Health Information Management Test Questions
Course Introduction
Health Information Management is a comprehensive course that explores the principles and practices involved in acquiring, analyzing, and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care. Students will learn about the organization, management, and utilization of health data in healthcare settings, focusing on electronic health records (EHR), health informatics, legal and ethical considerations, regulatory compliance, coding systems, and data privacy. Emphasizing both technical and administrative competencies, the course prepares students to ensure the accuracy, accessibility, and security of health information, supporting effective decision-making and optimal healthcare delivery.
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Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Management 4th Edition by Dana C. McWay
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Chapter 1: Workings of the American Legal System
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Q1) The government's separation of powers include _____.
A) division of power that allows one branch to dominate another when deemed necessary
B) judicial,legislative and congressional branches headed by Congress
C) a provision that each branch may exercise powers involving other branches
D) a system of checks and balances that is referred to as the separation of powers
Answer: D
Q2) Which describes the necessity for a hospital to follow its own medical staff by-laws of policy?
A) Joint Commission standards
B) mandates from the federal government
C) quasi-legal requirement
D) state board legislation
Answer: C
Q3) A misdemeanor is a crime of less serious nature punishable by fine or a term of imprisonment of less than one year.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Court Systems and Legal Procedures
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Q1) The person who initiates a lawsuit is the _____.
A) Attorney
B) Defendant
C) Plaintiff
D) Surrogate
Answer: C
Q2) The authority by which courts and judicial officers may hear and decide a case is called _____.
A) authority
B) jurisdiction
C) mediation
D) sovereignty
Answer: B
Q3) Under which jurisdiction is the following categorized: most issues involving the regulation of trades and professions.
A) federal courts
B) state courts
C) special
D) supplemental
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Judicial Process of Health Information
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Q1) What is a request of admission?
A) oral or written questions presented to gather information.
B) request to present documents,such as business records.
C) testimony under oath,as ordered by the providing judge.
D) written questions presented to a party to obtain certain facts.
Answer: D
Q2) Which allows a healthcare record to be admitted into evidence?
A) business record exception
B) deposition exception
C) evidentiary exception
D) expert witness exception
Answer: A
Q3) Which question is asked to establish the trustworthiness requirement as related to the admissibility of the health record into evidence?
A) Did the person recording events (e.g. ,patient care)have knowledge of the events?
B) Were the health records available at or near time the event was recorded?
C) Were the health records kept during the ordinary course of business?
D) Which external procedures were followed concerning access to health records?
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Principles of Liability
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Q1) A statute of limitations is _____.
A) a fixed time period in which a lawsuit must be brought
B) designed to protect the provider from lengthy legal actions
C) established to expire upon the patient's age of majority
D) prevention of a parent from suing for a birth injury
Q2) Tarasoff v.Regents of University of California held that:
A) A psychotherapist had a duty to warn a person that his patient was making threats to harm a third person.
B) The hospital had a duty to require that patients be examined by members of the hospital staff who were skilled in the treatment required.
C) The hospital did not apply its own credentialing rules and,therefore,did not follow its own standard of care in determining the qualifications of physicians practicing at the facility.
D) When a physician withdraws from the contractual relationship with a patient,he must provide the patient with reasonable notice to obtain a new physician or alternative treatment.
Q3) Describe the difference between libel and slander.
Q4) List the 4 elements that must be proven in a negligence claim.
Q5) List the 3 types of damages mentioned in the textbook.
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Chapter 5: Ethical Standards
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Q1) Consequentialism is also known as deontology.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What are two times that an individual looks to ethics to help?
Q3) Autonomy is viewed as a freedom unless it _____.
A) Annoys health providers
B) Causes financial stress
C) Interferes with another's rights
D) Disputes religious beliefs
Q4) The double-effect principle refers to _____.
A) faithfulness,loyalty,and devotion to one's duties in an incompetent person
B) obligations to be fair to all people and includes fairness,honesty,and impartiality
C) mentally challenged individuals or those who were once competent
D) recognizing that ethical choices may result in adverse outcomes
Q5) The fair distribution of benefits and burdens refers to _____.
A) Beneficence
B) Comparative justice
C) Distributive justice
D) Fidelity
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Chapter 6: Ethical Decisions and Challenges
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Q1) The ethical role of a supervisor involves _____.
A) Just her own conduct and behavior on the job,even if hostile
B) Never publicly admitting to her own mistakes if she is incorrect
C) Presuming that employees bear responsibility for their own behavior
D) Serving as a role model to employees and others in an organization
Q2) An employee that reports to work drunk multiple times is a good example of an impaired colleague.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An ethical situation could arise when an administrative team member asks the HIM manager to "fudge" statistical numbers to ensure compliance with an accrediting body.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which requires healthcare providers to inform patients about the law and their right to make advance decisions concerning health care?
A) AHA
B) ARRA
C) HIPAA
D) PSDA
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Chapter 7: Bioethical Issues
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Q1) GINA stands for:
A) Genetics in Native Americans
B) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
C) Government in Nursing Association
D) Government Information Nondisclosure Agreement
Q2) A child with a ruptured spleen from a bicycle accident is quickly deteriorating.His mother,a Jehovah's witness,refuses to allow a blood transfusion needed to save his life.What is the appropriate way to proceed?
A) Proceed without the mother's consent in the best interest of the child.
B) Refer to the hospital ethics committee.
C) Request the hospital administration obtain an emergency court injunction.
D) Honor the mother's wishes.
Q3) The question of whether to withdraw life support may become more complex when dealing with _____.
A) Anyone who has a living will
B) Guardians of children
C) Individuals with DNR orders
D) Patients who are incompetent
Q4) Describe the difference between passive and active euthanasia.
Q5) Describe the difference between living will and durable power of attorney.
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Chapter 8: Patient Record Requirements
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Q1) The destruction of records _____.
A) Can be done when requests for the production of documents legally endangers an organization
B) Is performed at the discretion of the health information manager due to storage concerns
C) May be performed in the regular course of business following a specified retention period
D) Should never be performed so that the integrity of patient care is consistently maintained
Q2) Describe the best way to make a correction to a paper based record.
Q3) Enterprise content and record management (ECRM)aids in combating potential increased costs associated with the discovery process.An example of an enterprise management principle is _____.
A) creating both digital and analog records for use in the facility
B) differentiating between clinical and nonclinical health record content
C) policies establishing about how long to save emails and text files
D) streamlining the process of responding to discovery requests
Q4) Billing and reimbursement is a clinical use for a health record.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Confidentiality and Informed Consent
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Q1) Records held by a state agency correspond with principles of FOIA and fall into the _____ category of confidentiality protection?
A) Common law
B) Open record
C) Physician-patient privilege
D) Privacy
Q2) Ethical guidelines have been established regarding patients with HIV and AIDS,which state that _____.
A) Providers may release information regarding the diagnosis only after a patient's death
B) Providers' obligation of confidentiality does not cease with the death of the patient
C) The diagnosis of HIV/AIDS requires information to be released to family members
D) The diagnosis of HIV/AIDS must be shared with healthcare providers
Q3) HIV/ AIDS confidentiality statutes place restrictions on identifying both the patient tested and the test result.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Access to Health Information
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Q1) Which is an example of a valid reason for restricting access to a patient's medical record?
A) Access to information in the patient record is never restricted,regardless of reason.
B) Information revealed during litigation would adversely impact a person's marriage.
C) Patient information obtained via court order would reveal criminal behavior.
D) Releasing information might have a detrimental effect on the patient's mental health.
Q2) What is the role of the IRB?
Q3) When determining which entity's federal or state law concerning the control of health information control is preemptive,the health information manager must understand that the _____.
A) Federal or state law that is more stringent is followed
B) HIPAA privacy rules always preempts state and local laws
C) Language in federal laws preempts state and local laws
D) State mandates result from mandates determined to be federal
Q4) List three items that must be included on a valid release of information form.
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Chapter 11: Specialized Patient Records
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Q1) The release of mental health information is _____.
A) Not allowed to be revoked by the patient or any of her family members
B) Required when the facility's representative signs the release authorization
C) Strictly prohibited under any circumstance,regardless of court involvement
D) Subject to strict rules regarding confidentiality,pursuant to individual state laws
Q2) A substance abuse treatment release of information is invalid if it fails to include the
A) Automatic expiration date
B) Consent of legal counsel
C) Provider's signature
D) Purpose of disclosure
Q3) Legal questions associated with _____ can be answered by referring to federal law.
A) communicable disease reporting
B) domestic violence
C) pregnancy termination
D) substance abuse
Q4) List the three components of a valid authorization.
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Chapter 12: Risk Management, Quality Management, and Utilization Management
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Q1) Which a nontechnical measure that might be employed to enhance security controls related to healthcare records access?
A) Educating employees about how to properly handle information.
B) Installing firewalls on all computers in the healthcare facility.
C) Requiring employees to change their password every 90 days.
D) Utilizing effective data mining techniques to access information.
Q2) List the steps in the Utilization Review Process
Q3) Peer Review Organizations (PROs)_____.
A) determine the amount of reimbursement for facilities
B) enact policies relative to risk management processes
C) monitor the appropriateness and quality of outcomes
D) take disciplinary actions against providers for malpractice
Q4) Quality management is described as a _____.
A) clinical function that seeks to define optimum performance
B) method of assessing individual patients at organizations
C) process of identifying sentinel and other events
D) way of increasing risk to a healthcare organization
Q5) Describe a sentinel event and give one example.
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Chapter 13: Information Systems
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Q1) Improved access to health care,such as obtaining second opinions,is a benefit of telemedicine.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Physical security focuses on the human aspect of security.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Authentication confirms the entry,either by written signature,initials,or computer generated signature code.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which is considered a human resources security issue that impacts health care records?
A) Backing up healthcare data
B) Documenting care provided
C) Court-ordered release of records
D) Hiring appropriate personnel
Q5) HIPAA security safeguards include Administrative,Technical and Physical.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Health-Care Fraud and Abuse
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Q1) Which government agency's authority extends beyond the jurisdiction of other government programs?
A) DCIS
B) FBI
C) FCA
D) OIG
Q2) An anti-kickback statute is a law prohibiting the offer or solicitation of remuneration,including kickbacks and rebates,in exchange for referrals of Medicare payable services.True
A)True
B)False
Q3) Assigning diagnostic and procedural codes to obtain better reimbursement alone is _____.
A) Helpful
B) Necessary
C) Permitted
D) Unethical
Q4) Describe one fraud enforcement program listed in your textbook.
Q5) List three main laws that address fraud and abuse.
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Chapter 15: Law and Ethics in the Workplace
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Q1) Sexual harassment is welcomed sexual advance.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Union activity in the hospital setting _____.
A) Is dangerous to patient safety because unionized employees often go on strike
B) Fills a void when communication between staff and administration has failed
C) Is forbidden by federal,state,and local statutes and interpretive regulations
D) Is ineffective because employees usually do not experience improved conditions
Q3) Incorporating ethics into an employee's performance evaluation _____.
A) Encourages the employee to treat others with respect
B) Has little bearing on employee performance
C) Is not appropriate and is,in fact,illegal
D) May adversely affect corporate compliance
Q4) Substance abuse in the workplace _____.
A) Impacts only the person who is the substance abuser
B) Is only a problem with regard to performance impairment
C) May contribute to illegal behavior to support the habit
D) Must be addressed by terminating the employee
Q5) Describe what Worker's Compensation is.
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