HCAD 731 FINAL TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
E
1. Why is a medical record important to a health care facility?
a. Medical records are legal documents.
b. Medical records record the care and treatment rendered to patients.
c. Medical records are financially necessary.
d. Medical records are required by law.
e. All of the above are correct choices.
D
2. What must medical records be?
a. Timely
b. Available to anyone wishing to do research
c. Accurate
d. Both a. and c. are correct.
e. All of the above are correct.
E
3. Which of the following are federal laws affecting health information privacy?
a. The Privacy Act of 1974
b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996
c. Health Information for Economic Recovery and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
,d. The Freedom of Information Act.
e. All of the above are correct choices.
E
4. Who owns the medical record?
a. Hospital, if the maker.
b. Patient, if the maker.
c. Physician, if the maker.
d. Both a. and c. are correct choices.
e. All of the above are correct choices.
.
E
5. Which of the following should be included in an information management plan?
a. Goals and Priorities
b. Customer Needs
c. Data Accuracy Improvements
d. Unify Data Collection and Standards
e. All of the above are correct.
E
Which of the following documents are contained within in a medical record?
a. Operative Records
b. Progress Notes
c. Informed Consent Documents
,d. Discharge Plans
e. All of the above are correct choices.
b
8. What year did HIPAA actually take affect?
a. 1996
b. 2003
c. 2006
d. 2004
e. 2001
C
7. What is the proper acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996?
a. HIPPA
b. ZIPAA
c. HIPAA
d. NIPAA
e. FLIPA
D
9. Which of the following apply to medical records in health care?
a. Medical record requirements are controlled by state law.
b. Nurses may access medical record information more than physicians.
c. Federal law may also affect medical record keeping practices.
, d. Medical record handling practices can lead to litigation.
e. All of the above are correct choices.
E
10. What acts below may lead to a legal cause of action related to medical records?
a. Making intentional false entries into the medical record.
b. Failing to maintain the integrity of the medical record.
c. Making illegible entries into the medical record.
d. Both a. and c. are correct choices.
e. All of the above are correct choices.
E
11. Which of the following apply to medical information?
a. May be subject to discovery in legal proceedings.
b. Qualifies as confidential information.
c. Create duties on health professionals arising out of special relationships.
d. Involves issues of trust and confidences.
e. All of the above are correct choices.
E
12. Which of the following are problem areas with respect to our health information?
a. Privacy
b. Security
c. Liability
d. Accountability
e. All of the above are correct choices.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
E
1. Why is a medical record important to a health care facility?
a. Medical records are legal documents.
b. Medical records record the care and treatment rendered to patients.
c. Medical records are financially necessary.
d. Medical records are required by law.
e. All of the above are correct choices.
D
2. What must medical records be?
a. Timely
b. Available to anyone wishing to do research
c. Accurate
d. Both a. and c. are correct.
e. All of the above are correct.
E
3. Which of the following are federal laws affecting health information privacy?
a. The Privacy Act of 1974
b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996
c. Health Information for Economic Recovery and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
,d. The Freedom of Information Act.
e. All of the above are correct choices.
E
4. Who owns the medical record?
a. Hospital, if the maker.
b. Patient, if the maker.
c. Physician, if the maker.
d. Both a. and c. are correct choices.
e. All of the above are correct choices.
.
E
5. Which of the following should be included in an information management plan?
a. Goals and Priorities
b. Customer Needs
c. Data Accuracy Improvements
d. Unify Data Collection and Standards
e. All of the above are correct.
E
Which of the following documents are contained within in a medical record?
a. Operative Records
b. Progress Notes
c. Informed Consent Documents
,d. Discharge Plans
e. All of the above are correct choices.
b
8. What year did HIPAA actually take affect?
a. 1996
b. 2003
c. 2006
d. 2004
e. 2001
C
7. What is the proper acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996?
a. HIPPA
b. ZIPAA
c. HIPAA
d. NIPAA
e. FLIPA
D
9. Which of the following apply to medical records in health care?
a. Medical record requirements are controlled by state law.
b. Nurses may access medical record information more than physicians.
c. Federal law may also affect medical record keeping practices.
, d. Medical record handling practices can lead to litigation.
e. All of the above are correct choices.
E
10. What acts below may lead to a legal cause of action related to medical records?
a. Making intentional false entries into the medical record.
b. Failing to maintain the integrity of the medical record.
c. Making illegible entries into the medical record.
d. Both a. and c. are correct choices.
e. All of the above are correct choices.
E
11. Which of the following apply to medical information?
a. May be subject to discovery in legal proceedings.
b. Qualifies as confidential information.
c. Create duties on health professionals arising out of special relationships.
d. Involves issues of trust and confidences.
e. All of the above are correct choices.
E
12. Which of the following are problem areas with respect to our health information?
a. Privacy
b. Security
c. Liability
d. Accountability
e. All of the above are correct choices.
