Relias Technology and Informatics

Question 1

Which federal law primarily governs the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI) in electronic health records?

Accepted Answer

HIPAA

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HITECH Act

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MACRA

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ACA

Question 2

What does the acronym EHR stand for in healthcare informatics?

Accepted Answer

Electronic Health Record

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Enhanced Health Repository

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Electronic Health Registry

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Encoded Health Record

Question 3

A nurse receives a pop-up alert in the EHR warning of a potential drug-drug interaction. This type of decision support tool is known as a:

Accepted Answer

Clinical decision support (CDS) alert

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Hard stop

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Medication reconciliation flag

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Order entry prompt

Question 4

Which of the following best describes interoperability in healthcare information technology?

Accepted Answer

The ability of different IT systems to exchange and use data seamlessly

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The encryption of patient data during transmission

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The process of converting paper records to digital format

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The backup of EHR data to offsite servers

Question 5

When a staff member accesses a patient's EHR without a legitimate clinical reason, this is called:

Accepted Answer

Snooping

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Unintentional disclosure

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Incidental breach

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Data mining

Question 6

The minimum necessary standard under HIPAA requires that healthcare workers:

Accepted Answer

Access only the PHI needed to perform their job function

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Encrypt all PHI before sharing

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Obtain patient consent before viewing any records

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Shred all paper records immediately after digitizing

Question 7

Which type of authentication requires a username/password plus a one-time code sent to a mobile device?

Accepted Answer

Multi-factor authentication (MFA)

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Single sign-on (SSO)

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Biometric authentication

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Role-based access control