Exam 16: Health Information Management

HIPAA was developed in part to ensure the confidentiality of medical records.

Most healthcare organizations today strive to exceed quality standards, not just meet them.

Health information management is not a large part of today's healthcare facilities.

One of the most difficult tasks any medical professional faces is dealing with a mistake involving a patient.

Which of the following is not one of Deming's 14 points for management?

Some feel that a(n) __________ is an admission of guilt.

Medical errors can be considered opportunities to improve and refine office policies.

The NCHS keeps statistics on:

Encoded is another word for __________.

An infection that originates in a hospital is a(n) __________ infection.

In 2005, nearly one __________ of U.S.physicians used some form of electronic patient records.

If a thing contains incongruous elements or is markedly distinct in quality or character, it is said to contain __________.

Medical assistants must have a positive __________ about the learning process with regard to new rules and regulations.

Patients have the right to expect their health information be kept __________.

A physician cannot lose his or her license over a medical error.

A situation that is caught or corrected before the patient can be harmed is called a(n):

Quality assurance is concerned with the ___________ of medical services.

A thing that is altered in sequence is said to be __________.

__________, with regard to medical records, is a verification that the record is correct by a signature, initials, or computer keystroke by the maker.

Health information management is a relatively new profession.