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You are responsible for applying the appropriate ICD-9 code for all services obtained for patients at your facility. Which of the following types of data are you responsible for?
Signals Text Images Numbers |
Numbers |
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The Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare organizations requires a history and physicals be dictated and transcribed. What is the maximum time period allowed to complete this dictation and transcription for acute care patients?
48 hours 24 hours 12 hours 6 hours |
24 hours
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Which of the following statements are true of SRAM
It is used for cache memory. It is used for main memory. It is used for permanent storage of information and is also known as ROM. It is faster than DRAM. |
It is used for cache memory.
It is faster than DRAM. Static random access memory (SRAM) is used for a computer's cache memory. Unlike DRAM, SRAM does not have to be periodically refreshed. SRAM retains data bits in its memory as long as power is being supplied. SRAM is significantly faster and more expensive than DRAM. |
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You have been assigned the duty of converting the data included in a patient's electronic health record from word data to number data for the purpose of statistical analysis. Which of the following duties have you been asked to perform?
Quantitative analysis Qualitative analysis Statistical analysis Master patient index |
Quantitative analysis refers to information contained within a patient's EHR being converted from words to numbers. The numbers of interest are then quantified and statistically analyzed.
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A member of your family is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and is unable to care for himself at home. To which of the following healthcare facilities would you contact for long term care of this individual?
Ambulatory care facility Acute care facility Subacute care facility Non-acute care facility |
Non-acute care facility, often referred to as a long term care facility, is a type of facility used for individuals who suffer from long term illnesses that require hospital stays of longer than 30 days.
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For what period of time should all primary medical records be retained?
4 years 6 years 10 years 30 years |
All primary medical records must be retained for a period of at least 10 years from the date of the patient's last episode of care, regardless of the age or status of the patient.
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You have the responsibility of insuring that all patients' medical records have the appropriate components and content. You must insure this by adhering to the guidelines set forth by which of the following publications?
E1357 E1368 E1384 E1392 |
E1384
The E1384 publication of the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) lists the components and content of the patient's medical record and includes definitions that conform to standard nomenclature. |
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Which of the following payment terms is based on the cost of the provider to perform services?
Customary charges Sliding scale fee Capitation Fee for services |
The fee for services term of payment is dependent on the cost of the provider to provide services such as lab tests, X-rays, etc. Hospitals or other facilities receiving fee for service are paid for each individual service that is provided.
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Which of the following defines the amount of time that a project should take to complete?
Venn diagram PERT diagram Critical path Gantt chart |
Critical path is a tool used to indicate the overall time frame a project should take to complete.
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The Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare organizations requires a history and physicals be dictated and transcribed. What is the maximum time period allowed to complete this dictation and transcription for chronic care patients?
7 days 14 days 30 days 24 hours |
The Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare organizations requires a history and physicals be dictated and transcribed within 30 days for chronic care patients.
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Your primary duty is to transmit protected health information electronically from your facility to a central database. You're performing this duty based on the regulation set forth by which of the following governing bodies?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Committee on Vital and Health Statistics The Joint Commission |
The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics is the governing body that standardizes the transmission of protected health information.
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You are a minor, under the age of eighteen, and require medical care. For which of the following conditions will you be able to seek medical care without the consent of your parents?
Obesity Pregnancy Drug and alcohol abuse Eating disorders |
A minor child can request and receive medical treatment for drug and alcohol abuse and for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases without the consent of a parent.
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You are a healthcare IT technician. Your manager provides you a storage media having PHI data and wants you to perform low level format on it. Which form of secure disposal of PHI are you performing?
Shredding Degaussing SanitizingP Piercing |
Degaussing is a process in which the magnetic field of a disk or drive is removed. When degaussing occurs on a magnetic media, it removes an entire media element quickly and effectively. A device has been designed for this process, called the degausser.
Degaussing makes the disk or drive inoperable by performing low-level formatting. It is only done at the factory during manufacturing. To make the drive or disk functional, return it to the manufacturer for servicing. A degaussed disk can generally be reformatted and reused with standard consumer hardware |
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Secure Shell (SSH) is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged using a secure channel between two networked devices. Which of the following features are supported by SSH?
It uses the client-server model. It uses public-key cryptography to authenticate the remote computer and allow the remote computer to authenticate the user, if necessary. It is used to log into a remote machine and execute commands, but it also supports tunneling, forwarding TCP ports, and X11 connections. It can transfer files using the associated HTTP or FTP protocols. |
It uses the client-server model.
It uses public-key cryptography to authenticate the remote computer and allow the remote computer to authenticate the user, if necessary. It is used to log into a remote machine and execute commands, but it also supports tunneling, forwarding TCP ports, and X11 connections. |
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Which of the following refers to a facility that offers a wide range of medical, surgical, pediatric, and obstetric services that require a hospital stay of less than 30 days?
Non-acute care facility Ambulatory care facility Acute care facility Subacute care facility |
Acute care facility
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Which of the following database models supports the many-to-many model by allowing each child to have more than one parent?
Enterprise Model Object-Oriented Model Network Model Hierarchal Model |
The Network Model is designed to allow a child to have more than one parent. This model is often referred to as the many-to-many model.
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Which of the following types of health insurance allows the patient to choose a provider each time healthcare service is required?
Point of service Indemnity plan HMO PPO |
Point of service (POS) is an agreement where a patient is permitted to choose a provider each time healthcare service is required.
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Digital signatures from physicians are an important part of many electronic health information systems. Which of the following applications do use digital signatures?
Computerized physician order entry Remote site visit patient records Medicare certifications Referrals |
All of these applications can use digital signatures. Digital signatures are more secure than electronic signatures. An electronic signature is a scanned copy of a paper signature. A digital signature has an encryption key and signing algorithm incorporated in the message contents, and cannot be copied, altered, or corrupted. Digital signatures are used in physician orders, to authenticate physician updates from remote site visits, in Medicare certifications, for referrals to specialists, medical record authentication.
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You're working on implementing a new system for sending reimbursement claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and third party payers. Which of the HL7 segments might you be using in your data exchange?.
PID AL1 BLG OBR |
BLG is the three byte message identifier or segment for billing in HL7, and PID is the segment for patient identification numbers. Both of these are going to be used often in a billing-related transaction program.
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Which of the following operations does an access point perform in the wireless network?
It monitors all the channels for noise and interference. It re-associates the roaming clients. It transmits beacon frames. It provides real-time quality information to the controller. |
Explanation: Answer options C, D, and A are correct.
An AP performs the following operations: It exchanges the frames and implements handshake between the clients. It transmits beacon frames. It buffers and transmits the frames for clients who are working in the power-save mode. It sends responses to probe requests from different clients on the network. It forwards notifications of received probe requests to the controller. It provides real-time quality information to the controller. It monitors all the channels for noise and interference. |
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You are employed at a facility with extremely tight quarters, employs one file clerk and sees very few patients on a daily basis. Which of the following type of file systems would be appropriate for your facility?
Open Shelf Files Motorized Revolving Files Filing Cabinets with Drawers Compressible Units with Open Files |
Motorized revolving files is best for limited space, low volume facilities with one file clerk. This option allows for patient records to be covered and locked but is expensive to acquire and maintain.
Answer option D is incorrect. Compressible units with open files is best for limited space, medium volume facilities with two or three file clerks. This method allows for easy access and saves space. |
