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1. A nurse is documenting nursing care in the electronic B.

health record. What is the most important reason for Communicating
this action? patient
information to
A. Following the healthcare facility's policy help coordinate
B. Communicating patient information to help coordi- care
nate care
C. Advancing information technology
D. Contributing to public health information

2. A nurse is educating a patient on privacy of health B.

information. The nurse explains that privacy is part of Health Insurance
which federal law? Portability and Ac-
countability Act
A. Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health Act
B. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
C. American Recovery and Reaffirmation Act
D. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Act

3. A nurse is explaining the impact of a nationwide elec- A.

tronic health record on nursing to a nursing student. "The electron-
Which statement by the nurse is correct? ic health record
will likely pro-
A. "The electronic health record will likely provide the vide the ability to
ability to make more efficient and timely nursing care make more effi-
decisions for patients." cient and timely
B. "The electronic health record will increase errors nursing care deci-
but will increase the access to patient data." sions for patients."
C. "The electronic health record will not impact the
quality of care but will make patient care more effi-
cient."
D. "The electronic health record will not impact nurs-
ing or nursing care delivery in any meaningful way."

4. A patient is admitted to a healthcare facility and has A.

questions about the facility's privacy practices. To A paper copy of
which of the following does the patient have a right? the notice of priva-

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A. A paper copy of the notice of privacy practices of cy practices of the
the facility facility
B. An electronic copy of privacy disclosures for the
facility
C. A copy of staff training records on patient privacy
D. An individual safeguard policy for the patient's pro-
tected health information

5. A patient's electronic health record in a health system C.

has been breached by an outside source. Which of the The patient must
following is the priority action by the health system? be notified of the
breach.
A. The patient's insurance company should be notified
immediately.
B. The patient's family members must be notified of
the breach.
C. The patient must be notified of the breach.
D. The patient's primary care provider should be noti-
fied first.

6. CMS meaningful use guidelines were replaced by D.

which of the following laws? Medicare Access
and CHIP Reau-
A. FDA Electronic Records Act thorization Act
B. 21st Century Cures Act.
C. Sarbanes Oxley Act
D. Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act

7. The HITECH Act had which of the following goals? D. All of these are
correct.
A. Improve healthcare quality
B. Reduce healthcare costs
C. Improve and protect public health
D. All of these are correct.

8. The HITECH Act has had a significant impact on C.

HIPAA's Privacy and Security Rules in which of the Enhanced notifica-
following ways? tion requirements
in the event of a
A. Weakened the enforcement of HIPAA breach in the se-
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B. Removed the annual guidance from the Department curity of health in-
of Health and Human Services regarding how to se- formation
cure health information
C. Enhanced notification requirements in the event of
a breach in the security of health information
D. All of these are correct.

9. True or False? All nurses need to be engaged in the True

development and integration of a nationwide electron-
ic health record.

True
False

10. True or False? Existing accounting rules are en- True

hanced under the HITECH Act, giving patients the
right to access their EHR and receive an account-
ing of all disclosures. Before the HITECH Act, HIPAA
regulations provided an exception to the accounting
requirements.

True
False

11. True or False? HIPAA was signed into law by Pres- False
ident Bill Clinton in 1996 to monitor physicians and
hospitals and enhance information exchange without
consequences.

True
False

12. True or False? The Policy Committee established by True

the HITECH Act is responsible for making recommen-
dations to the coordinator about how to implement
the requirements of the HITECH Act, such as the tech-
nologies to use in the infrastructure.

True
False
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13. True or False? The federal Health Information Tech- True

nology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009
(HITECH Act) is part of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The ARRA was enacted to
stimulate various sectors of the United States. The
health information technology (HIT) industry was one
area where lawmakers saw an opportunity to stimu-
late the economy and improve the delivery of health
care at the same time.

True
False

14. Which of the following is not part of the 21st Century A.

Cures Act? Regulating the de-
velopment and re-
A. Regulating the development and release of medical lease of medical
apps apps
B. Improving interoperability and health information
exchange by providing seamless access to improved
EHRs
C. Supporting community mental health efforts
D. Promoting research into preventing and curing se-
rious illnesses

15. Which of the following terms is defined as any phys- A.

ical or mental health information created, received, Protected health
or stored by a "covered entity" that can be used to information
identify an individual patient, regardless of the form
of the health information.

A.
Protected health information
B.
Patient health information
C.
Provider health information

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D.
None of these are correct.

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