Question 1 (5 points)
A pharmacy technician who improperly reveals medical information about a patient could be sued for which of the following?
Question 1 options:
a)
Medicare fraud
b)
Invasion of privacy
c)
Assault
d)
Medical malpractice
The basic premise of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is that all employees
Question 2 options:
a)
should adhere to certain basic health mandates.
b)
should pursue goals of occupational safety.
c)
have the right to choose their healthcare providers.
d)
have the right to be protected from foreseeable injury and death.
Which of the following statements about HIV testing is true?
Question 3 options:
a)
A positive HIV test result doesn’t require follow-up tests due to the high accuracy of the testing.
b)
Some HIV tests can provide results in as little as 20 minutes.
c)
HIV testing is now conducted routinely as part of a standard general check-up for most patients.
d)
Testing isn’t normally necessary as HIV symptoms manifest early and are distinctive.
Question 4 (5 points)
Most HIV testing is
Question 4 options:
a)
mandated by insurance.
b)
controlled by state law.
c)
federally mandated.
d)
voluntary.
Which of the following disclosures would not be allowed under the HIPAA Privacy Rule? Assume that the patients haven’t authorized the release of their PHI.
Question 5 options:
a)
A drug rehab center releases details of a celebrity’s struggle with addiction as part of a public service advertisement against drugs.
b)
An employer releases details of an employee’s disabling accident to OSHA.
c)
A hospital releases details of an Ebola patient’s illness and treatment to the CDC.
d)
Doctors in California release details of patient diagnoses of food poisoning linked to tainted orange juice to the FDA.
Question 6 (5 points)
The job of a privacy official is to
Question 6 options:
a)
develop and implement privacy policies and procedures.
b)
determine what information is private and what can be disclosed.
c)
monitor the use of passwords and other types of security measures.
d)
conduct risk management procedures related to privacy issues.
Question 7 (5 points)
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act applies to _______ insurers.
Question 7 options:
a)
accident
b)
disability
c)
health
d)
life
Who or what determines the information to be included in an incident report?
Question 8 options:
a)
Department of Health and Human Services
b)
HIPAA
c)
JCAHO
d)
Healthcare facility
The technology that identifies people through body characteristics is known as
Question 9 options:
a)
biometrics.
b)
latent identification.
c)
psychometrics.
d)
genetic testing.
Question 10 (5 points)
Under what circumstances may a health insurer charge a higher premium to someone with a genetic disposition to breast cancer?
Question 10 options:
a)
The patient’s mother has breast cancer, but the patient doesn’t.
b)
Health insurers can never discriminate based on genetic information in this way.
c)
The patient’s sister has breast cancer, but the patient doesn’t.
d)
The patient has breast cancer.
Which of the following are considered acceptable PHI disclosures?
Question 11 options:
a)
For meeting prescription quotas established by pharmaceutical companies
b)
For research, under certain conditions
c)
For certain public health purposes
d)
For certain funeral home and organ transplant purposes
Examples of public health authorities include which of the following?
Question 12 options:
a)
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
b)
World Health Organization (WHO)
c)
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
d)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
e)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Question 13 (5 points)
Which of the following are core elements of the authorization to disclose?
Question 13 options:
a)
Signature of the individual or a representative and the date
b)
Statement of the individual’s right to revoke the authorization
c)
Description of the purpose of the disclosure
d)
Description of the information to be used
Rules concerning medical records can be approached from which three of the following perspectives?
Question 14 options:
a)
The destruction of the record
b)
The purpose of the record
c)
The content of the record
d)
Retaining the record securely
Which third parties have a financial interest in medical records?
Question 15 options:
a)
Employers
b)
Media
c)
Insurance companies
d)
Colleges and universities
Question 16 (5 points)
According to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA),
Question 16 options:
a)
insurance providers must pay any cost associated with the requested change to a medical record.
b)
healthcare providers must correct any medical record change a patient requests.
c)
the process developed by HIPAA must be followed when requesting a correction in medical records.
d)
patients have the right to have errors in their medical records corrected.
e)
the patient has the right to pursue legal action if a healthcare provider doesn’t follow the rules HIPAA established.
The minimum necessary standard applies to all situations except disclosures
Question 17 options:
a)
required by law or for compliance with HIPAA rules.
b)
authorized by the patient.
c)
related to treatment.
d)
authorized by insurance providers.
An audit must be requested on behalf of which of the following individuals or organizations?
Question 18 options:
a)
The private organization providing financial assistance
b)
The peer review organization
c)
The medical provider
d)
The third-party payer
e)
The employer
Question 19 (5 points)
Match each of the following terms with their correct definitions.
Question 19 options:
Competence
Relevance
Hearsay
1.
Evidence that tends to prove or disprove an issue significant to a case
2.
Evidence that refers to the evidence the court should accept as proof
3.
Secondhand evidence where witnesses are reporting what others have said to them
Question 20 (5 points)
Which of the following patient information is included in a medical record?
Question 20 options:
a)
Treatment results
b)
Health insurance information
c)
Condition
d)
Patient’s history
e)
Diagnostic and therapeutic treatment
