INFO 320 Quiz 2
Question 1 Question 1
1 out of 1 points
E-mailing fraudulent claims from an office in Houston, Texas, to a Medicare facility in
Washington, D.C., for medical care not actually performed would constitute what?
Selected Answer: a.
Wire fraud as well as a violation of the False Claims Act
Response Such interstate e-mailing of fradulent information would be wire fraud as well
Feedback: as a breach of the False Claims Act. Such a breach could be a civil as well as
criminal case. Unbundling involves fraudulently increasing revenue by
separately billing for individual parts of a typically bundled service, which
isn’t what is happening in the question.
Question 1 Question 2
1 out of 1 points
John T. James’s recent study, published in 2013, found how many premature deaths
associated with preventable harm to patients in the United States every year?
Selected Answer: a.
400,000
Response The James report revealed some 400,000 premature deaths due to preventable
Feedback: harm to patients in U.S. healthcare facilities every year. The report also
suggests that some 10 to 20 times that number of patients received serious,
but sublethal, preventable harm.
Question 1 Question 3
1 out of 1 points
It is important to monitor and track unintended consequences of health IT implementation
, because:
Selected Answer: d.
not much is known and we need to learn more.
Response Research in this area is just beginning, but even without knowing all the
Feedback: details, monitoring and tracking of the unplanned or unexpected
consequences are important, so we can learn more about the issues to inform
the future.
Question 1 Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Powers granted to both the federal and state governments are known as what?
Selected Answer: b.
Concurrent powers
Response Concurrent powers are given to both the federal and state governments at
Feedback: the same time, such as the ability to regulate the privacy of PHI.
Question 1 Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Several United States (US) governmental processes and structures help regulate health
information technology. Which federal agency regulates development of new health IT
devices and is responsible for enforcement of competition in the healthcare market?
Selected Answer: d.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Response The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulates development of new health IT
Feedback: devices and is responsible for enforcement of competition in the healthcare
market. Regulatory authority is spread over several agencies. The CMS issues
regulations for Medicaid and Medicare, including information about
appropriate billing and coding, issues the Conditions of Participation which
govern the accreditation standards, and is responsible for some enforcement of
Stark and Anti-Kickback laws. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
regulates and approves new drugs and medical devices and issues regulations
about drug interactions, safe storage and handling of drugs, and counterfeiting
of drugs or devices. The ONC is responsible for establishing programs and
regulations to improve safety, quality of care, and efficiency through health IT.
It also establishes standards and certification criteria for EHRs. Other agencies
with responsibility concerning regulatory framework for health IT include
State Medical Boards and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
, REF: Pages 424, 431, Box 25-2
Question 1 Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Which definition most accurately describes privacy?
Selected c.
Answer: The rights of individuals to control access to their person or information
about themselves
Response Privacy is the rights of individuals to control access to their person or
Feedback: information about themselves. Security is defined as the means to ensure
health record privacy and confidentiality. Data integrity is defined as the
accuracy and completeness of health information. A threat is an act that has
the potential to cause harm to an informational asset.
Question 1 Question 7
1 out of 1 points
The HITECH portion of ARRA was meant to do all of the following EXCEPT:
Selected c.
Answer: coordinate healthcare delivery standards with international healthcare
bodies.
Response HITECH was focused on EHRs and supporting the exchange of health and
Feedback: healthcare information. It was not related to international healthcare delivery
of care standardizations.
Question 1 Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Which example constitutes an internal security event?
Selected d.
Answer: A system administrator installed a new server without any security
measures.
Response Internal events are those perpetrated (usually accidentally) by people within
Feedback: an institution. A system administrator not taking proper security measures
would be an example of this. The remaining examples are all external events.
Question 1 Question 1
1 out of 1 points
E-mailing fraudulent claims from an office in Houston, Texas, to a Medicare facility in
Washington, D.C., for medical care not actually performed would constitute what?
Selected Answer: a.
Wire fraud as well as a violation of the False Claims Act
Response Such interstate e-mailing of fradulent information would be wire fraud as well
Feedback: as a breach of the False Claims Act. Such a breach could be a civil as well as
criminal case. Unbundling involves fraudulently increasing revenue by
separately billing for individual parts of a typically bundled service, which
isn’t what is happening in the question.
Question 1 Question 2
1 out of 1 points
John T. James’s recent study, published in 2013, found how many premature deaths
associated with preventable harm to patients in the United States every year?
Selected Answer: a.
400,000
Response The James report revealed some 400,000 premature deaths due to preventable
Feedback: harm to patients in U.S. healthcare facilities every year. The report also
suggests that some 10 to 20 times that number of patients received serious,
but sublethal, preventable harm.
Question 1 Question 3
1 out of 1 points
It is important to monitor and track unintended consequences of health IT implementation
, because:
Selected Answer: d.
not much is known and we need to learn more.
Response Research in this area is just beginning, but even without knowing all the
Feedback: details, monitoring and tracking of the unplanned or unexpected
consequences are important, so we can learn more about the issues to inform
the future.
Question 1 Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Powers granted to both the federal and state governments are known as what?
Selected Answer: b.
Concurrent powers
Response Concurrent powers are given to both the federal and state governments at
Feedback: the same time, such as the ability to regulate the privacy of PHI.
Question 1 Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Several United States (US) governmental processes and structures help regulate health
information technology. Which federal agency regulates development of new health IT
devices and is responsible for enforcement of competition in the healthcare market?
Selected Answer: d.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Response The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulates development of new health IT
Feedback: devices and is responsible for enforcement of competition in the healthcare
market. Regulatory authority is spread over several agencies. The CMS issues
regulations for Medicaid and Medicare, including information about
appropriate billing and coding, issues the Conditions of Participation which
govern the accreditation standards, and is responsible for some enforcement of
Stark and Anti-Kickback laws. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
regulates and approves new drugs and medical devices and issues regulations
about drug interactions, safe storage and handling of drugs, and counterfeiting
of drugs or devices. The ONC is responsible for establishing programs and
regulations to improve safety, quality of care, and efficiency through health IT.
It also establishes standards and certification criteria for EHRs. Other agencies
with responsibility concerning regulatory framework for health IT include
State Medical Boards and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
, REF: Pages 424, 431, Box 25-2
Question 1 Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Which definition most accurately describes privacy?
Selected c.
Answer: The rights of individuals to control access to their person or information
about themselves
Response Privacy is the rights of individuals to control access to their person or
Feedback: information about themselves. Security is defined as the means to ensure
health record privacy and confidentiality. Data integrity is defined as the
accuracy and completeness of health information. A threat is an act that has
the potential to cause harm to an informational asset.
Question 1 Question 7
1 out of 1 points
The HITECH portion of ARRA was meant to do all of the following EXCEPT:
Selected c.
Answer: coordinate healthcare delivery standards with international healthcare
bodies.
Response HITECH was focused on EHRs and supporting the exchange of health and
Feedback: healthcare information. It was not related to international healthcare delivery
of care standardizations.
Question 1 Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Which example constitutes an internal security event?
Selected d.
Answer: A system administrator installed a new server without any security
measures.
Response Internal events are those perpetrated (usually accidentally) by people within
Feedback: an institution. A system administrator not taking proper security measures
would be an example of this. The remaining examples are all external events.
