Question 1

Which of the following laws makes it illegal for physicians to have financial relationships with clinics to which they refer patients?

Accepted Answer

The Stark Rules, also known as the Physician Self-Referral Law, prohibit physicians from referring patients to entities with which they have a financial relationship.

Question 2

OESS is the abbreviation for

Accepted Answer

OESS stands for Office of E-Health Standards and Services, which is involved in the oversight and implementation of health information technology and standards.

Question 3

Which of the following is not a type of history documented in the chart?

Accepted Answer

Spiritual history is not typically categorized as a type of history in standard medical charts, which usually include family/social history, past medical history, and history of present illness.

Question 4

CMS stands for

Accepted Answer

CMS stands for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the nation’s major healthcare programs including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Question 5

The abbreviation for treatment, payment, and health care operations is

Accepted Answer

TPO stands for Treatment, Payment, and Health care Operations, which are key activities in the context of healthcare-related privacy and data management practices.

Question 6

Which agency advises against using a patient's name in the body of a medical report?

Accepted Answer

The Association for Health Care Documentation Integrity (AHDI) advises against using a patient's name in the body of a medical report to protect patient confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA regulations.

Question 7

Disclosure of which of the following conditions requires a specific authorization from the patient other than for TPO?

Accepted Answer

Schizophrenia is considered a mental health condition, and the disclosure of mental health information often requires specific authorization from the patient beyond treatment, payment, and healthcare operations (TPO), due to the sensitive nature of such information and additional protections under laws like HIPAA in the United States. Conditions like angina, muscular dystrophy, and lupus, while serious, do not typically fall under these additional privacy protections specifically for mental health or substance use disorder records.

Question 8

Which of the following acts strengthened the provisions of the FCA?

Accepted Answer

FERA (Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009) specifically strengthened the provisions of the False Claims Act (FCA) by broadening the scope of liability under the FCA and making it easier for whistleblowers to bring actions against entities defrauding the government.

Question 9

OIG is the abbreviation for

Accepted Answer

OIG stands for Office of the Inspector General, which is a common designation for a division within a government agency or a private organization tasked with oversight and auditing responsibilities to ensure compliance and integrity.

Question 10

A valid authorization must include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A valid authorization under HIPAA must include a statement of the individual's right to revoke the authorization in writing, a statement about whether the CE (Covered Entity) is able to condition treatment, payment, enrollment, or eligibility for benefits on the authorization, but it does not require a statement about whether the CE is able to base prescriptions on the authorization.

Question 11

Which of these laws was designed to tighten the HIPAA Privacy Rule?

Accepted Answer

The HITECH Act, or Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, was enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It was designed to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology, but significantly, it also strengthened the enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules by increasing the penalties for health information breaches and establishing more stringent requirements for notification and reporting of such breaches.

Question 12

Some state statutes differ from HIPAA in the following areas except

Accepted Answer

HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, primarily addresses the protection and confidential handling of protected health information (PHI) and does not regulate the legal size of practices. This aspect is generally governed by state laws or regulations specific to the healthcare industry's operational standards, rather than privacy or information security standards. Psychotherapy notes, designated record set, and rights of inmates are areas where state statutes might differ from or add to HIPAA regulations, focusing on the privacy and security of health information.

Question 13

Which of the following is America's "law office"?

Accepted Answer

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is often referred to as America's "law office" because it serves as the federal government's principal agency for the enforcement of federal laws.

Question 14

A complete H&P is documented with how many type(s) of information?

Accepted Answer

A complete History and Physical (H&P) examination includes four types of information: subjective, objective, assessment, and plan.

Question 15

__________ are numbers of predetermined length and structure, such as people's Social Security numbers.

Accepted Answer

Identifiers are used to uniquely distinguish one entity from another, such as Social Security numbers for individuals, which have a specific length and structure.

Question 16

When personal identifiers have been removed, protected health information is called

Accepted Answer

When personal identifiers are removed from protected health information, it is referred to as de-identified. This process ensures that the information cannot be used to identify individual patients, making it safer for use in research and other contexts where privacy is a concern.

Question 17

Patients' medical records must document all of the following except

Accepted Answer

Next of kin is not a requirement for the documentation in a patient's medical records. Medical records must include the diagnosis, any allergies, and the signature of the healthcare provider who saw the patient, but information about the patient's next of kin is not a mandatory element for the medical documentation.

Question 18

The electronic equivalent of a business document is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

The answer of The electronic equivalent of a business document...

Question 19

When protected health information is shared, which of the following should be observed?

Accepted Answer

The minimum necessary standard requires that only the minimum amount of protected health information necessary to accomplish the purpose of the use or disclosure be used, disclosed, or requested.

Question 20

The __________ make(s) it illegal to knowingly offer incentives to induce referrals.

Accepted Answer

The antikickback statute specifically makes it illegal to offer, pay, solicit, or receive any form of remuneration to induce referrals of items or services covered by federally funded programs, such as Medicare or Medicaid.

Quiz 2: Electronic Health Records, Hipaa, and Hitech: Sharing and Protecting Patients Health Information