CAHIMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2023
What has incentivized the uptake of healthcare information technology in the United
States?
A. FDA regulations for
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B. The insistence of the US population on identity management and quality
C. The financial incentives in the HITECH Act
D. The inability of paper based charts to accommodate the volume of healthcare
information - Correct Ans-C. The financial incentives of the HITECH Act have
incentivized the uptake of healthcare information in the United States.
What is the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimate growth in the number of healthcare IT
workers through 2018?
A. The growth is expected to increase by 20 percent through 2018.
B. There is no growth expectations for healthcare IT workers.
C. The growth is expected to increase by 50 percent through healthcare.
D. A decrease is expected because there is currently a surplus of healthcare IT
workers. - Correct Ans-A. Employment of healthcare IT professionals is expected to
increase by 20% through 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
In recent years, what has added to the complexity in understanding healthcare
information technology?
A. The challenge of maintaining privacy, confidentiality, and security in the widely
expanding complex architecture.
B. Greater access to healthcare data from multiple groups, including patients.
C. The increase in mobile computing and the use of clouds for storage.
d. all of the above - Correct Ans-D. Understanding healthcare IT has become more
complex in recent years because of the challenge of maintaining privacy, confidentiality,
and security in widely expanding complex architecture; healthcare data has become
more accessible to multiple groups, including patients; and mobile computing and the
use of clouds for storage have increased.
What innovations are driving new roadmaps, workflows and algorithms in the delivery of
healthcare?
A. Mobile health alone
B. Mobile devices, genetics, genomics, telehealth
C. Ever-increasing delivery of services via the internet, including EHRs as hosted
services
D. None of the above - Correct Ans-B. Mobile devices, genetics, genomics, and
telehealth are driving roadmaps, workflows and algorithms in the delivery of care.
Which US government agency provides the regulatory for device manufacturers and
importers?
A. NIST
B. FDA
C. AHRQ
D. NIH - Correct Ans-B The FDA is the US government agency that provides regulatory
framework for device manufacturers and importers.
What aspect of HIPAA security risk analysis covers cybersecurity for medical devices?
A. HIPAA currently does not include security risk analysis that covers PHI cybersecurity
in medical devices.
B. HIPPA covers cybersecurity in the FDA regulations for medical devices.
C. The FTC covers the HIPAA regulations for cybersecurity for medical devices.
D. HHS covers cybersecurity for medical devices in its OCR regulations - Correct AnsA. HIPAA currently does not include cybersecurity risk analysis that covers PHI in
medical devices. However, many devices include personal health information.
In what year did cybersecurity become a priority concern for healthcare organizations?
A. Cybersecurity has no become an issue for information technology for healthcare
organizations.
B. Cybersecurity became a priority concern for healthcare organizations in 2011.
C. Cybersecurity became a priority concern for healthcare organizations in 2009.
D. Cybersecurity became a priority concern for healthcare organizations in 2015. -
Correct Ans-C,. Cybersecurity became a priority concern for healthcare organizations in
2009 with the passage of HITECH act.
What event has led to the surge in cybersecurity threats to healthcare organizations?
A. The HITECH act of 2009
B. The passage of HIPAA
C. The coordination of regulations from the FDA
D. The FTC changes in telehealth - Correct Ans-A. The HITECH act of 2009 is the
event that has led to the surge in cybersecurity threats in healthcare organizations.
Which of the following best describes academic health centers?
A. Any healthcare venue where research is performed
B. Usually a portion of a major university where hospital(s) are co-located with schools
such as medicine, nursing and pharmacy.
C. Limited to one institution per state.
D. Required to conduct federally funded research or lose accreditation - Correct Ans-B.
It is a hospital or health system that has a formalized relationship with a university.
Academic health centers usually support the training of many of the health professions,
support and conduct research, and offer care not widely available in the regions they
serve.
Which of the following does not characterize urgent care centers?
A. Usually open late evening and weekend hours.
B. Located in convenient locations in the community such as in a shopping center.
C. Designed for patients who need immediate but not life threatening care.
D. Owned only by public health agencies. - Correct Ans-D. Urgent care centers are
somewhat similar to emergency departments in that they provide care outside of the
usual hours that ambulatory care providers are available, but urgent care centers are
not designed to provide care for complex or life threatening illnesses. In addition to
offering long hours, they tend to be located for convenient access. Pharmacies, health
systems, private medical practices and others can own and operate urgent care
centers.
Which of the following is not true about emergency departments?
A. Can refuse treatment to patients who are unable to pay.
B. Are designed to provide immediate and life sustaining treatment to patients who are
seriously injured.
C. Are often overcrowded because many underserved patients used the emergency
department as their source for primary care.
D. Treat heart attacks, stokes, and traumatic injuries (eg, people in serious traffic
accidents) - Correct Ans-A. All emergency departments must treat patients regardless
of their ability to pay.
Which of the following is true for hospice care?
A. Focusing on managing patient's pain, nausea, and any other discomforts associated
with a terminal illnesses (ie when the patient is believed to have less than six months to
live).
B. Can be provided to patients who are still receiving active treatment for the disease
(chemo)
C. Is only provided for inpatient setting.
D. Is only provided by hospitals. - Correct Ans-A. Hospice care is provided to a variety
of settings, including the home. The care is focused on palliative care, including the
patient's spiritual and emotional needs, and is not intended to cure or treat the patient's
illness.
Which of the following is not a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA):
A. Requires all Americans to have a basic form of health insurance or pay a federal tax
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