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1
Q

Which of the following must be reported to the medical examiner by law?

a. Morbidity
b. Burns
c. Cause of injury
d. Accidental deaths

A

Accidental deaths

2
Q

Which of the following is(are) true regarding the reporting of communicable diseases?

a. The usual reporting time is 24 hours
b. The diseases to be reported are established by state law
c. Reporting is required because of the public health threat they present
d. All of the options are correct

A

All of the options are correct

3
Q

Medical device reporting is allowable without patient authorization under HIPAA for which of the following?

a. Tracking product recalls
b. Conducting post marketing surveillance
c. Collecting or reporting of adverse events
d. All of the options are correct

A

All of the options are correct

4
Q

Which of the following generally describes a coroner?

a. Coroner is appointed or elected and may or may not be a physician
b. Coroner must be appointed by the court
c. Coroner is always male
d. Coroner must be a pathologist

A

Coroner is appointed or elected and may or may not be a physician

5
Q

Who is responsible for signing a death certificate in most states?

a. Public health official
b. Medical examiner
c. Coroner
d. Physician

A

Physician

6
Q

All of the following are examples of unusual events that healthcare facilities typically must report except _____.

a. Wrong site surgery
b. Workers’ compensation cases
c. Medical error
d. Falls resulting in fractures

A

Workers’ compensation cases

7
Q

The HIPAA Privacy Rule states that required reporting is _____ from the HIPAA Privacy Rule

a. Mandated
b. Preempted
c. Regulated
d. Exempt

A

Exempt

8
Q

Reporting of births by state law is allowable for which of the following reasons?

a. Babies are cute and people want to know about them
b. Data is necessary to determine where to build daycare centers
c. Data is necessary to provide to diaper manufacturers
d. Data is necessary to identify trends

A

Data is necessary to identify trends

9
Q

What statement best describes the right of a mother about the reporting of her child’s birth?

a. She may request an account of the disclosure about the birth
b. She may object to the reportng of the birth
c. She may limit the amount of information that is reported
d. She may request a restriction to the amount of information that is reported

A

She may request an account of the disclosure about the birth

10
Q

Over a 24hour time period a large number of individuals have arrived in the emergency department of a local hospital complaining of severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea that they have all seemed to pick up at a local restaurant in town. The hospital has provided the public health department with the PHI of all patients treated for the illness. Did the hospital have the right to disclose this information?

a. No, under no circumstance can the hospital release PHI without patient authorization
b. Yes, the hospital may disclose PHI to a public health department if state law does not specifically require it if the disclosure is for controlling the spread of disease
c. No, the hospital needed to verbally ask the patient id it was ok to release the PHI
d. None of the options are correct

A

Yes, the hospital may disclose PHI to a public health department if state law does not specifically require it if the disclosure is for controlling the spread of disease

11
Q

Under the Privacy Rule, which of the following must be included in a patient accounting of disclosures?

A

State-mandated report of a sexually transmitted disease

12
Q

The National Practitioner Data Bank requires reporting of all of the following circumstances as related to a healthcare provider on staff at a hospital except _____.

A

Income tax evasion

13
Q

Which of the following statements is the least likely reason a state would require the reporting of a gunshot wound and subsequent death of a 16-year-old involved in a drive-by shooting?

A

Patient was a minor

14
Q

Disclosure of workers’ compensation records is governed by_____.

A

State statues

15
Q

Vital records are concerned with all of the following except _____.

A

Adoptions

16
Q

Which of the following actions are included about a physician in the National Practitioner Data Bank?

a. Malpractice lawsuits
b. Disciplinary actions
c. Credentialing information from other facilities
d. Personal bankruptcy
e. a, b, and c

A

a, b, and c

17
Q

Reporting events for the conduct of public health surveillance is allowed under the doctrine of _________.

A

Preemption

18
Q

Cancer registries are established _____.

A

Voluntarily or by state law

19
Q

Which of the following is not considered to be a vital record?

A

Public health certificate

20
Q

The purpose of the trauma registry is for all of the following except _____.

A

Prosecute those that cause trauma to others

21
Q

Required reportable deaths often include all of the following except _____.

A

Natural death

22
Q

A clinical registry is a collection of secondary data derived from a patient’s health record, which may be used for all of the following except _____.

A

Enforcing HIPAA violations

23
Q

Disclosure regarding reportable conditions under state laws and regulations _____.

A

Must be included in the AOD maintained by the facility

24
Q

Notification of a designated organ procurement agency in a timely manner after patient death is required by _____.

A

Federal law