The vision of a health information services department should:
a. Stand-alone as a guiding force for the department
b. Be developed by the director of the health information services department
c. Be limited by organizational constraints
d. Reflect the vision of the organization - ANSWERd. Reflect the vision of the organization
The strategic planning process requires the involvement of each department setting its vision in
alignment with the organization and should include the department stakeholders and not be limited by
organizational constraints
A visitor sign-in sheet to a computer area is an example of what type of control?
a. Administrative
b. Audit
c. Facility Access
d. Workstation - ANSWERThe facility access control standard requires covered entities to control and
validate a person's access to a facility including visitor control
The leaders of a healthcare entity are expected to select an entity-wide performance improvement
approach and to clearly define how all levels of the entity will monitor and address improvement issues.
The Joint Commission requires ongoing data collection that might require possible improvement for
which of the following areas?
a. Operative and other invasive procedures, medication management, and blood and blood product use
b. Blood and blood product use, medication management, and appointment to the board of directors
c. Medication management, marketing strategy, and blood use
d. Operative and other invasive procedures, appointments to the board of directors, and restraint and
seclusion use - ANSWERa. Operative and other invasive procedures, medication management, and blood
and blood product use
the Joint Commission requires detailed information on the responsibilities and actions of the board, not
necessarily its composition. The Joint Commission requires healthcare organizations to collect data on
each of these areas: medication management, blood and blood product use, restraint and seclusion use,
, behavior management and treatment, operative and other invasive procedures, and resuscitation and
its outcomes
A coding service had 400 discharged accounts to code in March. The service coded 200 within 3 days,
100 within 5 days, 50 within 8 days, and 50 within 10 days. The average turnaround time for coding in
March was:
a. 3 days
b. 5 days
c. 6.5 days
d. 9 days - ANSWERThe average turnaround time was calculated by dividing the total response days
attributed to the volume of routine requests that were responded to within the reporting period by the
volume of routine requests responded to. The calculation is: (200 × 3) + (100 × 5) + (50 × 8) + (50 ×
10)/400 = 5 days
A critical early step in designing an EHR in which the characteristics of each data element are defined is
to develop a(n):
a. Accreditation manual
b. Core content
c. Continuity of care record
d. Data dictionary - ANSWERA data dictionary is a descriptive list of the data elements to be collected in
an information system or database whose purpose is to ensure consistency of terminology
What is the difference between a credential and a license?
a. Only a credential requires continuing education credits to remain active.
b. A license is a legal authorization to practice, whereas a credential is a formal agreement.
c. Only a license requires an applicant to pass a qualifying examination.
d. There is no difference. - ANSWERb. A license is a legal authorization to practice, whereas a credential
is a formal agreement.
A credential is a formal agreement to practice granted by a professional organization, whereas a license
is a legal authorization to practice granted by a by a state
a. Stand-alone as a guiding force for the department
b. Be developed by the director of the health information services department
c. Be limited by organizational constraints
d. Reflect the vision of the organization - ANSWERd. Reflect the vision of the organization
The strategic planning process requires the involvement of each department setting its vision in
alignment with the organization and should include the department stakeholders and not be limited by
organizational constraints
A visitor sign-in sheet to a computer area is an example of what type of control?
a. Administrative
b. Audit
c. Facility Access
d. Workstation - ANSWERThe facility access control standard requires covered entities to control and
validate a person's access to a facility including visitor control
The leaders of a healthcare entity are expected to select an entity-wide performance improvement
approach and to clearly define how all levels of the entity will monitor and address improvement issues.
The Joint Commission requires ongoing data collection that might require possible improvement for
which of the following areas?
a. Operative and other invasive procedures, medication management, and blood and blood product use
b. Blood and blood product use, medication management, and appointment to the board of directors
c. Medication management, marketing strategy, and blood use
d. Operative and other invasive procedures, appointments to the board of directors, and restraint and
seclusion use - ANSWERa. Operative and other invasive procedures, medication management, and blood
and blood product use
the Joint Commission requires detailed information on the responsibilities and actions of the board, not
necessarily its composition. The Joint Commission requires healthcare organizations to collect data on
each of these areas: medication management, blood and blood product use, restraint and seclusion use,
, behavior management and treatment, operative and other invasive procedures, and resuscitation and
its outcomes
A coding service had 400 discharged accounts to code in March. The service coded 200 within 3 days,
100 within 5 days, 50 within 8 days, and 50 within 10 days. The average turnaround time for coding in
March was:
a. 3 days
b. 5 days
c. 6.5 days
d. 9 days - ANSWERThe average turnaround time was calculated by dividing the total response days
attributed to the volume of routine requests that were responded to within the reporting period by the
volume of routine requests responded to. The calculation is: (200 × 3) + (100 × 5) + (50 × 8) + (50 ×
10)/400 = 5 days
A critical early step in designing an EHR in which the characteristics of each data element are defined is
to develop a(n):
a. Accreditation manual
b. Core content
c. Continuity of care record
d. Data dictionary - ANSWERA data dictionary is a descriptive list of the data elements to be collected in
an information system or database whose purpose is to ensure consistency of terminology
What is the difference between a credential and a license?
a. Only a credential requires continuing education credits to remain active.
b. A license is a legal authorization to practice, whereas a credential is a formal agreement.
c. Only a license requires an applicant to pass a qualifying examination.
d. There is no difference. - ANSWERb. A license is a legal authorization to practice, whereas a credential
is a formal agreement.
A credential is a formal agreement to practice granted by a professional organization, whereas a license
is a legal authorization to practice granted by a by a state
