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What was the primary objective of the original social security act?

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Provide retirement income to the elderly

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Why was the American medical association established?

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To represent the interest of physicians across the country.

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Which is NOT an allied health profession?

  • dietitian
  • physical therapist
  • EMT
  • Surgeon
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Surgeon

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Under which president was the legislation on national health insurance passed?

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Harry Truman

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What provides healthcare benefits to low income persons and their children?

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Medicaid

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Is Medicaid a federal or state program?

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It’s a federal program run by the states

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People who receive acute care services in a hospital are considered what?

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Inpatients

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In almost every hospital, the largest clinical dept in terms of staffing, budget, clinical expertise is what?

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Patient care services

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What is the goal of managed care?

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Manage cost, quality, and access to care

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Any surgical procedure that doesn’t require an overnight stay

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Ambulatory surgery

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Why are home healthcare services the fastest growing sector of Medicare?

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Because of increased economic pressure from third party payers.

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The VA hospital was originally established for veterans of which war?

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WWI

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Federal program that finances healthcare services for the elderly

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Medicare

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What year was the first professional association for health information managers established in?

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1928

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Who started the hospital standardization program?

What year?

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American college of surgeons in 1918

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Who started accreditation?

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American college of surgeons

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Formal process for conferring a health information management credential is called:

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Certification

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What functions as the legislative body of AHIMA?

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House of delegates

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Virtual network of AHIMA members

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Communities of practice (or Engage)

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Arm of AHIMA that promotes education and research

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AHIMA foundation

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Which organization sponsors the CTR certification?

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NCRA

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Supports physicians, nurses and physician assistants.

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Allied health professionals.

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Mandated continued stay reviews for Medicare and Medicaid patients

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Utilization review act of 1977

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This act denied reimbursement for substandard quality of care

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Consolidated omnibus reconciliation act of 1985

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Made up of doctors, accredits medical schools and residency programs
American medical association
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Who publishes the coding clinic?
American hospital association
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Standards setting body, came about in 1952, accredits more than 17,000 healthcare organizations(hospitals. Ambulatory care centers etc.)
The joint commission
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What's the ALOS in an acute care hospital?
30 days or less
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Has an organized medical staff, offers around the clock nursing services, provides diagnostic and therapeutic services
Hospital
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This type of hospital puts its profits back into the organization
Not for profit
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Who has the primary responsibility of setting the direction of the hospital?
Board of directors
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Carries out the board of directors orders
CEO
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To take part in the Medicare and Medicaid program, a facility has to follow these..
Conditions of practice
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The traditional model of the HIM career was ____ based
Department
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What evolving role assesses quality in health record banking
Health record reviewer
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Consortia programs are designed to be completed in how long?
6 months
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The adoption of minimum standards marked the beginning of what modern practice for healthcare organizations?
Accreditation
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T or F: | PT assistants develop treatment plans
False
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What govt agency supports medical research?
NIH
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Why might someone argue for cell-based technology?
Diseases could be diagnosed earlier.
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Required PROs to to report actions taken against physicians to state medical boards and licensing agencies
Omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1990
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This organization developed the national patient safety guidelines
The joint commission
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This organization certifies EHR
Commission on certification of health information technology (CCHIT)
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This org shares info on health and medical practices
American medical association AMA
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HIM dept is considered to be what type of department?
Clinical support services
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T or F: | General hospitals provide short term care to diagnose and/or treat an illness
True
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The right care provided at the right time
Quality of healthcare
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What's the purpose of evidence based guidelines
They help improve quality of patient care
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Quality has several components: | Appropriateness, technical excellence, acceptability and _______
Accessibility
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Staff on nursing units is cross trained...this is called
Patient focused care
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This type of program has been in place in hospitals for years and is required by the Medicare and Medicaid programs as well as accreditation standards?
Quality improvement
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Restructuring services so that more is done in the nursing unit
Patient focused care
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Provides alternatives to inpatient care or serves as a transition from inpatient to outpatient care or discharge
Day treatment program
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Health care rendered in a nonacute care facility to pt who require inpatient nursing and related services for more than 30 days
Skilled nursing facility
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Designed to meet pt's daily living, schooling, recreational, socialization, and routine medical care needs
Residential care facility
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Has an analysis and leadership role for health promotion and disease prevention
Public health services
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Medicare part B is optional T or F
True
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Medicaid is co funded by federal and state govts | T or F
True
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Workers compensation plans are operated by state governments, T or F?
True
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A group of healthcare organizations that collectively provides a full range of coordinated health-related services.
Integrated delivery system
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What year was the first formal curriculum established?
1932
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What year were the first programs accredited?
1934
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What is the current accreditation organization?
CAHIIM | Commission on accreditation of health informatics and information management.
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Who develops and administers the registration examination?
CCHIIM | commission on certification of health informatics and information management.
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What three reform initiatives grew out of the flexner report?
- applicants to med school had to hold a college degree - med training founded in the basic sciences - med students receive hospital based training in addition to classroom work
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Creates digital links among various terminologies and classification systems
Terminology modeler
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AIDS in EHR system implementation, auditing documentation practices, assisting with revenue cycle management
Physician group consultant
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Creates the rules for exchange of health information and ensures that health information remains confidential
Privacy officer
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Works with design, development, and implementation of EHR monitoring and reconciling interfaces, run electronic data integrity audits, supervises staff in virtual HIM department
HIM director
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The HIM professionals role these days is more ____ focused.
Enterprise
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What are the two membership categories of AHIMA?
Active and student
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AHIMA is made up of what two components?
Staff and volunteers
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This component of AHIMA establishes the mission and goals, develops policy and provides oversight for the operations...
Volunteers
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This component of AHIMA carries out the operational tasks and works within the policies established by the other component
Staff
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This system of organizations in every state provides members with local access to professional education, networking and representation
Component state associations
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AHIMA headquarters are located where?
Chicago
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This earned recognition of AHIMA members requires active or senior membership, 10 years full time HIM experience, minimum of masters degree, evidence of sustained professional achievement.
AHIMA fellowship program
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What law funded grants including the consortia program?
ARRA
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What program, funded by the balanced budget act, allowed states to expand existing insurance programs to cover children up to age 19?
SCHIP
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Who accredits medical schools and residency programs?
American medical association
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This org developed the national patient safety guidelines
Joint commission
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This org mission is to certify EHR
CCHIT | commission on certification of HIT
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Part of this orgs mission is to work for improvement of health standards and availability of health care services
American nurses association
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This org shares info on health and medical practice
American medical association

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