CHAP Health Information Management Flashcards
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What is a 'Diagnosis Related Group' (DRG) used for in healthcare?
Answer: A payment classification system used by Medicare for inpatient hospital reimbursement
DRGs are a patient classification system that categorizes hospital cases into groups expected to have similar hospital resource use, used by Medicare to determine inpatient payment.
Which data element is NOT one of the 18 identifiers that must be removed to de-identify PHI under HIPAA's Safe Harbor method?
Answer: Patient's blood type
Blood type is not one of the 18 HIPAA-specified identifiers that must be removed for de-identification; identifiers include names, geographic data, dates, contact information, and numbers.
In health information management, what does 'interoperability' mean?
Answer: The ability of different healthcare IT systems to exchange and use health information seamlessly
Interoperability is the ability of different health information systems, devices, or applications to access, exchange, integrate, and cooperatively use data in a coordinated manner.
What is the purpose of a 'Notice of Privacy Practices' (NPP) in healthcare?
Answer: To inform patients of how their health information may be used and disclosed and their privacy rights
The NPP is a document that covered entities must provide to patients explaining how their PHI may be used and disclosed and describing patients' rights regarding their health information.
Which data quality characteristic ensures that health information accurately reflects what actually occurred during a patient encounter?
Answer: Accuracy
Accuracy means that health information correctly reflects the actual clinical events, observations, and facts of a patient encounter without errors or distortions.
What is a 'covered entity' under HIPAA?
Answer: Health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and healthcare providers who transmit health information electronically
Under HIPAA, covered entities are defined as health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and healthcare providers who electronically transmit any health information in connection with covered transactions.
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