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HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner Question and Answers

HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner

Last Update Apr 27, 2024
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Questions 1

If you suspect someone is violating the facility's privacy policy, you should:

Options:

A.  

Say nothing. It's none of your business.

B.  

Watch the individual until you have gathered solid evidence against them.

C.  

Report your suspicions to your clinical supervisor for further follow-up.

Discussion 0
Questions 2

They examine cost of claims to determine whether it is a reasonable or necessary, according to diagnosis.

Options:

A.  

Coders

B.  

Billers

C.  

Health Insurance Specialist

Discussion 0
Questions 3

According to private sector data classification levels, how would salary levels and medical information be classified?

Options:

A.  

Public

B.  

Sensitive

C.  

Private

D.  

Confidential

Discussion 0
Questions 4

The inclusion of network-model HMOs in the Health Maintenance Act of 1973 ensured.

Options:

A.  

the HMO movement would not create rapid change to the mode of health care delivery

B.  

universal coverage

C.  

no economic risk among both physicians and HMOs

D.  

All of the above.

Discussion 0
Questions 5

Which of the following factors was particularly important in promoting the growth of office-based medical practice in the postindustrial period?

Options:

A.  

Urbanization

B.  

Educational reform

C.  

Science and technology

D.  

Dependency

E.  

licensing

Discussion 0
Questions 6

Copies of patient information may be disposed of in any garbage can in the facility.

Options:

A.  

True

B.  

False

Discussion 0
Questions 7

Assigning numeric and alphanumeric codes to diagnoses, procedures and services.

Options:

A.  

Coding and Abstracting

B.  

Incomplete Record Processing

C.  

Redcord Circulatoin

Discussion 0
Questions 8

February 17, 2010 was the effective date for updated changes to HIPAA triggered by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). As part of HITECH, what must providers who have

clients who opt to self-pay do when those clients request the provider not inform their health care insurance provider?

Options:

A.  

The provider has the option to not disclose the information to the health care insurance provider

B.  

The provider must disclose the information anyway to the heath care insurance provider

C.  

The provider must not disclose the information to the health care insurance provider

D.  

The provider must have the client sign a waiver freeing the provider from the compulsion to report to the provider

Discussion 0
Questions 9

May a health plan require a provider to use a health care clearinghouse to conduct a HIPPA-covered transaction, or must the health plan acquire the ability to conduct the transaction directly with those providers capable of conducting direct transactions?

Options:

A.  

A health plan may conduct its covered transactions through a clearinghouse, and may require a provider to conduct covered transactions with it through a clearinghouse. But the incremental cost of doing so must be borne by the health plan. It is a cost-benefit decision on the part of the health plan whether to acquire the ability to conduct HIPPA transactions directly with other entities, or to require use of a clearinghouse.

B.  

A health plan may not conduct it's covered transactions through a clearinghouse

C.  

A health plan may after taking specific permission from HIPPA authorities conduct its covered transactions through a clearinghouse

D.  

is not as per HIPPA allowed to require provider to conduct covered transactions with it through a clearinghouse

Discussion 0
Questions 10

Which racial/ethnic group is growing the fastest?

Options:

A.  

White

B.  

Black or African American

C.  

Asian or Pacific Islander

D.  

Hispanic

Discussion 0
Questions 11

The Baylor Hospital plan, started in 1929, laid the foundation for modern health insurance in the U.S. This was a _____ plan.

Options:

A.  

Managed care

B.  

Contributory

C.  

Comprehensive

D.  

Prepaid

Discussion 0
Questions 12

The adequacy of the health profession workforce (ie. supply and demand) can be determined by.

Options:

A.  

Market demand of health professions

B.  

Population need of health professions

C.  

Neither A nor B are determinants

D.  

Both A and B are determinants

Discussion 0
Questions 13

What data-related concept identifies or characterizes entities and events in a manner that facilitates an administrative process?

Options:

A.  

Non-medical or Administrative Code Sets

B.  

Data Mapping

C.  

Medical or Clinical Code Sets

D.  

Data Elements

Discussion 0
Questions 14

Private health insurance coverage has decreased over the past decades because of.

Options:

A.  

The rising cost of health care.

B.  

An increase in non-unionized jobs

C.  

A shift from manufacturing jobs to service industry jobs

D.  

All of the above

Discussion 0
Questions 15

The inception of _____ was used as a trial balloon for the idea of government-sponsored universal health insurance.

Options:

A.  

workers' compensation

B.  

trade unions

C.  

public health

D.  

health care for the veterans

Discussion 0
Questions 16

The cost controlling strategy that attempts to influence physician behavior by denying payment for services deemed unnecessary is called.

Options:

A.  

Supply limits

B.  

Utilization management

C.  

Patient cost sharing

D.  

Aggregate unites of payment

Discussion 0
Questions 17

Medicare and Medicaid are apart of social security amendments?

Options:

A.  

True

B.  

False

Discussion 0
Questions 18

The mode of payment that is considered to be regressive is.

Options:

A.  

Out-of-pocket payment.

B.  

Individual private insurance

C.  

Employment-based group private insurance.

D.  

Government financing.

Discussion 0
Questions 19

Network forms of managed care organization have been referred to as "virtual integration" because.

Options:

A.  

The network is under one ownership.

B.  

The network includes hospitals and pharmacies, but not home health agencies.

C.  

The network is based on contractual relationships.

D.  

None of the above.

Discussion 0
Questions 20

He discovered X-Rays.

Options:

A.  

Lister

B.  

Flemming

C.  

Koch

D.  

Roentgen

Discussion 0
Questions 21

In terms of HIPPA what an organization currently is doing in a specific area of their organization and compared current operations to other requirements mandated by state or federal law is called

Options:

A.  

HIPPA status analysis

B.  

gap analysis

C.  

comparison analysis

D.  

stop-gap analysis

Discussion 0
Questions 22

Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, who is NOT considered a covered entity?

Options:

A.  

Clearinghouse

B.  

Client patient

C.  

Health practitioner

D.  

Third party

Discussion 0
Questions 23

Intellectual property rights are PRIMARY concerned with which of the following?

Options:

A.  

Owner’s ability to realize financial gain

B.  

Owner’s ability to maintain copyright

C.  

Right of the owner to enjoy their creation

D.  

Right of the owner to control delivery method

Discussion 0
Questions 24

Lack of insurance can result in:

Options:

A.  

Decreased utilization of lower cost preventive services

B.  

Increased need for more expensive, emergency health care

C.  

The spread of infectious diseases

D.  

All of the above

Discussion 0
Questions 25

The malpractice liability system negatively impacts quality of care because.

Options:

A.  

The fear and stress of malpractice litigation creates an "I didn't do it" response from the physician, rather than working on improvement

B.  

The system is economically wasteful and takes dollars away from improving care

C.  

It wreaks unnecessary stress on often innocent and talented physicians

D.  

All of the above

Discussion 0
Questions 26

The single largest health profession in the United States are.

Options:

A.  

Physician Assistants

B.  

Pharmacists

C.  

Physicians

D.  

Registered nurses

Discussion 0
Questions 27

Breach notification exceptions are provided to all, EXCEPT:

Options:

A.  

Business associates who access information by good faith, unintentional means and do not further disclose information

B.  

Unintentional, good faith access by employees of covered entities if the information was not further disclosed

C.  

If the information impacted less than 500 people within a single demographic area

D.  

Inadvertent disclosure made individual to individual within a covered entity who is authorized to access protected health information

Discussion 0
Questions 28

The dramatic increase in the number of physicians since the 1970s is largely due to.

Options:

A.  

The decrease in strenuous licensing requirements

B.  

The shortage of Physician Assistants

C.  

The increase of non-primary care specialists

D.  

None of the above

Discussion 0
Questions 29

All of the following items should be included in a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) QUESTION NO:naire EXCEPT QUESTION NO:s that

Options:

A.  

determine the risk of a business interruption occurring

B.  

determine the technological dependence of the business processes

C.  

Identify the operational impacts of a business interruption

D.  

Identify the financial impacts of a business interruption

Discussion 0
Questions 30

Which of the following are some common features designed to protect confidentiality of health information contained in patient medical records?

Options:

A.  

Locks on medical records rooms

B.  

Passwords to access computerized records

C.  

Rules that prohibit employees from looking at records unless they have a need to know

D.  

All of the above

Discussion 0
Questions 31

The HIPPA task force must first

Options:

A.  

inventory the organization's systems, processes, policies, procedures and data to determine which elements are critical to patient care and central to the organization's business

B.  

inventory the organization's systems, processes, policies, procedures and data to determine which elements are non critical to patient care and central to the organization's business

C.  

inventory the organization's systems, processes, policies, procedures and data to determine which elements are critical to patient complaints and central to the organization's peripheral businesses

D.  

modify the organization's systems, processes, policies, procedures and data to determine which elements are critical to patient care and central to the organization's business

Discussion 0
Questions 32

Each state has the same laws, rules, and/or regulations governing confidentiality of health care information.

Options:

A.  

True

B.  

False

Discussion 0
Questions 33

Helps people with low incomes get the necessary medical help or need. Varies from state to state.

Options:

A.  

Medicare

B.  

Medicaid

C.  

Chips

Discussion 0
Questions 34

The implementation Guides

Options:

A.  

are referred to in the Transaction Rule

B.  

are not referred to in the Transaction Rule

C.  

are referred to in the Compliance Rules

D.  

are referred to in the Confidentiality Rule

Discussion 0
Questions 35

Covered entities (certain health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses) are not required to comply with the HIPPA Privacy Rule until the compliance date. Covered entities may, of course, decide to:

Options:

A.  

unvoluntarily protect patient health information before this date

B.  

voluntarily protect patient health information before this date

C.  

after taking permission, voluntarily protect patient health information before this date

D.  

compulsorily protect patient health information before this date

Discussion 0
Questions 36

Development of the hospital and ______ happened almost hand in hand in a symbiotic relationship between the two.

Options:

A.  

dependency of patients

B.  

growth of scientific knowledge

C.  

professionalization of medical practice

D.  

cohesiveness of the medical profession

Discussion 0
Questions 37

Flemming discovered The Cannon of Medicine.

Options:

A.  

True

B.  

False

Discussion 0
Questions 38

If you see other staff violating privacy policies you should?

Options:

A.  

Ignore it.

B.  

Give them a helpful, gentle reminder

C.  

Report problems and violations

D.  

Both answer B & C

Discussion 0
Questions 39

An international medical organization with headquarters in the United States (US) and branches in France

wants to test a drug in both countries. What is the organization allowed to do with the test subject’s data?

Options:

A.  

Aggregate it into one database in the US

B.  

Process it in the US, but store the information in France

C.  

Share it with a third party

D.  

Anonymize it and process it in the US

Discussion 0
Questions 40

Which of the following is the BEST reason for writing an information security policy?

Options:

A.  

To support information security governance

B.  

To reduce the number of audit findings

C.  

To deter attackers

D.  

To implement effective information security controls

Discussion 0
Questions 41

Which of the following is a characteristic of a socialized health insurance system?

Options:

A.  

Health care is financed through government-mandated contributions by employers and employees

B.  

Health care is delivered by government-employed providers

C.  

Both a and b

D.  

Neither a nor b

Discussion 0
Questions 42

This type of hospital is privately owned.

Options:

A.  

For Profit

B.  

Not for Profit

Discussion 0
Questions 43

Which of the following is an overarching goal of Healthy People 2010?

Options:

A.  

Decrease health care costs

B.  

Create a more coordinated health care system

C.  

Establish a national health insurance program

D.  

Increase quality and years of healthy life

Discussion 0
Questions 44

The confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records maintained by this program is protected by federal law and regulations. Generally, the program may not say to a person outside the program that a patient attends the program, or disclose any information identifying a patient as an alcohol or drug abuser even if:

Options:

A.  

The person outside the program gives a written request for the information

B.  

the patient consent in writing

C.  

the disclosure is allowed by a court order

D.  

the disclosure is made to medical personnel in a medical emergency or to qualified personnel for research, audit, or program evaluation.

Discussion 0
Questions 45

Courtesy allows doctors to admit an occasional patient to the hospital.

Options:

A.  

True

B.  

False

Discussion 0