HIT 120 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Information governance - Answers - An organizarion-wide framework for managing
information throughout its lifecycle and for supporting the organization's strategy,
operations, regulatory, legal, risk, and environmental requirements.
Meaning: the information must be managed to ensure the needs of the organization are
ket.
Certification - Answers - A credential earned by demonstrating specific skills or
knowledge usually tied to an occupation, technology, or industry.
Certification - Answers - Usually offered by a professional organization or a company
that specializes in a particular field or technology.
Board of Registration - Answers - A certification board, instituted in 1933, that
developed the baseline by which to measure qualified health record librarians.
Board of Registration - Answers - Developed the eligibility criteria for registration and
developed and administered a national qualifying examination.
Registration - Answers - The act of enrolling.
Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Informarion Manafemwnt
(CCHIIM) - Answers - Functions as the Board of Registration today.
Credential - Answers - A formal agreement granting an individual permission to
practice in a profession, usually conferred by a national professional organization
dedicated to a specific area of healthcare practice; or the accordance of permission by a
healthcare organization to a licensed, independent practitioner (physician, nurse
practitioner, or other professional) to practice in a specific area of specialty within that
organization.
Credential - Answers - Usually requires an applicant to pass an examination to obtain
it initially and then to participate in continuing education activities to maintain it
thereafter.
Informatics - Answers - A field of study that focuses on the use of technology to
improve access to, and utilization of, information.
Data analytics - Answers - The science of examining raw data with the purpose of
finding patterns, trends, & drawing conclusions about that information.
Data analytics - Answers - When data is analyzed to determine what services increase
revenue for the healthcare organization and which ones incur a loss.
,Data analytics - Answers - Includes healthcare statistics, research methods, and
interpretation.
Data use - Answers - The ability to use technology to collect, store, analyze, and
manage information, including the ability to use data visualization methods.
Ex:: a graph or chart may be created to show the trends of inpatient admissions over
time.
CAHIIM - Answers - The organization that accredits HIM education programs is:
a. Joint Commission
b. CAHIIM
c. AHIMA
d. CCHIIM
Code of Ethics - Answers - A statement of ethical principles regarding business
practices and professional behavior.
Volunteers - Answers - People in AHIMA organization that establishes the
organization's mission and goals, develops policy, and provides oversight for the
organization's operations.
Staff - Answers - People in AHIMA that carry out the operational tasks necessary to
support the organization's mission and goals.
Board of directors - Answers - The AHIMA _____________ governs the association.
They set the organizational strategy, maintain fiscal oversight, & act as trustees of the
organization. The business and affair of AHIMA are managed by or under the direction
of this group.
House of Delegates - Answers - Governs the professions of health information
management by providing a forum for membership and professional issues and to
establish and maintain professional standards of the membership.
Component state associations (CSAs) - Answers - Professional associations that
support the mission and views of AHIMA in their state. Provide their members with
professional education, networking, and representation.
CCHIIM - Answers - Dedicated to ensuring the competency of HIM professionals.
Serves the public by establishing, implementing, & enforcing standards and procedures
for certification and recertification of HIM professionals.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Answers - HITECH was a portion
of which bill?
,a. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
b. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
c. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
d. Public Law 98-21 of 1983
Nurses - Answers - Traditionally physicians alone determine the timely and effective
interventions in response to a wide range of problems related to a patient's treatment,
comfort, and safety. Who else are playing a wider role in this function?
a. Nurses
b. Physical Therapists
c. Utilization Specialists
d. Quality Improvement Specialists
Home health - Answers - Which of the following is the fastest-growing sector to offer
services for Medicare recipients?
a. Urgent care
b. Long term care
c. Hospice
d. Home health
Public Law 89-97 of 1965 - Answers - Which of the following federal laws created
Medicare and Medicaid?
a. Social Security Act of 1935
b. Public Law 92-603 of 1972
c. Public Law 89-97 of 1965
d. Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982
Surgeon General of the United States - Answers - Who is appointed by the President
of the United States to provide leadership and science-based recommendations about
the public's health?
a. Chief Executive Officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
b. Surgeon General of the United States
c. Secretary of Health and Human Services
d. President of the National Institutes of Health
, Medical staff bylaws - Answers - The medical staff operates according to a pre-
determined set of policies called ___________.
a. Policies and procedures
b. Medical staff bylaws
c. Medical staff credentials
d. Legal guidelines
Physician and Surgeon - Answers - Two types of practitioners can hold the degree of
Doctor of Medicine. They are:
a. Chiropractor and Surgeon
b. Physician and Podiatrist
c. Physician and Surgeon
d. Physician and Osteopath
Licensed - Answers - What is the name of the type of beds in a hospital that are
defined by those authorized by the state?
a. Staffed
b. Licensed
c. Regulated
d. Certified
Clinical - Answers - What is the name given to the privileges assigned to physicians to
provide clinical services in a hospital?
a. Medical
b. Admission
c. Health
d. Clinica
CAHIIM - Answers - Which of the following is the accreditation organization for HIM
programs?
a. Board of Directors
b. House of Delegates
c. CCHIIM
d. CAHIIM
Hospitalist - Answers - A physician who specializes in the car of inpatient hospital
patients.
Allied health professionals - Answers - Health professionals (other than RNs,
physicians, and physician assistants) who have received a certificate, associate degree,
Information governance - Answers - An organizarion-wide framework for managing
information throughout its lifecycle and for supporting the organization's strategy,
operations, regulatory, legal, risk, and environmental requirements.
Meaning: the information must be managed to ensure the needs of the organization are
ket.
Certification - Answers - A credential earned by demonstrating specific skills or
knowledge usually tied to an occupation, technology, or industry.
Certification - Answers - Usually offered by a professional organization or a company
that specializes in a particular field or technology.
Board of Registration - Answers - A certification board, instituted in 1933, that
developed the baseline by which to measure qualified health record librarians.
Board of Registration - Answers - Developed the eligibility criteria for registration and
developed and administered a national qualifying examination.
Registration - Answers - The act of enrolling.
Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Informarion Manafemwnt
(CCHIIM) - Answers - Functions as the Board of Registration today.
Credential - Answers - A formal agreement granting an individual permission to
practice in a profession, usually conferred by a national professional organization
dedicated to a specific area of healthcare practice; or the accordance of permission by a
healthcare organization to a licensed, independent practitioner (physician, nurse
practitioner, or other professional) to practice in a specific area of specialty within that
organization.
Credential - Answers - Usually requires an applicant to pass an examination to obtain
it initially and then to participate in continuing education activities to maintain it
thereafter.
Informatics - Answers - A field of study that focuses on the use of technology to
improve access to, and utilization of, information.
Data analytics - Answers - The science of examining raw data with the purpose of
finding patterns, trends, & drawing conclusions about that information.
Data analytics - Answers - When data is analyzed to determine what services increase
revenue for the healthcare organization and which ones incur a loss.
,Data analytics - Answers - Includes healthcare statistics, research methods, and
interpretation.
Data use - Answers - The ability to use technology to collect, store, analyze, and
manage information, including the ability to use data visualization methods.
Ex:: a graph or chart may be created to show the trends of inpatient admissions over
time.
CAHIIM - Answers - The organization that accredits HIM education programs is:
a. Joint Commission
b. CAHIIM
c. AHIMA
d. CCHIIM
Code of Ethics - Answers - A statement of ethical principles regarding business
practices and professional behavior.
Volunteers - Answers - People in AHIMA organization that establishes the
organization's mission and goals, develops policy, and provides oversight for the
organization's operations.
Staff - Answers - People in AHIMA that carry out the operational tasks necessary to
support the organization's mission and goals.
Board of directors - Answers - The AHIMA _____________ governs the association.
They set the organizational strategy, maintain fiscal oversight, & act as trustees of the
organization. The business and affair of AHIMA are managed by or under the direction
of this group.
House of Delegates - Answers - Governs the professions of health information
management by providing a forum for membership and professional issues and to
establish and maintain professional standards of the membership.
Component state associations (CSAs) - Answers - Professional associations that
support the mission and views of AHIMA in their state. Provide their members with
professional education, networking, and representation.
CCHIIM - Answers - Dedicated to ensuring the competency of HIM professionals.
Serves the public by establishing, implementing, & enforcing standards and procedures
for certification and recertification of HIM professionals.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Answers - HITECH was a portion
of which bill?
,a. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
b. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
c. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
d. Public Law 98-21 of 1983
Nurses - Answers - Traditionally physicians alone determine the timely and effective
interventions in response to a wide range of problems related to a patient's treatment,
comfort, and safety. Who else are playing a wider role in this function?
a. Nurses
b. Physical Therapists
c. Utilization Specialists
d. Quality Improvement Specialists
Home health - Answers - Which of the following is the fastest-growing sector to offer
services for Medicare recipients?
a. Urgent care
b. Long term care
c. Hospice
d. Home health
Public Law 89-97 of 1965 - Answers - Which of the following federal laws created
Medicare and Medicaid?
a. Social Security Act of 1935
b. Public Law 92-603 of 1972
c. Public Law 89-97 of 1965
d. Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982
Surgeon General of the United States - Answers - Who is appointed by the President
of the United States to provide leadership and science-based recommendations about
the public's health?
a. Chief Executive Officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
b. Surgeon General of the United States
c. Secretary of Health and Human Services
d. President of the National Institutes of Health
, Medical staff bylaws - Answers - The medical staff operates according to a pre-
determined set of policies called ___________.
a. Policies and procedures
b. Medical staff bylaws
c. Medical staff credentials
d. Legal guidelines
Physician and Surgeon - Answers - Two types of practitioners can hold the degree of
Doctor of Medicine. They are:
a. Chiropractor and Surgeon
b. Physician and Podiatrist
c. Physician and Surgeon
d. Physician and Osteopath
Licensed - Answers - What is the name of the type of beds in a hospital that are
defined by those authorized by the state?
a. Staffed
b. Licensed
c. Regulated
d. Certified
Clinical - Answers - What is the name given to the privileges assigned to physicians to
provide clinical services in a hospital?
a. Medical
b. Admission
c. Health
d. Clinica
CAHIIM - Answers - Which of the following is the accreditation organization for HIM
programs?
a. Board of Directors
b. House of Delegates
c. CCHIIM
d. CAHIIM
Hospitalist - Answers - A physician who specializes in the car of inpatient hospital
patients.
Allied health professionals - Answers - Health professionals (other than RNs,
physicians, and physician assistants) who have received a certificate, associate degree,
