CCC1 EXAM 1 LATEST 2025 PACKAGE DEAL| 2 LATEST
VERSIONS WITH COMPLETE ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
1. A clinical coordinator notices staff using personal phones to
take photos of patient records to share with a consulting
physician. What is the most immediate action?
A. Document the event after confirming the physician received
the images.
B. Report the incident to the compliance officer and initiate a
privacy breach investigation.
C. Create a new policy allowing encrypted photo sharing.
D. Verbally warn the staff and ask them to delete the photos.
Rationale: B. Taking photos of patient records on personal
devices violates HIPAA unless approved secure systems are used.
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,The coordinator must report immediately to compliance—HIPAA
breach protocols require prompt investigation and mitigation.
2. Under CLIA ’88, which test category requires the highest
level of oversight and annual unannounced inspections?
A. Waived tests
B. Provider-performed microscopy (PPM)
C. Moderate complexity tests
D. High complexity tests
Rationale: D. High complexity tests require the strictest
standards: director qualifications, regular inspections, proficiency
testing, and QC. Moderate and waived have lower
requirements.
3. A patient’s spouse demands to see the patient’s lab results
at the nursing station. The patient is alert and has not signed a
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,release. What should the coordinator do?
A. Allow the spouse to view results because they are married.
B. Ask the spouse to wait while you check the patient’s
authorization status.
C. Print the results and hand them to the spouse.
D. Inform the spouse that you cannot share any information
without the patient’s written consent.
Rationale: D. HIPAA prohibits disclosure to family members
unless the patient agrees or is incapacitated with an emergency.
The coordinator must not share.
4. The Joint Commission requires that critical results (e.g.,
panic labs) be reported to a responsible licensed caregiver
within what typical time frame?
A. 60 minutes
B. Immediately but no later than the end of shift
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, C. As defined by the organization’s policy (generally ≤ 60
minutes)
D. Within 4 hours
Rationale: C. TJC does not specify a universal number but
mandates a defined, timely process. Most accredited
organizations set ≤ 60 minutes for critical results.
5. Which of the following is a CMS Conditions of Participation
(CoP) requirement for clinical services?
A. Written policies on patient rights and informed consent
B. Monthly patient satisfaction surveys
C. Staff parking validation
D. Annual fundraising reports
Rationale: A. CMS CoPs require patient rights policies, informed
consent, medical records, quality assessment, and governing
body oversight.
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VERSIONS WITH COMPLETE ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
1. A clinical coordinator notices staff using personal phones to
take photos of patient records to share with a consulting
physician. What is the most immediate action?
A. Document the event after confirming the physician received
the images.
B. Report the incident to the compliance officer and initiate a
privacy breach investigation.
C. Create a new policy allowing encrypted photo sharing.
D. Verbally warn the staff and ask them to delete the photos.
Rationale: B. Taking photos of patient records on personal
devices violates HIPAA unless approved secure systems are used.
1
,The coordinator must report immediately to compliance—HIPAA
breach protocols require prompt investigation and mitigation.
2. Under CLIA ’88, which test category requires the highest
level of oversight and annual unannounced inspections?
A. Waived tests
B. Provider-performed microscopy (PPM)
C. Moderate complexity tests
D. High complexity tests
Rationale: D. High complexity tests require the strictest
standards: director qualifications, regular inspections, proficiency
testing, and QC. Moderate and waived have lower
requirements.
3. A patient’s spouse demands to see the patient’s lab results
at the nursing station. The patient is alert and has not signed a
2
,release. What should the coordinator do?
A. Allow the spouse to view results because they are married.
B. Ask the spouse to wait while you check the patient’s
authorization status.
C. Print the results and hand them to the spouse.
D. Inform the spouse that you cannot share any information
without the patient’s written consent.
Rationale: D. HIPAA prohibits disclosure to family members
unless the patient agrees or is incapacitated with an emergency.
The coordinator must not share.
4. The Joint Commission requires that critical results (e.g.,
panic labs) be reported to a responsible licensed caregiver
within what typical time frame?
A. 60 minutes
B. Immediately but no later than the end of shift
3
, C. As defined by the organization’s policy (generally ≤ 60
minutes)
D. Within 4 hours
Rationale: C. TJC does not specify a universal number but
mandates a defined, timely process. Most accredited
organizations set ≤ 60 minutes for critical results.
5. Which of the following is a CMS Conditions of Participation
(CoP) requirement for clinical services?
A. Written policies on patient rights and informed consent
B. Monthly patient satisfaction surveys
C. Staff parking validation
D. Annual fundraising reports
Rationale: A. CMS CoPs require patient rights policies, informed
consent, medical records, quality assessment, and governing
body oversight.
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