HIM 1000 CHAPTER 10 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
A visitor to the hospital looks at the screen of the admitting clerk's computer workstation
when she leaves her desk to copy some admitting documents. What security
mechanism would best have minimized this security breach?
a. Access controls
b. Audit controls
c. Automatic logoff controls
d. Device and media controls - Answer- C
A laboratory employee forgot his user ID badge at home and uses another lab
employee's badge to access the computer system. What controls should have been in
place to minimize this security breach?
a. Access controls
b. Security incident procedures
c. Security management process
d. Workforce security awareness training - Answer- D
A dietary department donated its old microcomputer to a school. Some old patient data
were still on the microcomputer. What controls would have minimized this security
breach?
a. Access controls
b. Device and media controls
c. Facility access controls
d. Workstation controls - Answer- B
HIPAA requires that policies and procedures be maintained for a minimum of _______.
a. Seven years
b. Six years from date of creation
c. Six years from date of creation or date when last in effect, whichever is later
d. Seven years from date when last in effect - Answer- C
A visitor walks through the computer department and picks up a CD from an employee's
desk. What security controls should have been implemented to prevent this security
breach?
a. Device and media controls
, b. Facility access controls
c. Workstation use controls
d. Workstation security controls - Answer- B
Threats to data security are most likely to come from which of the following?
a. Employees
b. Natural disasters
c. Compromised firewalls
d. Hackers outside an organization - Answer- A
These are automatic checks that help preserve data confidentiality and integrity.
a. Access controls
b. Audit controls
c. Application controls
d. Incident controls - Answer- C
An employee in the physical therapy department arrives early every morning to snoop
through the EHR for potential information about neighbors and friends. What security
mechanism should have been implemented that could minimize this security breach?
a. Audit controls
b. Facility access controls
c. Facility access controls
d. Workstation security - Answer- D
An employee observes an outside individual putting some computer disks in her purse.
The employee does not report this security breach. What security measures should
have been in place to minimize this threat?
a. Access controls
b. Audit controls
c. Authentication controls
d. Security incident procedures - Answer- D
Locks on computer room doors illustrate a type of _________.
a. Access control
b. Workstation control
c. Physical control
d. Security breach - Answer- C
An admission coordinator consistently enters the wrong patient gender while entering
data in the MPI. What security measures should be in place to minimize this security
breach?
a. Access controls
b. Audit trail
c. Edit checks
d. Password controls - Answer- C
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
A visitor to the hospital looks at the screen of the admitting clerk's computer workstation
when she leaves her desk to copy some admitting documents. What security
mechanism would best have minimized this security breach?
a. Access controls
b. Audit controls
c. Automatic logoff controls
d. Device and media controls - Answer- C
A laboratory employee forgot his user ID badge at home and uses another lab
employee's badge to access the computer system. What controls should have been in
place to minimize this security breach?
a. Access controls
b. Security incident procedures
c. Security management process
d. Workforce security awareness training - Answer- D
A dietary department donated its old microcomputer to a school. Some old patient data
were still on the microcomputer. What controls would have minimized this security
breach?
a. Access controls
b. Device and media controls
c. Facility access controls
d. Workstation controls - Answer- B
HIPAA requires that policies and procedures be maintained for a minimum of _______.
a. Seven years
b. Six years from date of creation
c. Six years from date of creation or date when last in effect, whichever is later
d. Seven years from date when last in effect - Answer- C
A visitor walks through the computer department and picks up a CD from an employee's
desk. What security controls should have been implemented to prevent this security
breach?
a. Device and media controls
, b. Facility access controls
c. Workstation use controls
d. Workstation security controls - Answer- B
Threats to data security are most likely to come from which of the following?
a. Employees
b. Natural disasters
c. Compromised firewalls
d. Hackers outside an organization - Answer- A
These are automatic checks that help preserve data confidentiality and integrity.
a. Access controls
b. Audit controls
c. Application controls
d. Incident controls - Answer- C
An employee in the physical therapy department arrives early every morning to snoop
through the EHR for potential information about neighbors and friends. What security
mechanism should have been implemented that could minimize this security breach?
a. Audit controls
b. Facility access controls
c. Facility access controls
d. Workstation security - Answer- D
An employee observes an outside individual putting some computer disks in her purse.
The employee does not report this security breach. What security measures should
have been in place to minimize this threat?
a. Access controls
b. Audit controls
c. Authentication controls
d. Security incident procedures - Answer- D
Locks on computer room doors illustrate a type of _________.
a. Access control
b. Workstation control
c. Physical control
d. Security breach - Answer- C
An admission coordinator consistently enters the wrong patient gender while entering
data in the MPI. What security measures should be in place to minimize this security
breach?
a. Access controls
b. Audit trail
c. Edit checks
d. Password controls - Answer- C
