National Health Career Association:
Certified EKG Technician, Chapter 1
(Safety, Compliance, & Coordinated
Patient Care) Questions with
Answers
HIPAAA-AAnswerAHealthAInsuranceAPortabilityAandAAccountabilityAActAofA1996
WhatAdoesAHIPAAAdo?A-
AAnswerAHIPAAAprotectsAconfidentialApatientAinformationAbyAestablishingAguidelinesAforAt
heAuseAandAdistributionAofAprotectedAhealthAinformationA(PHI).
WhatAisAPHI?A-AAnswerAProtectedAhealthAinformationA(PHI)AisAanyAhealth-
relatedAinformationAthatAcanAbeArelatedAtoAaAspecificAperson.
WhatAareAcommonAexamplesAofAPHI?A-
AAnswerAExamplesAinclude:AName,AdateAofAbirth,ASocialASecurityAnumber,AphoneAnumber,
AmaritalAstatus,AplaceAofAemployment,Adiseases,AmedicalAtreatments,AmedicalAtests,Amedicat
ions,AandApaymentAforAservices.
WhoAcanAshareAorAuseAPHI?A-
AAnswerATheApatient,AessentialAmedicalAprovidersA(doctors,Anurses,Aetc),AandAstaffAmembe
rsAthatAareAdirectlyAinvolvedAwithAcareAonAaAneed-to-
knowAbasis.ALimitAdiscussionAofAPHIAamongAprovidersAtoAtheAminimumAamountAofAinformat
ionAnecessaryAtoAaccomplishAtheAgoal.
WhoAcanANOTAreceiveAPHI?A-
AAnswerAAnyoneA(friends,Afamily,Astrangers,Aetc)AUNLESSAtheApatientAhasAspecificallyAaut
horizedAtheirAinformationAbeAsharedAwithAthatAspecificAperson.
HealthAProvidersAmustAprovideAaAcopyAofAmedicalArecordsA(uponArequestAbyAtheApatient)Awi
thinAhowAmanyAdays?A-
AAnswerAProvidersAmustAprovideAmedicalArecordsAwithinA30AdaysAofAtheArequest.
, WhatAisAneededAbeforeAanyAEKGA(orAotherAmedicalAtest)AcanAbeAperformed?A-
AAnswerATheApatientAmustAprovideAconsent.AWrittenAconsentAisArequiredAforAmoreAextensi
veAcardiacAtesting,AbutAimpliedAconsentAisAmostAcommonAforAEKGs.
WhatAisAimpliedAconsent?A-
AAnswerAInAanAEKGAsetting,AimpliedAconsentAisAwhenAaApatientAchangesAintoAaAgownA(o
rAremovesAtheirAshirt),AliesAsupineAonAtheAexamAtableA-
AevenAthoughAtheyAhaveAnotAprovidedAwrittenAconsentAforAtheAexam.
WhenAwouldAaAchaperoneAbeAwarrantedAwhenAperformingAanAEKG?A-
AAnswerAWhenAanAEKGAtechnicianAisAperformingAanAEKGAonAaAteenageApatient,AorAaApa
tientAwithAcognitiveAdeficits.
OftenAaAparent,AfamilyAguardian,AorA(inAsomeAcases)AaAcourtAappointedAguardian.
IfAaApatientAasksAforAtheirAEKGAresults,AwhatAinformationAmayAtheAEKGATechnicianAshare?
A-
AAnswerATheAEKGAtechnicianAmayAshareAthatAtheAtestAwasAsuccessfullyAperformed,AandA
willAbeAinterpretedAbyAtheAprovider.
TheAEKGAtechnicianAmayANOTAinterpretAtheAEKGAforAtheApatient.
WhatAisAmedicalAasepsis?A-
AAnswerAAkaA"CleanAtechnique",AmedicalAasepsisAconsistsAofAtheAremovalAorAreductionAo
fAmicro-organismsAafterAtheyAleaveAtheAbodyAinAorderAtoAbreakAtheAchainAofAinfection.
WhatAisAtheAmostAcommonAexampleAofAmedicalAasepsisAtechnique?A-
AAnswerAHandwashing
WhatAisAtheAbestAwayAtoAbreakAtheAchainAofAinfection?A-AAnswerAHandwashing
WhenAshouldAEKGAtechAwashAtheirAhands?A-
AAnswerABeforeAandAafterAeveryApatientAencounter
WhatAisAstandardAprecautions?A-
AAnswerATreatingAeveryApersonAasAifAtheyAareAcarriersAofAbloodeAborneApathogens
Certified EKG Technician, Chapter 1
(Safety, Compliance, & Coordinated
Patient Care) Questions with
Answers
HIPAAA-AAnswerAHealthAInsuranceAPortabilityAandAAccountabilityAActAofA1996
WhatAdoesAHIPAAAdo?A-
AAnswerAHIPAAAprotectsAconfidentialApatientAinformationAbyAestablishingAguidelinesAforAt
heAuseAandAdistributionAofAprotectedAhealthAinformationA(PHI).
WhatAisAPHI?A-AAnswerAProtectedAhealthAinformationA(PHI)AisAanyAhealth-
relatedAinformationAthatAcanAbeArelatedAtoAaAspecificAperson.
WhatAareAcommonAexamplesAofAPHI?A-
AAnswerAExamplesAinclude:AName,AdateAofAbirth,ASocialASecurityAnumber,AphoneAnumber,
AmaritalAstatus,AplaceAofAemployment,Adiseases,AmedicalAtreatments,AmedicalAtests,Amedicat
ions,AandApaymentAforAservices.
WhoAcanAshareAorAuseAPHI?A-
AAnswerATheApatient,AessentialAmedicalAprovidersA(doctors,Anurses,Aetc),AandAstaffAmembe
rsAthatAareAdirectlyAinvolvedAwithAcareAonAaAneed-to-
knowAbasis.ALimitAdiscussionAofAPHIAamongAprovidersAtoAtheAminimumAamountAofAinformat
ionAnecessaryAtoAaccomplishAtheAgoal.
WhoAcanANOTAreceiveAPHI?A-
AAnswerAAnyoneA(friends,Afamily,Astrangers,Aetc)AUNLESSAtheApatientAhasAspecificallyAaut
horizedAtheirAinformationAbeAsharedAwithAthatAspecificAperson.
HealthAProvidersAmustAprovideAaAcopyAofAmedicalArecordsA(uponArequestAbyAtheApatient)Awi
thinAhowAmanyAdays?A-
AAnswerAProvidersAmustAprovideAmedicalArecordsAwithinA30AdaysAofAtheArequest.
, WhatAisAneededAbeforeAanyAEKGA(orAotherAmedicalAtest)AcanAbeAperformed?A-
AAnswerATheApatientAmustAprovideAconsent.AWrittenAconsentAisArequiredAforAmoreAextensi
veAcardiacAtesting,AbutAimpliedAconsentAisAmostAcommonAforAEKGs.
WhatAisAimpliedAconsent?A-
AAnswerAInAanAEKGAsetting,AimpliedAconsentAisAwhenAaApatientAchangesAintoAaAgownA(o
rAremovesAtheirAshirt),AliesAsupineAonAtheAexamAtableA-
AevenAthoughAtheyAhaveAnotAprovidedAwrittenAconsentAforAtheAexam.
WhenAwouldAaAchaperoneAbeAwarrantedAwhenAperformingAanAEKG?A-
AAnswerAWhenAanAEKGAtechnicianAisAperformingAanAEKGAonAaAteenageApatient,AorAaApa
tientAwithAcognitiveAdeficits.
OftenAaAparent,AfamilyAguardian,AorA(inAsomeAcases)AaAcourtAappointedAguardian.
IfAaApatientAasksAforAtheirAEKGAresults,AwhatAinformationAmayAtheAEKGATechnicianAshare?
A-
AAnswerATheAEKGAtechnicianAmayAshareAthatAtheAtestAwasAsuccessfullyAperformed,AandA
willAbeAinterpretedAbyAtheAprovider.
TheAEKGAtechnicianAmayANOTAinterpretAtheAEKGAforAtheApatient.
WhatAisAmedicalAasepsis?A-
AAnswerAAkaA"CleanAtechnique",AmedicalAasepsisAconsistsAofAtheAremovalAorAreductionAo
fAmicro-organismsAafterAtheyAleaveAtheAbodyAinAorderAtoAbreakAtheAchainAofAinfection.
WhatAisAtheAmostAcommonAexampleAofAmedicalAasepsisAtechnique?A-
AAnswerAHandwashing
WhatAisAtheAbestAwayAtoAbreakAtheAchainAofAinfection?A-AAnswerAHandwashing
WhenAshouldAEKGAtechAwashAtheirAhands?A-
AAnswerABeforeAandAafterAeveryApatientAencounter
WhatAisAstandardAprecautions?A-
AAnswerATreatingAeveryApersonAasAifAtheyAareAcarriersAofAbloodeAborneApathogens
