RHIA

RHIA practice questions, page 35 of 73, with answer review and explanations.

Question 171

When operating under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, what is a basic tenet in information security for health care professionals to follow?

  1. Security training is provided to all levels of staff.
  2. Patients are noteducated about their right to confidentiality of health information.
  3. Patients are noteducated about their right to confidentiality of health information.
  4. When paper-based records are no longer needed, they are bundled and sent to a recycling center.

Question 172

When designing a computer view for information capture, all of the following should be considered except for which one?

  1. external standards such as those developed by HL7 and NCVHS
  2. standardized vocabularies
  3. size of the document
  4. forms committee membership

Question 173

When health care facilities close or medical practices dissolve, procedures for disposition of patient records should take into consideration all of the following EXCEPT for -

  1. state laws and licensing standards.
  2. Communities of Practice requirements
  3. Needs and wishes of patients.
  4. Medicare requirements.

Question 174

Case finding methods for patients with diabetes includes a review of all but which one of the following?

  1. health plans
  2. CPT diagnostic codes
  3. billing data
  4. medication lists

Question 175

TO protect health information from catastrophes such as fire, flooding, bomb threats, and theft, Joint Commission-accredited facilities are required to maintain a _______ plan.

  1. budget
  2. disaster
  3. case management
  4. patient care B