AHIMA Health Information Exchange

Question 1

Which type of Health Information Exchange (HIE) model allows participants to query and retrieve patient data stored at individual provider sites without a centralized repository?

Accepted Answer

Federated HIE

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Centralized HIE

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Hybrid HIE

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Consolidated HIE

Question 2

What is the primary function of a Master Patient Index (MPI) in Health Information Exchange?

Accepted Answer

To uniquely identify and match patients across multiple organizations

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To store clinical documents in a central repository

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To enforce HIPAA privacy rules across exchange participants

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To route lab results to ordering physicians

Question 3

Under the HITECH Act, which incentive program accelerated the adoption of electronic health records and, by extension, Health Information Exchange?

Accepted Answer

Meaningful Use (now Promoting Interoperability)

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Medicare Advantage

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Stark Law Safe Harbors

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MACRA Quality Payment Program

Question 4

Which standard messaging protocol is most commonly used to exchange clinical data such as lab results, ADT notifications, and radiology reports in Health Information Exchange?

Accepted Answer

HL7 v2.x

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X12 EDI

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DICOM

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NCPDP SCRIPT

Question 5

A patient explicitly prohibits the sharing of their substance abuse treatment records through the HIE. Which federal regulation specifically restricts the disclosure of substance abuse treatment records?

Accepted Answer

42 CFR Part 2

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HIPAA Privacy Rule (45 CFR Part 164)

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21 CFR Part 11

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45 CFR Part 170

Question 6

Which governance document outlines the rules, policies, and obligations that all participants must agree to when joining an HIE network?

Accepted Answer

Participation Agreement / Data Use Agreement

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Business Associate Agreement (BAA)

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Notice of Privacy Practices

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Covered Entity Designation Form

Question 7

In the context of HIE, what does the term 'opt-in' consent model mean?

Accepted Answer

Patients must give explicit permission before their data is shared through the HIE

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Patients are automatically enrolled unless they choose to withdraw

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Providers must opt in to receive data but patients have no choice

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Only covered entities may opt in to the exchange network