Test 5 Part 21

Question 1

__________ requires employers to report work-related fatalities, injuries, and illnesses

Answer 1

Federal occupational safety and health regulation

Question 2

_________ may be required to release medical information relevant to fatality, injury, or illness to appropriate authorities per state law as well

Answer 2

Healthcare facilities

Question 3

Database containing information about a disease or condition
Used for a broad range of purposes in public health and medicine, from evaluating patient care to monitoring defective devices
May be required by federal or state laws
Common requirement is that data submitted to the registry be maintained in a confidential manner and identity of the patient be protected from disclosure

Answer 3

Clinical, Disease, and Outcome-Based Registries

Question 4

Medicare expanded its coverage Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICDs) to eligible Medicare beneficiaries in _____.

Answer 4

2005

Question 5

Every hospital that seeks reimbursement for _____ must participate in _____ registry

Answer 5

Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICDs)

Question 6

Type of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ determines what patient information is reported
Cancer registry
Trauma registry
Immunization
Birth defects
Diabetes
Implant
Transplant
Qualified Clinical Data Registries

Answer 6

registry

Question 7

_________ may disclose PHI to public health entities even if law does not specifically require the disclosure, if the disclosure is for the purpose of
Preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability, including, but not limited to, the reporting of disease, injury, vital events such as birth or death, and the conduct of public health surveillance, public health investigations, and public health interventions; or, at the direction of a public health authority, to an official of a foreign government agency that is acting in collaboration with a public health authority

Answer 7

Covered entities

Question 8

Refers to adherence to federal statutes and regulations designed to

1) Prevent unjust financial enrichment
2) Patient privacy breaches by healthcare providers or organizations

Answer 8

Compliance

Question 9

A false representation of fact
A failure to disclose a fact that is material (relevant) to a healthcare transaction
Damage to another party that reasonably relies on the misrepresentation or failure to disclose

Answer 9

Fraud

Question 10

Inconsistent handling of sound fiscal, business, or medical practices resulting in

Unnecessary costs to the program
Improper payment
Services that fail to meet professionally recognized standards of care or are medically unnecessary
Services that directly or indirectly result in adverse patient outcomes or delays in appropriate diagnosis or treatment

Answer 10

Abuse