Exam 13: Financial Management of Health Information Technology

An American Hospital Association 2010 survey showed that ____ of survey respondents were ready to meet the CMS requirements for meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) systems.

Which of the following includes incentives for the use of electronic prescriptions?

Which Act required electronic health record (EHR) systems to adopt data record standards, follow specific standards for electronic transactions, and have the capability of interfacing with other EHR systems?

Which of the following is true about the National Provider Identifier?

Which of the following is most likely to occur in medical practices in the year following the implementation of ICD-10-CM in the United States?

CPT codes are used for patient diagnoses.

Many healthcare providers use standalone electronic prescription systems, but few of them qualify as eRx systems under MIPPA. Which of the following is the most likely reason why electronic prescription systems do not qualify?

Describe the benefits of electronic prescription systems.

The new international coding system for diseases is the ____________________.

Why do clinicians have to include diagnosis codes (in addition to procedure codes) when submitting claims for medical services to CMS?

The act that provides financial reimbursement to healthcare facilities that meet usage criteria for a certified electronic health record is ____.

According to the Medical Group Management Association, the key to successful implementation of an electronic health record system is ____.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 includes another Act related to electronic health records, called ____________________.

Alternative medicine providers such as acupuncturists are not affected by HIPAA.

A healthcare organization that violates HIPAA security or privacy but does not do so out of willful neglect faces a maximum annual penalty of ____.

In the HITECH act the CMS established four Health Outcomes Policy Priorities that would be used to develop "meaningful use" criteria for electronic health records (EHRs). Give reasons why those priorities are hindering the adoption of qualified EHRs by medical practices.

Which of the following Acts had the greatest financial and logistical impact on healthcare insurance companies?

A physician with a solo practice who switches to and uses a qualified electronic health record system can receive a total incentive payments of up to $____________________ from Medicare and Medicaid combined.

The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) mandates the use of electronic prescriptions (eRx) for Medicare patients.

The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System required by CMS for Medicare patients was based on the Current Procedure Terminology developed and owned by ____.