of information about all system data b. Graphical representation of data flow c. Transition tool to show change over time d. Graphic representation of problem decomposition The finance […]

New cases Match the term with the correct descriptor. a. Hypothesis b. Methodology c. Specific aims d. Literature review e. Validity f. Reliability g. Bias h. Prevalence i. Incidence Each of the following is an example of aggregate data EXCEPT […]

Certified Tumor Registrar is a. A credential based on education. b. A credential based on an examination. c. A credential that is honorary. d. None of the above. What is the nominal title for ASTM Standard E 1384? a. Standards […]

Which characteristic exemplifies the purposes of a data set? a. Scalable b. Economical c. Uniform d. Secure Compared with claims data, the value of registry data is of a. Higher quality. b. Lower quality. c. Higher consistency. d. Lower consistency. […]

The purpose of a manual record requisition slip is to a. Document where the record is at the current time. b. Use it as an out guide. c. Create a transfer notice. d. Retrieve the record. Which one of the […]

Data from patient satisfaction surveys are an example of internal data. Which of the following is a technique used to investigate an adverse event to understand why it happened? a. Root cause analysis b. Force field analysis c. Rapid cycle […]

Which one of the following would be covered by Mr. Rocky State’s Medicare Part A? a. Durable medical equipment b. Open heart surgery c. Prescription drugs d. Diabetes monitoring Which is an important attribute to consider when purchasing a digital […]