PHLT 313 EXAM 2 FINAL PAPER 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND FULL SOLUTION UPDATED
◉ What is the purpose of the HITECH Act (2009)?
Answer: Encourage providers to adopt EHR systems.
◉ What does HIPAA (1996) protect?
Answer: Patient health information.
◉ What are the three legal uses of information in healthcare?
Answer: Treatment, health care operations, and payment.
◉ What rights do patients have regarding their medical records?
Answer: Patients can inspect records, obtain copies, request
corrections, and restrict use.
◉ What is E-Health?
Answer: Health services delivered over the internet.
◉ Give two examples of E-Health services.
Answer: Online appointments and virtual visits.
,◉ What is Telemedicine?
Answer: Medical care provided remotely.
◉ List two examples of Telemedicine.
Answer: Tele-ICU and remote monitoring.
◉ What are some problems associated with Telemedicine?
Answer: Licensure across states, legal liability, reimbursement
issues, and uncertain cost effectiveness.
◉ What are the four causes for the high use of technology in U.S.
healthcare?
Answer: Cultural beliefs, medical training, insurance coverage, and
competition.
◉ What is the role of the FDA?
Answer: To ensure that drugs and medical devices are safe and
effective.
◉ What is the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990?
Answer: It requires healthcare providers to report injuries and
deaths caused by medical devices.
, ◉ What are Class I medical devices?
Answer: Devices with the lowest risk, such as bandages and gloves.
◉ What distinguishes Class II medical devices?
Answer: They have moderate risk and require performance
standards.
◉ What are Class III medical devices?
Answer: Devices with the highest risk, such as pacemakers,
requiring premarket approval.
◉ Define Biologics.
Answer: Products derived from living organisms, such as vaccines
and blood products.
◉ What does AHRQ stand for?
Answer: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
◉ What is the focus of NIH?
Answer: Biomedical research.
QUESTIONS AND FULL SOLUTION UPDATED
◉ What is the purpose of the HITECH Act (2009)?
Answer: Encourage providers to adopt EHR systems.
◉ What does HIPAA (1996) protect?
Answer: Patient health information.
◉ What are the three legal uses of information in healthcare?
Answer: Treatment, health care operations, and payment.
◉ What rights do patients have regarding their medical records?
Answer: Patients can inspect records, obtain copies, request
corrections, and restrict use.
◉ What is E-Health?
Answer: Health services delivered over the internet.
◉ Give two examples of E-Health services.
Answer: Online appointments and virtual visits.
,◉ What is Telemedicine?
Answer: Medical care provided remotely.
◉ List two examples of Telemedicine.
Answer: Tele-ICU and remote monitoring.
◉ What are some problems associated with Telemedicine?
Answer: Licensure across states, legal liability, reimbursement
issues, and uncertain cost effectiveness.
◉ What are the four causes for the high use of technology in U.S.
healthcare?
Answer: Cultural beliefs, medical training, insurance coverage, and
competition.
◉ What is the role of the FDA?
Answer: To ensure that drugs and medical devices are safe and
effective.
◉ What is the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990?
Answer: It requires healthcare providers to report injuries and
deaths caused by medical devices.
, ◉ What are Class I medical devices?
Answer: Devices with the lowest risk, such as bandages and gloves.
◉ What distinguishes Class II medical devices?
Answer: They have moderate risk and require performance
standards.
◉ What are Class III medical devices?
Answer: Devices with the highest risk, such as pacemakers,
requiring premarket approval.
◉ Define Biologics.
Answer: Products derived from living organisms, such as vaccines
and blood products.
◉ What does AHRQ stand for?
Answer: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
◉ What is the focus of NIH?
Answer: Biomedical research.
