TAGME Data Management 5

Question 1

Which federal law primarily governs the privacy and security of residents' educational records held by a GME program?

Accepted Answer

FERPA

Answer

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) governs the privacy of educational records, including residency training records, giving trainees rights over their own information.

Question 2

A program's pass rate on specialty board examinations falls below the national average for two consecutive years. The GME administrator's role is primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Compile and present the data accurately to the Clinical Competency Committee for program improvement planning

Answer

The administrator's role is to ensure accurate data is available to leadership bodies like the CCC so they can identify root causes and implement improvement strategies.

Question 3

When configuring role-based access controls in a residency management system, which principle should guide decisions about who can view or edit sensitive resident performance data?

Accepted Answer

Access should be granted based on job function and need-to-know only

Answer

Role-based access control aligned with need-to-know limits exposure of sensitive data and reduces the risk of unauthorized disclosure or modification.

Question 4

A program administrator is building a report to show which rotations generate the most duty hour violations. Which analytical approach is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Stratify violations by rotation, time period, and resident level to identify patterns

Answer

Stratifying violations by rotation, time period, and trainee level reveals where and when problems cluster, enabling targeted interventions.

Question 5

The GME Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (GFATA) requires institutions receiving GME Medicare funding to report which type of data?

Accepted Answer

Detailed use of Medicare GME payments including costs and outcomes

Answer

GFATA mandates that institutions report how Medicare GME funds are used, promoting accountability and transparency in the use of public training subsidies.

TAGME - Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education Practice Test

TAGME - Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education Practice Test

TAGME Data Management 5