JB Learning Chapter 3 RHIT questions and
answers(latest update ,graded A+
The Joint Commission's quality improvement activities for health record documentation include
all but which of the following core performance measures for hospitals?
HIV - answer Which of the following govern(s) the operation of a hospital medical staff?
Bylaws
The fourth major source of law in the United States is called
Common law - answer Authorizations are always required for the use or disclosure of
pychotherapy notes except in which of the following situations:
Authorizations are always required for the use or disclosure of pychotherapy notes except in
which of the following situations:
carry out payment, treatment, and operations - answer Public health laws mandate reporting
of certain diseases, which do not require the patient's consent for release of this information.
These include:
births and cancer cases
Which Act requires that records pertaining to the executive branch of the federal government
be available to the public?
Freedom of Information Act - answer In a non-emergent situation, protected health
information may be released to another hospital with the:
written authorization of the patient
Which of the following is an example of respondeat superior?
, The hospital is held responsible for a pharmacist medication error. - answer According to the
American Health Information Management Association, the suggested retention schedule for
the master patient index is how long?
Permanently
A nurse employed by your hospital gossiped about a discharged inpatient, which resulted in the
patient's good reputation being questioned by his neighbor. This is known as what?
Slander - answer A properly completed and signed authorization is required for release of all
health information, except when a(n):
patient presents to the hospital with a highly contagious disease that must be reported so the
state health department.
The _____________ is responsible for conducting and monitoring audits, inspections, and
investigations regarding programs or projects sponsored by the DHHS.
Office of the Inspector General - answer Metadata can be defined as
Information about an electronic record
The directory of patients maintained by a covered entity:
allows patients to restrict information maintained on them in the directory - answer An
incompetent adult is an individual who is no longer capable of controlling his or her action due
to all EXCEPT which of the following?
All of the above
disability, injury, illness
A third-party payer has requested copies of a patient's records. The patient has been diagnosed
as having AIDS. The hospital's policy for release of information in this instance should ensure
that the:
answers(latest update ,graded A+
The Joint Commission's quality improvement activities for health record documentation include
all but which of the following core performance measures for hospitals?
HIV - answer Which of the following govern(s) the operation of a hospital medical staff?
Bylaws
The fourth major source of law in the United States is called
Common law - answer Authorizations are always required for the use or disclosure of
pychotherapy notes except in which of the following situations:
Authorizations are always required for the use or disclosure of pychotherapy notes except in
which of the following situations:
carry out payment, treatment, and operations - answer Public health laws mandate reporting
of certain diseases, which do not require the patient's consent for release of this information.
These include:
births and cancer cases
Which Act requires that records pertaining to the executive branch of the federal government
be available to the public?
Freedom of Information Act - answer In a non-emergent situation, protected health
information may be released to another hospital with the:
written authorization of the patient
Which of the following is an example of respondeat superior?
, The hospital is held responsible for a pharmacist medication error. - answer According to the
American Health Information Management Association, the suggested retention schedule for
the master patient index is how long?
Permanently
A nurse employed by your hospital gossiped about a discharged inpatient, which resulted in the
patient's good reputation being questioned by his neighbor. This is known as what?
Slander - answer A properly completed and signed authorization is required for release of all
health information, except when a(n):
patient presents to the hospital with a highly contagious disease that must be reported so the
state health department.
The _____________ is responsible for conducting and monitoring audits, inspections, and
investigations regarding programs or projects sponsored by the DHHS.
Office of the Inspector General - answer Metadata can be defined as
Information about an electronic record
The directory of patients maintained by a covered entity:
allows patients to restrict information maintained on them in the directory - answer An
incompetent adult is an individual who is no longer capable of controlling his or her action due
to all EXCEPT which of the following?
All of the above
disability, injury, illness
A third-party payer has requested copies of a patient's records. The patient has been diagnosed
as having AIDS. The hospital's policy for release of information in this instance should ensure
that the:
