HCISPP Practice Questions

Who was the first to identity syphilis?

Assigning numeric and alphanumeric codes to diagnoses, procedures and services.

Discovered the immunity to small pox.

He discovered X-Rays.

Believed that germs caused death and founded aseptic surgery.

____________ is a accrediting community bases health care organization (home health, Hospice). It has received deeming authority from CMS for home health, hospice and home medical...

Who founded the Pennsylvania Hospital?

Who was the first company to give their employees health insurance? What was the health insurance?

What time period was the polio vaccine licensed?

Is concised, accurate records of actions taken and decisions made during the meeting.

They examine cost of claims to determine whether it is a reasonable or necessary, according to diagnosis.

Is a voluntary process that a health care facility or organization undergoes to demonstrate that is has met standards.

He discovered Penicillin.

Was known for identifying anthrax.

Acts on reports and recommendations from medical staff committees.

The Hippocratic Oath was in the Medieval time period.

Learned that microbes are living and caused disease. Also learned that killing the microbes helped to stop that disease.

This Hospital makes up 60% of hospitals in the United States. It is owned by religious or volunteer groups and is not for profit.

Flemming discovered The Cannon of Medicine.

__________ is a license to operate.

Assembly and analysis of a discharged patients record chart.

This type of hospital makes up 25% of hospitals in the United States and his a not for profit hospital.

The titles of CEO, CFO, CIO and COO can be found here.

A patient is admitted into the E.R with 3rd degree burns through out their body. The physician on staff sends them to a burn center. What type of care are they in?

Provides assistance, advice and information to the patient.

__________ Collects cancer Data.

Was an early expression of medical ethics and reflected high ideals.

What kind of personally identifiable health information is protected by HIPAA privacy rule?

If you suspect someone is violating the facility's privacy policy, you should:

HIPAA security and privacy regulations apply to:

If a person has the ability to access facility of company systems or applications, they have a right to view any information contained in that system or application.

Copies of patient information may be disposed of in any garbage can in the facility.

The criminal penalties for improperly disclosing patient health information can be as high as fines of $250,000 and prison sentences of up to 10 years.

Protected health information is anything that connects a patient to his or her health information.

Confidentiality protections cover not just a patient's health-related information, such as his or her diagnosis, but also other identifying information such as social security numb...

Which of the following are some common features designed to protect confidentiality of health information contained in patient medical records?

Confidential information must not be shared with another unless the recipient has:

What is the standard for accessing patient information?

You are approached by an individual who tells you that he is here to work on the computers and wants you to open a door for him or point the way to a workstation. How do you respon...

Which of the following is NOT a best practice for privacy and security?

You always abide by the HIPAA privacy rule.

PHI stands for Private Health Information.

Clients need to receive a copy of Notice of Privacy Practices.

Confidentiality means that data is not to be made available to unauthorized persons.

How many major concepts are associated with the privacy rule?

Which of the following information is generally considered confidential?

A person's phone number is not considered PHI because it can be located in an online or paper telephone directory.

If you see other staff violating privacy policies you should?

You work in the billing department of your agency and while processing claims, you notice the name of someone you know. Since you are curious, you decide to investigate and you pul...

You receive a call from staff at a local hospital stating that they need information regarding a former client of yours who is scheduled for surgery. They fax you a release of info...