Exam 12: Risk Management, Quality Management, and Utilization Management

The Joint Commission's role in sentinel events includes _____.

Automated databases in the context of risk management _____.

An incident report _____.

How does risk management differ from quality management?

What is the most important way to reduce an organization's risk due to loss or litigation?

Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system _____.

Which is a legal consideration that applies to the retention of health care records?

Which is an example of a sentinel event?

The patient record documentation element that the health information manager can recommend to reduce risks to a health care facility is the _____.

Which involved a combination of planned functions directed toward prudent allocation of medical resources and the administration of appropriate treatment?

HIPAA requires a covered entity to perform a risk analysis and implement standards to protect the institution's health information records.Which is one of those standards?

Quality management is described as a _____.

Before an incident report is admitted into evidence, the document must _____.

Information regarding the competence and conduct of health care practitioners and providers is _____.

Which is an example of a concern that may be addressed as the result of an enterprise risk management assessment?

For which situation would an incident report be generated?

Peer Review Organizations (PROs) _____.

Which data mining technique associated with the electronic health record enhances security and reduces patient risk?

Admissibility refers to _____.

State legislatures have passed laws assigning a "privileged" status to peer review deliberations and review activities, an example of which includes _____.