CAHIMS REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
True or false? The chief executive officer (CEO) sets the strategies and direction of the
hospital. The board of directors reports to the CEO.
True
False - Answers- False. The CEO reports to the board of directors, not the other way
around. The board of directors ensures the hospital is meeting the organization's vision,
mission, and values and is ultimately responsible for the hospital's performance. The
board hires the CEO. The CEO sets the strategies and direction of the hospital with
guidance and direction from the board.
True or false? The US healthcare system is a mixed model because it incorporates both
public and private healthcare options.
True
False - Answers- True. The US healthcare system is a mixed model because citizens
have access to both publicly provided and commercially provided healthcare systems.
True or false? Information has become an important function in healthcare. Some
aspects of patient care involve direct use of information.
True
False - Answers- True. Information and information technology, such as the EHR, have
become critical elements in patient diagnosis and treatment. The EHR contains patient
history and captures treatment at the point of care, and the information is immediately
available to the next provider treating the patient. This information exchange has a
significant impact on the patient's healthcare outcome.
Which of the following best identifies a healthcare provider of secondary care? Select
Yes or No for each option.
Primary care physician (PCP)
Hospital
Orthopedist
Center for advanced medicine specializing in rare cancers - Answers- No. A primary
care physician (PCP) provides primary care, not secondary care. Primary care might
also be provided by an outpatient clinic.
Yes. Hospitals do provide secondary care.
Yes. An orthopedist is considered a provider of secondary care.
No. Advanced medicine such as treatment of rare cancers is an example of tertiary care
rather than secondary care.
The continuum of care can be defined as the provision of care from the entry of the
patient into the healthcare system until care is no longer needed.
True
False - Answers- True
The continuum of care is the provision of care from the entry of the patient into the
healthcare system until care is no longer needed.
,Studies and trials designed and executed with particular consideration for eliminating
bias are examples of public health methodology for --infrastructure, training, data
collection, data analysis. - Answers- data collection
Data collection in public health is crucial and must be done with care to ensure the
factors being studied are the factors being measured.
Lucas lives in a big city, has private health insurance, and needs treatment for a rare
form of cancer that will require several nights' stay after the procedure and probably
extensive follow-up with specialized chemotherapy trials. Where will the procedure most
likely occur?
Community hospital
Managed care consortium hospital
Teaching hospital
Critical access hospital (CAH) - Answers- Teaching hospital.
Lucas requires the treatment, research, and experimentation provided by a teaching
hospital
True or false? If you are not physically ill, you are healthy.
True
False - Answers- False. Good health is more than just lack of illness. Mental and social
well-being are also critical factors of good health.
What two divisions may be combined to form a single diagnostic and therapeutic
division?
Nursing and ancillary services
Nursing and clinical support
Clinical support and ancillary services
Clinical support and medical staff - Answers- Clinical support and ancillary services
To which of the following types of providers do primary care physicians (PCPs) typically
refer patients?
Secondary care providers only
Tertiary care providers only
Both secondary and tertiary care providers - Answers- Both secondary and tertiary care
providers.
Primary care organizations may refer patients either to secondary care (specialty care)
or tertiary care organizations (providers of highly specialized diagnostic procedures or
treatment).
It is important to establish benchmarks to measure whether a healthcare system is
providing safe and effective treatment.
True
False - Answers- True
Performance of healthcare systems can and should be measured to ensure patients
receive safe and effective care.
,The federal government is an important and active healthcare provider in the United
States.
True
False - Answers- True.
The federal government is an important provider of hospital services in the United
States. It is particularly important because it serves veterans, active-duty military, Native
Americans, and other worthy and underserved members of our population
Both traditional public health efforts and the science of population health are supported
by the federal government with initiatives such as the Healthy People program.
True
False - Answers- True.
The federal Healthy People initiatives include goals that promote efforts to improve
health for all.
Which of the following is not a benefit of health IT to healthcare delivery?
Enhanced quality of care
More affordable healthcare
Improved patient safety
Improved diagnostic and therapeutic care - Answers- Improved diagnostic and
therapeutic care
This answer is not a benefit of health IT. There have been technological breakthrough in
radiology and other diagnostic areas as well as in therapeutic methods, but they are
considered improvements in medical science and do not result directly from the health
IT.
Which of the following is an example of an outpatient provider? Select Yes or No for
each option.
Clinic
--YesNo
Physician office
--YesNo
Medical or diagnostic laboratory
--YesNo
Pharmacy
--YesNo - Answers- Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Services to people living with and dying from an eventually fatal condition can best be
provided by a/an --nursing home, assisted living facility, skilled nursing facility, hospice
care facility. - Answers- hospice care facility
Hospices support patients with eventually fatal diseases and also provide services for
their families.
, True or false? Urgent care centers have little effect on the growing trend for uninsured
patients to choose emergency departments for primary care.
True
False - Answers- False
Urgent care centers provide treatment for minor illnesses and injuries. These centers
provide convenient and cost-effective treatment for both insured and uninsured patients,
thereby relieving some of the burden from emergency departments.
Who is responsible for health information management (HIM) and health informatics at
a hospital?
Chief medical information officer
Chief medical officer
Chief of staff
Chief information officer - Answers- Chief medical information officer
The chief medical information officer (CMIO) oversees the HIM and health informatics
functions.
A small country where the entire population has access to healthcare facilities owned
and operated by the government and funded by a tax on citizens is an example of what
kind of healthcare system model?
Private healthcare system model
Public healthcare system model
Mixed healthcare system model - Answers- Public healthcare system model
Because the healthcare system is entirely funded by the government, the country has a
public healthcare system model.
True or false? Information has become an important function in healthcare. Some
aspects of patient care involve direct use of information.
True
False - Answers- True
Information and information technology, such as the EHR, have become critical
elements in patient diagnosis and treatment. The EHR contains patient history and
captures treatment at the point of care, and the information is immediately available to
the next provider treating the patient. This information exchange has a significant impact
on the patient's healthcare outcome.
Choose the answer that best identifies a healthcare provider of primary care.
Primary care physician (PCP)
Hospital
Orthopedist
Center for advanced medicine specializing in rare cancers - Answers- Primary care
physician (PCP)
A PCP provides basic primary care, as does a physician serving at an outpatient clinic.
True or false? Coordination of care is essential to the continuum of care.
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