Informatics final info 320 - quiz 2 questions and answers

 Question 1 1 out of 1 points E-mailing fraudulent claims from an office in Houston, Texas, to a Medicare facility in Washington, D.C., for medical care not actually performed would constitute what? Selected Answer: ...

 Question 1 1 out of 1 points E-mailing fraudulent claims from an office in Houston, Texas, to a Medicare facility in Washington, D.C., for medical care not actually performed would constitute what? Selected Answer: a. Wire fraud as well as a violation of the False Claims Act Response Feedback: Such interstate e-mailing of fradulent information would be wire fraud as well as a breach of the False Claims Act. Such a breach could be a civil as well as criminal case. Unbundling involves fraudulently increasing revenue by separately billing for individual parts of a typically bundled service, which isn’t what is happening in the question.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points John T. James’s recent study, published in 2013, found how many premature deaths associated with preventable harm to patients in the United States every year? Selected Answer: a. 400,000 Response Feedback: The James report revealed some 400,000 premature deaths due to preventable harm to patients in U.S. healthcare facilities every year. The report also suggests that some 10 to 20 times that number of patients received serious, but sublethal, preventable harm.  Question 3 1 out of 1 points It is important to monitor and track unintended consequences of health IT implementation because: Selected Answer: d. not much is known and we need to learn more. Response Feedback: Research in this area is just beginning, but even without knowing all the details, monitoring and tracking of the unplanned or unexpected consequences are important, so we can learn more about the issues to inform the future.  Question 4 1 out of 1 points Powers granted to both the federal and state governments are known as what? Selected Answer: b. Concurrent powers Response Feedback: Concurrent powers are given to both the federal and state governments at the same time, such as the ability to regulate the privacy of PHI.  Question 5 1 out of 1 points Several United States (US) governmental processes and structures help regulate health information technology. Which federal agency regulates development of new health IT devices and is responsible for enforcement of competition in the healthcare market? Selected Answer: d. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Response Feedback: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulates development of new health IT devices and is responsible for enforcement of competition in the healthcare market. Regulatory authority is spread over several agencies. The CMS issues regulations for Medicaid and Medicare, including information about appropriate billing and coding, issues the Conditions of Participation which govern the accreditation standards, and is responsible for some enforcement of Stark and Anti-Kickback laws. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates and approves new drugs and medical devices and issues regulations about drug interactions, safe storage and handling of drugs, and counterfeiting of drugs or devices. The ONC is responsible for establishing programs and regulations to improve safety, quality of care, and efficiency through health IT. It also establishes standards and certification criteria for EHRs. Other agencies with responsibility concerning regulatory framework for health IT include State Medical Boards and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). REF: Pages 424, 431, Box 25-2  Question 6 1 out of 1 points Which definition most accurately describes privacy? Selected Answer: c. The rights of individuals to control access to their person or information about themselves Response Feedback: Privacy is the rights of individuals to control access to their person or information about themselves. Security is defined as the means to ensure health record privacy and confidentiality. Data integrity is defined as the accuracy and completeness of health information. A threat is an act that has the potential to cause harm to an informational asset.  Question 7 1 out of 1 points The HITECH portion of ARRA was meant to do all of the following EXCEPT: Selected Answer: c. coordinate healthcare delivery standards with international healthcare bodies. Response Feedback: HITECH was focused on EHRs and supporting the exchange of health and healthcare information. It was not related to international healthcare delivery of care standardizations.  Question 8 1 out of 1 points Which example constitutes an internal security event? Selected Answer: d. A system administrator installed a new server without any security measures. Response Feedback: Internal events are those perpetrated (usually accidentally) by people within an institution. A system administrator not taking proper security measures would be an example of this. The remaining examples are all external events.  Question 9 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is not part of the criteria to determine Meaningful Use? Selected Answer: a. Increasing litigation victories Response Feedback: The point of Meaningful Use is to improve patient care and population health. Litigation is not part of the criteria.  Question 10 1 out of 1 points Which definition most accurately describes data integrity? Selected Answer: d. Accuracy and completeness of health information Response Feedback: Data integrity is the accuracy and completeness of health information where data have not been altered or destroyed in an unauthorized manner. The remaining definitions are for privacy, security, and threat. REF: Page 437, Table 26-1