Question 1

What is metadata?

Accepted Answer

A) Data stored off site in a cold storage facility 
B) A set of data that provides information about how, when, and by whom data are collected, formatted, and stored 
C) A backup copy of all data within an organization 
D) A set of data that is transferred electronically over high-speed telephone lines to another site and set to expire at the correct time 
A) Data stored off site in a cold storage facility 
B) A set of data that provides information about how, when, and by whom data are collected, formatted, and stored 
C) A backup copy of all data within an organization 
D) A set of data that is transferred electronically over high-speed telephone lines to another site and set to expire at the correct time B

Question 2

Post-disaster recovery expenses usually exceed anticipated costs, leading to changes in recovery strategies that can be used for future disasters. What can planners do to minimize the budget variations?

Accepted Answer

A) Hold mock disasters. 
B) Increase the budget line in anticipation of a disaster. 
C) Set aside funds to supplement the budget. 
D) Complete the grant writing process to supplement the existing budget. 
A) Hold mock disasters. 
B) Increase the budget line in anticipation of a disaster. 
C) Set aside funds to supplement the budget. 
D) Complete the grant writing process to supplement the existing budget. A

Question 3

Which of the following is not a benefit of an effective disaster plan?

Accepted Answer

A) Limits the loss of data 
B) Increase in the budget line to prepare for future disasters 
C) Limits loss of equipment 
D) Offers a logical system to employ during an unforeseen disaster 
A) Limits the loss of data 
B) Increase in the budget line to prepare for future disasters 
C) Limits loss of equipment 
D) Offers a logical system to employ during an unforeseen disaster B

Question 4

Which of the following are stages of the continuity life cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) Organizational structure and objectives 
B) Analysis 
C) Implementation 
D) Solution design 
E) Testing and acceptance
F)None of the above. 
A) Organizational structure and objectives 
B) Analysis 
C) Implementation 
D) Solution design 
E) Testing and acceptance
F)None of the above.

Question 5

Many health care agencies lack the infrastructure to accommodate and support information systems (IS) during an environmental disaster. Which of the following can threaten IS during an environmental disaster?

Accepted Answer

A) A 10-day supply of fuel to power generators 
B) Presence of excessive heat 
C) Underground power lines 
D) Housing IS in areas above the first floor 
A) A 10-day supply of fuel to power generators 
B) Presence of excessive heat 
C) Underground power lines 
D) Housing IS in areas above the first floor

Question 6

A continuity plan is a critical aspect of an organization's risk management strategy and is instrumental to its survival in the aftermath of a disaster. Tolerance for IT downtime is rapidly declining; a recent survey set the figure at how many hours or less?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 hours 
B) 10 hours 
C) 18 hours 
D) 24 hours 
A) 5 hours 
B) 10 hours 
C) 18 hours 
D) 24 hours

Question 7

____________________________ is broadly defined as the process that seeks to ensure organizations are capable of withstanding any disruption to normal functioning

Accepted Answer

Business continuity management 
Rational

Question 8

The second step in continuity planning is the development of the plan itself. This step determines the probabilities of all types of disasters, their impact on critical functions, and which of the following other concerns?

Accepted Answer

A) Business impact analysis 
B) Systematic evaluation 
C) Factors necessary to restore services 
D) Policies, procedures and vendor contracts 
A) Business impact analysis 
B) Systematic evaluation 
C) Factors necessary to restore services 
D) Policies, procedures and vendor contracts

Question 9

The focus of disaster planning in electronic health care information should be on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Ensuring that all patient care information is available in hardcopy 
B) Safeguarding business continuity by protection of health care data 
C) Supporting patient care by providing continual access to patient information 
D) Recovery and restoration of health care data and information 
E) Stopping all patient care until the disaster is over 
A) Ensuring that all patient care information is available in hardcopy 
B) Safeguarding business continuity by protection of health care data 
C) Supporting patient care by providing continual access to patient information 
D) Recovery and restoration of health care data and information 
E) Stopping all patient care until the disaster is over

Question 10

Which of the following statements are accurate about emergency and backup plans?

Accepted Answer

A) An emergency plan outlines steps to ensure the availability of resources for ongoing business and information system processing operations whereas a backup plan provides direction during and immediately after an incident. 
B) An emergency plan is tested routinely whereas a backup plan is only used if the emergency plan fails. 
C) Emergency and backup plans are the same. 
D) A backup plan outlines steps to ensure the availability of resources for ongoing business and information system processing operations whereas an emergency plan provides direction during and immediately after an incident. 
A) An emergency plan outlines steps to ensure the availability of resources for ongoing business and information system processing operations whereas a backup plan provides direction during and immediately after an incident. 
B) An emergency plan is tested routinely whereas a backup plan is only used if the emergency plan fails. 
C) Emergency and backup plans are the same. 
D) A backup plan outlines steps to ensure the availability of resources for ongoing business and information system processing operations whereas an emergency plan provides direction during and immediately after an incident.

Question 11

The 24-hour-a-day, 7-days-a-week operations of health care providers make continuity of services essential. What is the first line of defense in providing the continuous systems availability that is required in a health care setting?

Accepted Answer

A) Adequate firewall protection 
B) Software redundancy 
C) Installing anti-virus software 
D) Hardware redundancy 
A) Adequate firewall protection 
B) Software redundancy 
C) Installing anti-virus software 
D) Hardware redundancy

Question 12

A good continuity plan can anticipate problems and minimize losses incurred by damage. Which of the following are advantages associated with continuity planning?

Accepted Answer

A) Strategies for correction of organization vulnerabilities 
B) Allowing time for restoration of equipment, facility, and services 
C) Means to capture information needed for regulatory and accrediting bodies 
D) Providing continuity of client records and delivery of care 
E) Complete protection against interruption in services 
A) Strategies for correction of organization vulnerabilities 
B) Allowing time for restoration of equipment, facility, and services 
C) Means to capture information needed for regulatory and accrediting bodies 
D) Providing continuity of client records and delivery of care 
E) Complete protection against interruption in services

Question 13

Health care agencies incorporate a continuity plan to ensure business continuity and successful recovery after a disaster. Which of the following is the most effective way to emphasize the importance of disaster preparedness?

Accepted Answer

A) Conduct staff reviews of continuity and recovery plans 
B) Test the emergency staff notification system 
C) Incorporate mock disaster situations into staff training 
D) Display continuity plans in conspicuous places 
A) Conduct staff reviews of continuity and recovery plans 
B) Test the emergency staff notification system 
C) Incorporate mock disaster situations into staff training 
D) Display continuity plans in conspicuous places

Question 14

The Joint Commission suggests that organizations conduct at least how many emergency drill(s) per year?

Accepted Answer

A) One 
B) Two 
C) Three 
D) Four 
A) One 
B) Two 
C) Three 
D) Four

Question 15

Which of the following are advantages of continuity planning?

Accepted Answer

A) Identifies strategies for correction of vulnerabilities within the organization 
B) Provides a reasonable amount of protection against interruption in services, downtime, and data loss 
C) Allows time for restoration of equipment, the facility, and services 
D) Helps to ensure compliance with HIPAA legislation and requirements of the Joint Commission 
E) Expedites reporting of diagnostic tests
F)None of the above. 
A) Identifies strategies for correction of vulnerabilities within the organization 
B) Provides a reasonable amount of protection against interruption in services, downtime, and data loss 
C) Allows time for restoration of equipment, the facility, and services 
D) Helps to ensure compliance with HIPAA legislation and requirements of the Joint Commission 
E) Expedites reporting of diagnostic tests
F)None of the above.

Question 16

Which of the following statements is not true about continuity planning?

Accepted Answer

A) A good continuity plan is intentionally ambiguous to prevent hacking. 
B) Wait time decreases satisfaction and can diminish quality of care. 
C) Health care organizations are catching up with other industries in understanding the business case for continuity of operations. 
D) Health care organizations must be able to effectively deal with crises. 
A) A good continuity plan is intentionally ambiguous to prevent hacking. 
B) Wait time decreases satisfaction and can diminish quality of care. 
C) Health care organizations are catching up with other industries in understanding the business case for continuity of operations. 
D) Health care organizations must be able to effectively deal with crises.

Question 17

Post-disaster feedback is crucial to the design and implementation of a better continuity plan for future health care agency use. Which of the following supports this statement?

Accepted Answer

A) The feedback should be used to identify what worked and what did not.Plans that looked good before a disaster may not look so good after one. 
B) Feedback collected after disasters (or mock disasters) is not useful since the staff had no other options during the disaster. 
C) Feedback collected after disasters (or mock disasters) is not necessarily accurate. 
D) Feedback collected after disasters (or mock disasters) provides data for change in a limited number of areas. 
A) The feedback should be used to identify what worked and what did not.Plans that looked good before a disaster may not look so good after one. 
B) Feedback collected after disasters (or mock disasters) is not useful since the staff had no other options during the disaster. 
C) Feedback collected after disasters (or mock disasters) is not necessarily accurate. 
D) Feedback collected after disasters (or mock disasters) provides data for change in a limited number of areas.

Question 18

Business continuity planning (BCP) is not a one-step or one-time activity but is a set of successive stages that are repeated periodically. It is best characterized as a life cycle. Which of the following supports continuity planning?

Accepted Answer

A) Lost or corrupted data are costly to re-create and threaten the survival of a business or health care delivery system in a highly competitive environment. 
B) Business continuity planning is done after the implementation process. 
C) Business continuity planning is associated with the cost incurred by vendors. 
D) Located data after a disaster is generally corrupted. 
A) Lost or corrupted data are costly to re-create and threaten the survival of a business or health care delivery system in a highly competitive environment. 
B) Business continuity planning is done after the implementation process. 
C) Business continuity planning is associated with the cost incurred by vendors. 
D) Located data after a disaster is generally corrupted.

Question 19

Which of the following occurrences may not qualify as a disaster?

Accepted Answer

A) A virus infects a walk-in clinic's electronic medical record (EMR) system and randomly deletes data on Friday afternoon.The IT staff is on vacation. 
B) The rheumatology department of a multi-specialty clinic is without analog telephone access for two hours (computer network connections remain intact). 
C) The health department is wiped out after a fire. 
D) A hospital is without electrical power for 48 hours due to a hurricane and flooding. 
A) A virus infects a walk-in clinic's electronic medical record (EMR) system and randomly deletes data on Friday afternoon.The IT staff is on vacation. 
B) The rheumatology department of a multi-specialty clinic is without analog telephone access for two hours (computer network connections remain intact). 
C) The health department is wiped out after a fire. 
D) A hospital is without electrical power for 48 hours due to a hurricane and flooding.

Question 20

Lost or damaged data have a negative impact on business processes, impede the delivery of safe care, reduce productivity, and undermine public confidence. It is estimated that somewhere between what percentage of organizations that have incurred a significant downtime with data loss will go out of business within five years?

Accepted Answer

A) 40 to 90% 
B) 20 to 70% 
C) 10 to 50% 
D) 30 to 80% 
A) 40 to 90% 
B) 20 to 70% 
C) 10 to 50% 
D) 30 to 80%

Exam 22: Continuity Planning and Management Disaster Recovery

What is metadata?

Post-disaster recovery expenses usually exceed anticipated costs, leading to changes in recovery strategies that can be used for future disasters. What can planners do to minimize the budget variations?

Which of the following is not a benefit of an effective disaster plan?

Which of the following are stages of the continuity life cycle?

Many health care agencies lack the infrastructure to accommodate and support information systems (IS) during an environmental disaster. Which of the following can threaten IS during an environmental disaster?

A continuity plan is a critical aspect of an organization's risk management strategy and is instrumental to its survival in the aftermath of a disaster. Tolerance for IT downtime is rapidly declining; a recent survey set the figure at how many hours or less?

____________________________ is broadly defined as the process that seeks to ensure organizations are capable of withstanding any disruption to normal functioning

The second step in continuity planning is the development of the plan itself. This step determines the probabilities of all types of disasters, their impact on critical functions, and which of the following other concerns?

The focus of disaster planning in electronic health care information should be on which of the following?

Which of the following statements are accurate about emergency and backup plans?

The 24-hour-a-day, 7-days-a-week operations of health care providers make continuity of services essential. What is the first line of defense in providing the continuous systems availability that is required in a health care setting?

A good continuity plan can anticipate problems and minimize losses incurred by damage. Which of the following are advantages associated with continuity planning?

Health care agencies incorporate a continuity plan to ensure business continuity and successful recovery after a disaster. Which of the following is the most effective way to emphasize the importance of disaster preparedness?

The Joint Commission suggests that organizations conduct at least how many emergency drill(s) per year?

Which of the following are advantages of continuity planning?

Which of the following statements is not true about continuity planning?

Post-disaster feedback is crucial to the design and implementation of a better continuity plan for future health care agency use. Which of the following supports this statement?

Business continuity planning (BCP) is not a one-step or one-time activity but is a set of successive stages that are repeated periodically. It is best characterized as a life cycle. Which of the following supports continuity planning?

Which of the following occurrences may not qualify as a disaster?

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