The federal office that investigates violations of HIPAA is the:
National Institutes of Health
Office of Civil Rights
Social Security Administration
Supreme Court
2. office of civil rights
Certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs) must be reported whenever diagnosed. Which of the following is not a reportable STI?
Syphilis
Cervical cancer
Pubic lice
Scabies
2. cervical cancer
Which of the following is not required on a death certificate?
Date of death
Time of death
Decedent's complete medical history
Cause of death
3. Decedent's complete medical history
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, insurance companies must do all of the following except
phase out annual and lifetime limits to coverage.
no longer limit or deny coverage to patients under 19 with preexisting conditions.
cover children up to age 30 on their parents' health insurance policy.
remove insurance company barriers to emergency service.
3. cover children up to age 30 on their parents' health insurance policy.
Many states have right-to-know laws. These laws offer employees
protection from unsafe work environments.
protection from discrimination.
protection from sexual harassment.
protection from required union membership.
1. protection from unsafe work environments.
Under HIPAA, protected health information includes:
future individually identifiable health information
past individually identifiable health information
present individually identifiable health information
A and B only are correct
A, B, and C are correct
5. A, B, and C are correct
Samantha lives next door to a ninety-year-old woman named Ruth. She usually sees Ruth every couple of days in her garden. Recently, Ruth's son Joseph moved in with his mother. Samantha has heard yelling and screaming coming from Ruth's house and has not seen Ruth in several weeks. When she goes over to visit Ruth, Joseph answers the door and will not let Samantha in the house. What should Samantha consider as a first step?
Nothing. It is not her business.
Call the police.
Talk to another neighbor.
Report the problem to the elder abuse hotline.
4. Report the problem to the elder abuse hotline.
Public duties for the physician include reporting:
birth and still deaths
communicable illnesses and disease
deaths and certain injuries
A and B only
A, B, and C are correct
1. birth and still deaths
Which of the following statements is true about the Patients' Bill of Rights?
The Patients' Bill of Rights is the fifteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The Patients' Bill of Rights is part of HITECH.
No one universal government statute exists.
The American Hospital Association has a Patients' Bill of Rights that became federal law.
3. No one universal government statute exists.
The Bloodborne Pathogen Standard is designed to protect health care workers against which of the following?
Any contagious disease
Cancer-causing agents
Contagious diseases like HBV
Contagious diseases like the flu
3. Contagious diseases like HBV
An exception to the release of information policy under HIPAA would allow information to be released to:
the military on induction of service person
a news reporter reporting a crime
the police investigating a crime
a priest or minister for the purpose of religious counseling
3. the police investigating a crime
Which of the following agencies registers physicians for the writing of prescriptions of controlled substances?
Drug Enforcement Administration
Food and Drug Administration
Controlled Substances Agency
Centers for Disease Control
1. Drug Enforcement Administration
A physician reporting possible child abuse
may be sued by the parents of the child for defamation
may file an initial oral report followed by a written report
may not be sued by the parents of the child for defamation.
A and B are correct
B and C are correct
5. B and C are correct
Which of the following organizations reimburse health care providers with a focus on making a profit?
Medicare
Medicaid
Insurance companies
State children's health insurance program
3. insurance companies
Which of the following acts mandated that employers maintain a sharps injury log and involved nonmanagerial employees in selecting safer medical devices?
Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
Chemical Hygiene Plan
General Duty Clause
Medical Waste Tracking Act
1. Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
A person dies as a result of a carjacking. Who is responsible for signing the death certificate for this individual?
The chief of police
The mortician
The next of kin
The coroner
4. The coroner
A physician prescribes Oxycodone for a patient who is experiencing severe back pain. Oxcodone is an example of what schedule of drug?
Schedule I
Schedule II
Schedule III
Schedule IV
2. schedule II
For fair access to health care to exist, there must be which of the following?
Adequate services for all
Ability of population to utilize the system
Ability of individuals to receive ongoing care
Adequate services for all, ability of population to utilize the system, and ability of individuals to receive ongoing care must all be in place
Adequate services for all and ability of individuals to receive ongoing care
4. Adequate services for all, ability of population to utilize the system, and ability of individuals to receive ongoing care must all be in place
Medicaid is financed by
taxes paid at both the federal and state level.
taxes paid at only the federal level.
taxes paid at only the state level.
contributions from the wealthy.
1. taxes paid at both the federal and state level.
An employee of a nursing home is injured on the job while lifting patients. She believes her back has been injured, but not badly. What is the initial action she should be taking after hurting her back?
Tell her coworkers to call an ambulance.
Report the injury to a supervisor.
Report the injury to the Workers' Compensation agency.
Report the injury to the human resources department.
B. Report the injury to a supervisor.
The states and the federal government collect vital statistics in the United States that include births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and changes in civil status. What is the main purpose for collection of this information?
To assess population trends and needs.
To distribute goods and services fairly.
To control population growth or decline.
To provide information to marketing services.
1. To assess population trends and needs.
If a patient dies of natural causes while under his or her physician's care, who is responsible for completion of the medical portion of the death certificate?
Morgue attendant
Attending physician
Medical examiner
Any health care practitioner in attendance at the time of death
2. attending physician
What is the term for those individuals who have a vested interest in the health care industry?
Stakeholders
Consumers
Providers
Agents
1. stakeholders
An OSHA inspector finds that a hospital lab is operating under unsafe conditions that could endanger the lives of employees. What is the initial action that would be taken by the inspector?
Apply to the federal district court for an injunction.
Close down the lab until the unsafe condition is remedied.
Report the problem to an OSHA compliance officer.
Ask the employer to remedy the situation.
4. Ask the employer to remedy the situation.
A practice manager fires a medical assistant and cannot provide a legal reason for the dismissal. This is an example of which of the following?
Employment-at-will
Wrongful discharge
Just cause
Discrimination
2. wrongful discharge