HCISPP Practice Questions

Critics of the United States health care system find fault with all of the following EXCEPT:

Vertical integration refers to an organization model that under one ownership.

The inclusion of network-model HMOs in the Health Maintenance Act of 1973 ensured.

Network forms of managed care organization have been referred to as "virtual integration" because.

Integrated medical groups differ from IPAs in that.

The traditional dispersed model of independent private physicians working as solo practitioners or in small groups is in competition with.

All of the following were a result of the Flexner Report in 1910 EXCEPT.

The Physician Assistant (PA) profession was developed in order to.

The single largest health profession in the United States are.

The dramatic increase in the number of physicians since the 1970s is largely due to.

The adequacy of the health profession workforce (ie. supply and demand) can be determined by.

As health care resources increase:

A medical intervention lying on a steeper portion of the aggregate cost-benefit curve indicates a major benefit for a relatively modest cost. An example of such an intervention wou...

Which is not an underlying assumption of a theoretical model of costs and health outcomes?

Price inflation has been a major contributor to the rise of health care costs in the recent decades. This inflation has been due to:

Which is not a "painless" cost control strategy?

The competitive approach to health insurance financing is aimed to.

The intent of patient cost sharing at the point of receiving health care services is to.

Regulatory strategies for health insurance financing seek to control public expenditures for health care by.

The cost controlling strategy that attempts to influence physician behavior by denying payment for services deemed unnecessary is called.

When controlling the type of supply, increasing the amount of generalists could contain costs because.

The continuous quality improvement model (CQI) seeks to.

Clinical practice guidelines are often ineffective in improving quality of care because.

The malpractice liability system negatively impacts quality of care because.

The CQI approach of producing health care "report cards," specifically HEDIS is a tool to encourage health care consumers to choose high-quality caregivers, but often.

Which of the following is a true statement about both the amount and quality of medical services available:

Under HIPAA, what is the entity that processes healthcare claims and performs related functions for a health plan?

When responding to a client's request for information about the disclosure of his/her protected health information, which is NOT required?

Part of Administrative Safeguards under HIPAA is Workforce Security measures. Which is NOT a key element of a Workforce Security Element?

What is impact of the HITECH Act in relation to HIPAA requirements and maintaining client records electronically?

Which is NOT one of the three major categories of Security Safeguards identified by HIPAA in the regulations?

A therapist's client requests an accounting of disclosures of their medical record. What should that therapist do?

Which is NOT consistent with Personnel Clearance Procedures needed to comply with HIPAA Administrative Safeguards?

Marcus is responsible for security management within a HIPAA-covered entity. He is reviewing administrative safeguards and examining the organization's risk analysis. Which element...

Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, who is NOT considered a covered entity?

Which is NOT an element of Security Awareness Training?

Under HIPAA Administrative Simplification, what must covered entities do in relation to submission of claims?

As of 2010, what is different with regard to business associates and HIPAA protections?

HIPAA requires a response and reporting of security incidents. What is required when an organization has an attempted unauthorized access of protected health information?

Under Title II of The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the administrative simplification provision:

What data-related concept identifies or characterizes entities and events in a manner that facilitates an administrative process?

Title I of The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act protects:

Do the same requirements apply to both medical records and mental health records?

HIPAA's Administrative Simplification procedures were prompted by the desire to:

___________ is one of the main objectives of HIPAA.

If a medical entity is in compliance with the Division of Medical Assistance's (DMA's) Health Data Marketing Guidelines, is the entity in compliance with HIPAA guidelines?

If a client requests a restriction for disclosure of a certain part of their PHI to a health plan, the health care provider is:

February 17, 2010 was the effective date for updated changes to HIPAA triggered by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). As part of HITEC...

HIPAA guidelines say employers that sponsor employee group health plans must maintain privacy of which __________________ in secured locations, if kept in the office?

Under HIPAA, Regional Health Information Organizations and Personal Health Record Vendors are considered to be: