HIM 3000 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the most important way to reduce an organization's risk due to loss or litigation?
a. audit trails
b. maintenance of electronic records
c. proper documentation
d. quality review - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. proper documentation
If a healthcare facility sustains physical damage caused by a tornado, the disaster recovery mechanism
which provides the greatest protection of the data is:
a. password management
b. anti-virus automatic software upgrades
c. off-site data storage
d. automatic log-off - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. off-site data storage
Which of the following would you NOT expect to find on an application for medical staff privileges?
a. fellowship/teaching appointments
b. annual salary while in medical school
c. medical education
d. medical society memberships - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. annual salary while in medical school
T/F. Sentinel events and medical errors are synonymous terms. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
Pay for performance
a. links reimbursement by all payers
b. applies only to nursing home reimbursement
c. encourages better health outcomes
d. was eliminated by Medicare - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. encourages better health outcomes
, A registry is a collection of data on diseases which are collected for the purpose of all of the following
EXCEPT:
a. health policy
b. enforcement
c. control
d. prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. enforcement
According to the Joint Commission, which of the following would be classified as a reviewable sentinel
event?
a. patient fell from bed
b. medication error
c. high readmission rate
d. patient suicide - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. patient suicide
What process is followed when a medical staff credentialing coordinator obtains an official certified
transcript directly from the medical school in which an applicant has graduated?
a. primary source verification
b. attestation
c. secondary source verification
d. validation of education - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. primary source verification
T/F. Medical staff bylaws are considered a contract and are legally binding in most states. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
T/F. Reporting of a sentinel event to the Joint Commission is voluntary. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
T/F. When information is released to meet state required reporting laws, the release does not have to
be included in the facility's accounting of disclosures. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
Which is NOT a risk prevention technique to protect electronic health records?
What is the most important way to reduce an organization's risk due to loss or litigation?
a. audit trails
b. maintenance of electronic records
c. proper documentation
d. quality review - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. proper documentation
If a healthcare facility sustains physical damage caused by a tornado, the disaster recovery mechanism
which provides the greatest protection of the data is:
a. password management
b. anti-virus automatic software upgrades
c. off-site data storage
d. automatic log-off - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. off-site data storage
Which of the following would you NOT expect to find on an application for medical staff privileges?
a. fellowship/teaching appointments
b. annual salary while in medical school
c. medical education
d. medical society memberships - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. annual salary while in medical school
T/F. Sentinel events and medical errors are synonymous terms. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
Pay for performance
a. links reimbursement by all payers
b. applies only to nursing home reimbursement
c. encourages better health outcomes
d. was eliminated by Medicare - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. encourages better health outcomes
, A registry is a collection of data on diseases which are collected for the purpose of all of the following
EXCEPT:
a. health policy
b. enforcement
c. control
d. prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. enforcement
According to the Joint Commission, which of the following would be classified as a reviewable sentinel
event?
a. patient fell from bed
b. medication error
c. high readmission rate
d. patient suicide - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. patient suicide
What process is followed when a medical staff credentialing coordinator obtains an official certified
transcript directly from the medical school in which an applicant has graduated?
a. primary source verification
b. attestation
c. secondary source verification
d. validation of education - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. primary source verification
T/F. Medical staff bylaws are considered a contract and are legally binding in most states. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅True
T/F. Reporting of a sentinel event to the Joint Commission is voluntary. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
T/F. When information is released to meet state required reporting laws, the release does not have to
be included in the facility's accounting of disclosures. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
Which is NOT a risk prevention technique to protect electronic health records?
