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Q: The Electronic Disease Surveillance System is designed to a. Transfer certain clinical information to public health departments. b. Track the most prevalent diseases in the United States. c. Register individuals with unique, difficult-to-treat diseases. d. Track the incidence of preventable childhood diseases.
Q: Treat patients. Match the uses of health information with the major users of health information. a. Providers b. Payers c. Providers and researchers d. Providers, researchers, and regulators e. Providers, payers, and policy makers
Q: Measure outcomes. Match the uses of health information with the major users of health information. a. Providers b. Payers c. Providers and researchers d. Providers, researchers, and regulators e. Providers, payers, and policy makers
Q: Verify eligibility for treatment. Match the uses of health information with the major users of health information. a. Providers b. Payers c. Providers and researchers d. Providers, researchers, and regulators e. Providers, payers, and policy makers
Q: Make cost-effective decisions regarding treatment. Match the uses of health information with the major users of health information. a. Providers b. Payers c. Providers and researchers d. Providers, researchers, and regulators e. Providers, payers, and policy makers
Q: Ensure public health. Match the uses of health information with the major users of health information. a. Providers b. Payers c. Providers and researchers d. Providers, researchers, and regulators e. Providers, payers, and policy makers
Q: Retrieves and transfers radiology images and diagnostic information. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Describes orders for medication at a retail pharmacy. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Transmits data from medical devices. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Develops message standards for health care. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Contains data content standards for electronic health records. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Facilitates electronic exchange of laboratory test orders. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Describes anatomy and diagnoses. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Facilitates electronic health care billing. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Describes clinical drugs. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Makes health care information instantly accessible among government entities. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: 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 d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention e. Health Resources and Services Administration
Q: Catalyst for wider adoption of advanced technologies in the provision of health care 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 d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention e. Health Resources and Services Administration
Q: Advisory body for health information policy 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 d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention e. Health Resources and Services Administration
Q: Coordinate policy and programs to develop, apply, and use health information technology. 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 d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention e. Health Resources and Services Administration
Q: Acquire new knowledge to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease. 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 d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention e. Health Resources and Services Administration
Q: List two benefits of using health information technology applications.
Q: List three reasons why adoption of electronic health information systems by office-based providers is proceeding with caution.
Q: List three private organizations and their contribution to health information technology.
Q: List three reasons why office-based providers of health care are likely to adopt electronic health record systems.
Q: List three privacy and security issues that must be addressed by a regional health information organization.
Q: The federal government is mandating that all health information be in digital format by 2014.
Q: The Nationwide Health Information Network€s goal is to share clinical information securely.
Q: In 2004, President George W. Bush publicly supported building a national health information infrastructure.
Q: Joint Commission standards for accredited health care facilities encourage the regional sharing of protected health information to improve patient safety.
Q: The Institute of Medicine report "Crossing the Quality Chasm" links health care quality to health information technology.
Q: The Institute of Medicine report "Crossing the Quality Chasm" recommends that vendors help build an information infrastructure to support the elimination of handwritten clinical notes.
Q: Consolidated Health Information Initiative participants include the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense, and the National Institutes of Health.
Q: Governmental agencies participate in the Consolidated Health Information Initiative plan to share medical information with one another.
Q: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality mandates the use of health care data standards to improve the quality of care.
Q: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is a very large purchaser of health care in the United States.
Q: According to the Department of Health and Human Services report "Framework for Strategic Action, The Decade of HIT: Delivering Consumer-Centric and Information-Rich Health Care," linking electronic health records nationwide is an important goal.
Q: The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Director of the Office of Civil Rights, and the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology all report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Q: A registered health information administrator (RHIA) who also holds a certified health data analyst (CHDA) credential needs 40 continuing-education units (CEUs) for the 2-year reporting cycle.
Q: In the 1920s, the patient record was a source of needed information for board certification by the American College of Surgeons.
Q: The code of ethics is a professional practice standard applicable to all certified health information professionals.
Q: The first medical record organization was founded in 1938.
Q: The board of directors of American Health Information Management Association manages the property, business, and affairs of the association.
Q: Fifty component state associations plus associations in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico comprise the organizational structure of American Health Information Management Association.
Q: The members of the Council on Certification are appointed by the board of directors of American Health Information Management Association.
Q: The membership of American Health Information Management Association elects the board of directors.
Q: The Association of Medical Record Librarians of North America was the first name for the association now known as American Health Information Management Association.
Q: To provide continued health care to the public, a health care organization must demonstrate compliance with state licensing regulations.
Q: At its inception, the Joint Commission was composed of the American College of Surgeons, the American Health Association, and other organizations.
Q: The official publication of the American Health Information Management Association is the Journal of the American Health Information Management Association.
Q: The principal source of reimbursement information is the clinical record.
Q: Before the mid-1990s, the accreditation of allied health education programs was a cooperative effort with the American Medication Association.
Q: States assume the function of licensing health care institutions.
Q: In the early 1900s, the Joint Commission assumed the position of the American Heart Association in assessing the quality of patient records.
Q: The earliest medical records in the United States had some characteristics of a business record.
Q: Professional practice standards have been developed by American Health Information Management Association.
Q: American Health Information Management Association plays an active role in developing standards for the electronic health record and confidentiality of health care information.
Q: Continuing education is mandatory for maintenance of certification as a health information professional.
Q: The Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) credentials are awarded by American Health Information Management Association on graduation from an approved education program.
Q: Education programs for medical record technicians (now called health information technicians) began in the 1970s.
Q: Essentials for health information education programs are monitored by American Health Information Management Association in collaboration with the Joint Commission.
Q: Requirements for the licensing of health care organizations are called "regulations."
Q: Elevating the standards for clinical records was the mission of the first organization of medical record librarians.
Q: Fee-for-service reimbursement was mandated in the early 1980s for all inpatients and outpatients.
Q: Prospective, fixed-rate reimbursement was initiated by the Joint Commission.
Q: Appropriate use of hospital resources and the quality of patient care was precipitated by Medicare legislation.
Q: Current Joint Commission standards emphasize departmentalized health care versus integrated health care.
Q: At its inception, Medicare was operated as a fee-for-service reimbursement program.
Q: The amendments to the Social Security Act of 1965 resulted in both the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Q: The Joint Commission accreditation preempts the need for state licensing of a health care organization in all 50 states.
Q: The process of assessing the quality of physician education by the American College of Surgeons in the early 1900s was dependent on the quality of the patient record.
Q: Information management standards are developed by the Joint Commission in collaboration with American Health Information Management Association and other organizations.
Q: The emphasis of health care organization accreditation is on the provision of cost-effective health care.
Q: The protection of secondary health information is an ethical tenet promoted by American Health Information Management Association.
Q: Health record documentation is influenced by governmental agencies such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Q: The first minimum standards pertaining to physicians and hospitals in the United States were established by the American College of Surgeons.
Q: Explain what is meant by the statement "AHIMA is a membership organization."
Q: Interpret the effect of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1983 on the health information profession.
Q: Describe the role of the health information professional as a patient advocate.
Q: Discuss the significance of the American College of Surgeons' standardization movement to the development of the health information profession.
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