LEGAL ASPECTS FINAL EXAM LATEST REAL EXAM 200+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS(100%VERIFIED
ANSWERS)|AGRADE
How does risk-management differ from quality management - ANSWER: Risk
management identifies areas of operational and financial loss
State statutes regarding peer review activities - ANSWER: Protect peer review
participants from liability unless they act in Malice
An incident report - ANSWER: May help determine patterns of Health Care activity
that should be altered
HIPAA requires a covered entity to perform a risk analysis and Implement standards
to protect the institutions health information records. Which is one of those
standards? - ANSWER: Documentation of the entities action, which are to be
maintained for 6 years.
Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system________ - ANSWER: Change
reimbursement per diem rates to predetermined rates
The patient record documentation element that the health information manager can
recommend to reduce risks to a healthcare facility is - ANSWER: The complete
documentation of a patient's condition
Which is a non-technical measure that might be employed to enhance security
controls related to healthcare record access - ANSWER: Educating employees of a
how to properly handle information
Which incident will be reported to the risk manager? - ANSWER: Surgical procedures
performed on the wrong site
Peer review committees serve to ______ as part of the quality management process.
- ANSWER: Conduct audits of patient information to compare against established
guidelines
What is the most important way to reduce an organization's risk due to loss or
litigation? - ANSWER: Proper documentation
An adverse incident is defined as a - ANSWER: Events inconsistent with normal
routine operations
Which is an example of a concern that may be addressed as a result of a Enterprise
risk management assessment? - ANSWER: Percentage of uninsured patients seeking
treatment
, The function of analyzing and evaluating all of the risks that affect an organization is
called - ANSWER: Enterprise risk management
Admissibility refers to - ANSWER: Weather information is pertinent and proper for
jury to consider when deciding legal issues
For which situation would an incident report be generated? - ANSWER: Visitor who
slips and Falls but that results in no injury
Automated databases in the context of risk management - ANSWER: May be used to
compile information in an effort to increase prevention of loss
Which is an investigation into a serious event, including clinical and administrative
review? - ANSWER: Root cause analysis
The Joint commission's role in Sentinel events includes - ANSWER: The possibility of
placing the organization on acreditacion watch status
Which is a legal consideration that applies to the retention of healthcare records? -
ANSWER: Length of time required by Statute and regulation
Which is an example of a sentinel event? - ANSWER: Patient reports being aware
during surgery
To protect an incident report from Discovery,_______ - ANSWER: There must be an
established attorney-client relationship
If an incident report is inadvertently released during the discovery process along
with the medical record,_____ applies - ANSWER: Federal rule of evidence 502
State legislators have passed laws assigning a privileged status to peer-review
deliberations and review activities, an example of which includes - ANSWER: Minutes
of peer review committee which are considered immune from Discovery
Before an incident report is admitted into evidence, the document must - ANSWER:
Overcome the application of privileges
Quality management is described as a - ANSWER: Clinical function that seeks to
define Optimum performance
E-sign refers to the - ANSWER: Electronic signatures in global and National
Commerce Act of 2001
Privacy is a means to regulate access to and ensure preservation of data - ANSWER:
False
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS(100%VERIFIED
ANSWERS)|AGRADE
How does risk-management differ from quality management - ANSWER: Risk
management identifies areas of operational and financial loss
State statutes regarding peer review activities - ANSWER: Protect peer review
participants from liability unless they act in Malice
An incident report - ANSWER: May help determine patterns of Health Care activity
that should be altered
HIPAA requires a covered entity to perform a risk analysis and Implement standards
to protect the institutions health information records. Which is one of those
standards? - ANSWER: Documentation of the entities action, which are to be
maintained for 6 years.
Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system________ - ANSWER: Change
reimbursement per diem rates to predetermined rates
The patient record documentation element that the health information manager can
recommend to reduce risks to a healthcare facility is - ANSWER: The complete
documentation of a patient's condition
Which is a non-technical measure that might be employed to enhance security
controls related to healthcare record access - ANSWER: Educating employees of a
how to properly handle information
Which incident will be reported to the risk manager? - ANSWER: Surgical procedures
performed on the wrong site
Peer review committees serve to ______ as part of the quality management process.
- ANSWER: Conduct audits of patient information to compare against established
guidelines
What is the most important way to reduce an organization's risk due to loss or
litigation? - ANSWER: Proper documentation
An adverse incident is defined as a - ANSWER: Events inconsistent with normal
routine operations
Which is an example of a concern that may be addressed as a result of a Enterprise
risk management assessment? - ANSWER: Percentage of uninsured patients seeking
treatment
, The function of analyzing and evaluating all of the risks that affect an organization is
called - ANSWER: Enterprise risk management
Admissibility refers to - ANSWER: Weather information is pertinent and proper for
jury to consider when deciding legal issues
For which situation would an incident report be generated? - ANSWER: Visitor who
slips and Falls but that results in no injury
Automated databases in the context of risk management - ANSWER: May be used to
compile information in an effort to increase prevention of loss
Which is an investigation into a serious event, including clinical and administrative
review? - ANSWER: Root cause analysis
The Joint commission's role in Sentinel events includes - ANSWER: The possibility of
placing the organization on acreditacion watch status
Which is a legal consideration that applies to the retention of healthcare records? -
ANSWER: Length of time required by Statute and regulation
Which is an example of a sentinel event? - ANSWER: Patient reports being aware
during surgery
To protect an incident report from Discovery,_______ - ANSWER: There must be an
established attorney-client relationship
If an incident report is inadvertently released during the discovery process along
with the medical record,_____ applies - ANSWER: Federal rule of evidence 502
State legislators have passed laws assigning a privileged status to peer-review
deliberations and review activities, an example of which includes - ANSWER: Minutes
of peer review committee which are considered immune from Discovery
Before an incident report is admitted into evidence, the document must - ANSWER:
Overcome the application of privileges
Quality management is described as a - ANSWER: Clinical function that seeks to
define Optimum performance
E-sign refers to the - ANSWER: Electronic signatures in global and National
Commerce Act of 2001
Privacy is a means to regulate access to and ensure preservation of data - ANSWER:
False
