hit 134 unit 1

1. What is the most important way to reduce an organization’s risk due to loss or litigation?  Proper documentation 2. Which of the following activities are not performed by risk managers?  M aintain a focus on process and not outcomes 3. Which of the following statements accurately reflects quality management?  A n activity designed to achieve optimum performance 4. How does risk management differ from quality management?  Ri sk management identifies areas of operational and financial loss. 5. HIPAA requires a covered entity to perform a risk analysis and implement standards to protect the institution’s health information records. Which is one of those standards?  D ocumentation of the entity’s actions, which are to be maintained for six years. 6. Which is characteristic of an incident report ?  Documents circumstances to assess for the possibility of impending litigation. 7. Before an incident report is admitted into evidence, the document must _____.  O vercome the application of privileges 8. Automated databases in the context of risk management _____.  M ay be used to compile information in an effort to increase prevention of loss 9. Which is an example of a sentinel event ?  P atient who reports significant adverse drug reaction 10. Which is an investigation into a serious event, including clinical and administrative review?  Root-cause analysis 11. The Joint Commission’s role in sentinel events includes _____.  the possibility of placing the organization on Accreditation Watch status 12. The function of analyzing and evaluating all of the risks that affect an organization is called  Enterprise risk management 13. Which is an example of a concern that may be addressed as the result of an enterprise risk management assessment?  Threats of terrorism and its impact on professionals 14. Which involved a combination of planned functions directed toward prudent allocation of medical resources and the administration of appropriate treatment?  Utilization management 15. Medicare’s inpatient prospective payment system _____.  changed reimbursement per diem rates to predetermined rates 16. A combination of planned functions directed to patients in a health care facility or setting that includes prudent use of resources, appropriate treatment management, and early comprehensive discharge planning for continuation of care.  Utilization Management 17. Function of analyzing and evaluating all of the risks that confront an organization.  Enterprise Risk Management 18. An improvement technique that examines patterns of activity to define optimum performance and determine how to achieve that performance.  Quality Management 19. An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury.  Sentinel Event 20. What constitutes a legal heath record?\  Business record generated at or for a health care organization 21. What constitutes a legal heath record?  Business record generated at or for a health care organization 22. The patient’s legal electronic health record is _____.  defined by each institution with input from its legal counsel 23. An electronic health record includes _____.  real-time information available to multiple caregivers at multiple locations 24. To establish a health record as admissible under a business record exemption, the requesting party must show that _____.  the record was kept during the ordinary course of business 25. To be able to establish foundation , the health information manager needs to _____.  know the manner in which patient health care data is recorded 26. In meeting the accuracy requirement, the health information manager must _____.  be familiar with the record-keeping procedures and the trustworthiness of them 27. A printout of the patient record, which has been maintained in an electronic medium, is _____.  entered into evidence with testimony by the custodian of health records 28. Authentication of an electronic health record _____.  ensures that people are who they say they are 29. Permissions granted in an electronic health record system involve _____.  levels of access granted to an operating system 30. Damage prevention in an electronic health record system refers to _____.  keeping data or equipment from being brought down by malicious attempts 31. A risk prevention technique that is used to protect electronic health records is ___.  restricting copy functions 32. The health care provider should consider improved controls, including the establishment of written policies and procedures covering the loan and use of _____ and whether ePHI should even be maintained on these media/devices at all.  computer devices that are portable 33. HIPAA safeguards include _____.  physical and technical 34. Safeguards established by HIPAA security rules __.