Question 1

__________provides medical assistance to lower-income individuals and families. Federal and state governments jointly fund this program.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________provides medical assistance to lower-income individuals and...

Question 2

Match each description with the correct item
- Enacted in 2009 and also known as the "Stimulus Act," its main purpose was to create jobs and stimulate economic growth; however, it contained many provisions for health care, including billions of dollars for health information technology.

Accepted Answer

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, also known as the "Stimulus Act," aimed to create jobs and stimulate economic growth, and included significant funding for health information technology.

Question 3

Match each description with the correct item
- Enacted as part of the "Stimulus Act" in 2009 to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology, this legislation amended the HIPAA privacy and security rules by introducing additional privacy regulations, breach notification rules, and stiffer civil and criminal penalties for security violations.

Accepted Answer

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) was enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology. It introduced significant changes to HIPAA rules, including enhanced privacy and security provisions, breach notification requirements, and increased penalties for non-compliance.

Question 4

Match each description with the correct item
- Also known as the "Hospital Survey and Construction Act," enacted by Congress in 1946, this legislation provided federal money to determine the need for more hospitals and to pay for their construction.

Accepted Answer

The Hill-Burton Act, also known as the "Hospital Survey and Construction Act," was enacted in 1946 to provide federal funding for hospital construction and modernization.

Question 5

Match each description with the correct item
- This legislation made significant revisions to the Medicare program by calling for the creation of Part D, e-prescribing for prescription drug plans, revision of claims processing, and a Medicare payment recovery demonstration project.

Accepted Answer

The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act introduced Part D (prescription drug coverage), e-prescribing, revisions in claims processing, and a Medicare payment recovery demonstration project.

Question 6

Match each description with the correct item
- Also known as "Health Reform," this legislation contained a number of health care provisions, including an expansion of Medicaid eligibility requirements and increased quality reporting requirements for health care providers.

Accepted Answer

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), often referred to as "Health Reform," expanded Medicaid eligibility and introduced new quality reporting requirements for healthcare providers.

Question 7

Match each description with the correct item
- This program focuses on Medicaid overpayments.

Accepted Answer

The Medicaid Integrity Program (MIP) is specifically designed to combat Medicaid overpayments and enhance the integrity of the Medicaid program by preventing and detecting fraudulent, wasteful, and abusive practices.

Question 8

Match each description with the correct item
- This identifies and investigate malicious fraud within seven geographic zones.

Accepted Answer

Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs) are specifically designed to identify and investigate instances of suspected fraud, waste, and abuse within Medicare, operating across seven geographic zones in the United States.

Question 9

Match each description with the correct item
- A third-party entity working under the direction of CMS to detect improper Medicare payments through review of providers' medical records and Medicare claims data.

Accepted Answer

Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) are third-party entities that work under the direction of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to identify and correct improper Medicare payments through the review of providers' medical records and Medicare claims data.

Question 10

Match each description with the correct item
- Non-profit organizations called for by ARRA and initially funded by federal grants to provide health information technology support to providers to help them become meaningful users of certified electronic health record technology.

Accepted Answer

Regional extension centers (REC) were specifically established under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), to support healthcare providers in adopting electronic health records (EHR) and achieving meaningful use.

Question 11

Match each description with the correct item
- Private, mostly not-for-profit organizations staffed by professionals trained to review medical care and help beneficiaries with complaints about the quality of care and to implement improvements in the quality of care available throughout the spectrum of care.

Accepted Answer

Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) are private, mostly not-for-profit organizations staffed by professionals who are trained to review medical care. Their role is to help beneficiaries with complaints about the quality of care and to implement improvements in the quality of care available throughout the spectrum of care.

Question 12

Match each description with the correct item
- Organizations that can work with clinicians and health care organizations to identify, analyze, and reduce the risks and hazards associated with patient care.

Accepted Answer

Patient safety organizations (PSO) are specifically designed to work with clinicians and healthcare organizations to identify, analyze, and reduce risks and hazards associated with patient care.

Question 13

Match each description with the correct item
- An entity that oversees and governs the exchange of health-related information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards, often used synonymously with regional health information organization (RHIO).

Accepted Answer

Health information exchange organizations are specifically designed to facilitate the exchange of health-related information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards, which aligns with the description provided.

Question 14

How does a clinical documentation improvement program help health care facilities?​

Accepted Answer

The answer of How does a clinical documentation improvement program...

Question 15

What is HITECH and how did it affect regulations regarding protected health information?​

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is HITECH and how did it...

Question 16

​Describe what a Health Information Exchange (HIE) is and think critically based on your understanding of the technology to provide at least one example suggesting how such a system could benefit a patient.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ​Describe what a Health Information Exchange (HIE)...

Question 17

Describe what a personal health record (PHR) is and three attributes that make them useful for patients.?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe what a personal health record (PHR)...

Question 18

What benefits does telemedicine provide for a patient?​

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The answer of What benefits does telemedicine provide for a...

Question 19

According to Chapter 1, list four key principles for Medicare/Medicaid standards:?

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Chapter 1, list four key...

Question 20

Describe the differences between Medicare Parts A, B, C and D.?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the differences between Medicare Parts A,...

Quiz 1: Introduction to Health Care Systems

__________provides medical assistance to lower-income individuals and families. Federal and state governments jointly fund this program.

Match each description with the correct item - Enacted in 2009 and also known as the "Stimulus Act," its main purpose was to create jobs and stimulate economic growth; however, it contained many provisions for health care, including billions of dollars for health information technology.

Match each description with the correct item - Also known as the "Hospital Survey and Construction Act," enacted by Congress in 1946, this legislation provided federal money to determine the need for more hospitals and to pay for their construction.

Match each description with the correct item - This legislation made significant revisions to the Medicare program by calling for the creation of Part D, e-prescribing for prescription drug plans, revision of claims processing, and a Medicare payment recovery demonstration project.

Match each description with the correct item - Also known as "Health Reform," this legislation contained a number of health care provisions, including an expansion of Medicaid eligibility requirements and increased quality reporting requirements for health care providers.

Match each description with the correct item - This program focuses on Medicaid overpayments.

Match each description with the correct item - This identifies and investigate malicious fraud within seven geographic zones.

Match each description with the correct item - A third-party entity working under the direction of CMS to detect improper Medicare payments through review of providers' medical records and Medicare claims data.

Match each description with the correct item - Non-profit organizations called for by ARRA and initially funded by federal grants to provide health information technology support to providers to help them become meaningful users of certified electronic health record technology.

Match each description with the correct item - Organizations that can work with clinicians and health care organizations to identify, analyze, and reduce the risks and hazards associated with patient care.

Match each description with the correct item - An entity that oversees and governs the exchange of health-related information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards, often used synonymously with regional health information organization (RHIO) .

How does a clinical documentation improvement program help health care facilities?

What is HITECH and how did it affect regulations regarding protected health information?

Describe what a Health Information Exchange (HIE) is and think critically based on your understanding of the technology to provide at least one example suggesting how such a system could benefit a patient.

Describe what a personal health record (PHR) is and three attributes that make them useful for patients.?

What benefits does telemedicine provide for a patient?

According to Chapter 1, list four key principles for Medicare/Medicaid standards:?

Describe the differences between Medicare Parts A, B, C and D.?

Quiz 1: Introduction to Health Care Systems

__________provides medical assistance to lower-income individuals and families. Federal and state governments jointly fund this program.

Match each description with the correct item - Enacted in 2009 and also known as the "Stimulus Act," its main purpose was to create jobs and stimulate economic growth; however, it contained many provisions for health care, including billions of dollars for health information technology.

Match each description with the correct item - Also known as the "Hospital Survey and Construction Act," enacted by Congress in 1946, this legislation provided federal money to determine the need for more hospitals and to pay for their construction.

Match each description with the correct item - This legislation made significant revisions to the Medicare program by calling for the creation of Part D, e-prescribing for prescription drug plans, revision of claims processing, and a Medicare payment recovery demonstration project.

Match each description with the correct item - Also known as "Health Reform," this legislation contained a number of health care provisions, including an expansion of Medicaid eligibility requirements and increased quality reporting requirements for health care providers.

Match each description with the correct item - This program focuses on Medicaid overpayments.

Match each description with the correct item - This identifies and investigate malicious fraud within seven geographic zones.

Match each description with the correct item - A third-party entity working under the direction of CMS to detect improper Medicare payments through review of providers' medical records and Medicare claims data.

Match each description with the correct item - Non-profit organizations called for by ARRA and initially funded by federal grants to provide health information technology support to providers to help them become meaningful users of certified electronic health record technology.

Match each description with the correct item - Organizations that can work with clinicians and health care organizations to identify, analyze, and reduce the risks and hazards associated with patient care.

Match each description with the correct item - An entity that oversees and governs the exchange of health-related information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards, often used synonymously with regional health information organization (RHIO) .

How does a clinical documentation improvement program help health care facilities?​

What is HITECH and how did it affect regulations regarding protected health information?​

​Describe what a Health Information Exchange (HIE) is and think critically based on your understanding of the technology to provide at least one example suggesting how such a system could benefit a patient.

Describe what a personal health record (PHR) is and three attributes that make them useful for patients.?

What benefits does telemedicine provide for a patient?​

According to Chapter 1, list four key principles for Medicare/Medicaid standards:?

Describe the differences between Medicare Parts A, B, C and D.?

How does a clinical documentation improvement program help health care facilities?

What is HITECH and how did it affect regulations regarding protected health information?

Describe what a Health Information Exchange (HIE) is and think critically based on your understanding of the technology to provide at least one example suggesting how such a system could benefit a patient.

What benefits does telemedicine provide for a patient?