Informatics Nurse Test Health Information Exchange

Question 1

What is Health Information Exchange (HIE)?

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The electronic sharing of patient health information across different organizations

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The physical transfer of paper patient records between hospitals

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A billing system shared between insurance companies

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A federal database storing all US patient records

Question 2

Which of the following is a type of HIE model where a central repository stores patient data from multiple organizations?

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Centralized HIE

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Federated HIE

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Hybrid HIE

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Direct messaging

Question 3

The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) was established to:

Accepted Answer

Create a nationwide framework for electronic health information exchange

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Replace Medicare billing codes

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Mandate paper record retention policies

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Regulate medical device software

Question 4

Under HIPAA, sharing patient data through an HIE requires that the:

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Data exchange complies with minimum necessary and permitted use standards

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Hospital CEO approves every transaction

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All data be de-identified regardless of purpose

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Patient must pay a fee for each information request

Question 5

In a federated HIE architecture, patient data is:

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Kept at each participating organization and queried on demand

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Copied and stored in a central warehouse

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Only accessible by government agencies

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Stored exclusively on portable media

Question 6

A Master Patient Index (MPI) is used in HIE to:

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Match and link patient records from different organizations to a single identity

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Track insurance claim submissions

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Assign ICD-10 codes to diagnoses

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Manage nursing staff credentials