Exam 16: The Role of Computers in Health Insurance

Although EMRs may be the wave of the future,hackers ultimately may be able to penetrate EMRs despite security precautions.

Specific areas of administrative simplification addressed by HIPAA include all but which of the following?

____are among the administrative simplifications addressed by HIPAA.Briefly explain the purpose of identifiers in your own words.

The numbers used in the administration of healthcare to distinguish individual healthcare providers,health plans,employers,and patients are:

List at least four of the six ways computers are commonly used today from a health insurance perspective.

The most cost-effective way of submitting claims when submitting primarily to one carrier is by using:

One of the main concerns of electronic medical records is:

Identify which of the following is not one of the three main components of meaningful use.

A physician,practitioner,facility,or supplier with fewer than 10 full-time equivalent employees can be considered a/an:

The Secretary of HHS grants a "waiver" for the electronic claims submission mandate for "unusual circumstances." Identify two of these "unusual circumstances."

List two concerns with electronic medical records.

Standards for electronic healthcare transactions changed from Version 4010/4010A1 to Version 5010 in January of 2012,which accommodates the ______________ codes.

An electronic file wherein patients' health information is stored in a computer system is called a/an _______________.

____are among the administrative simplifications addressed by HIPAA.Briefly explain the purpose of security standards in your own words.

Disadvantages to EMRs include all except which of the following?

Claims submitted via direct data entry (DDE)fall under the category of "other type of electronic claims" and are not subject to the "rule."

A medical facility,physician,practitioner,or supplier with fewer than 10 FTEs is called a "small supplier."

The Secretary of HHS finds that a waiver of the electronic submission requirement is appropriate in the case of _____________.

A hospital,skilled nursing facility,home health agency,or hospice with fewer than 25 FTEs is called a/an ______________.

A(n)_____ acts as an intermediary between the medical facility and the insurance carrier.