FACHE Weeks 1-12 Combined | 304 Questions And Answers
Question: Which of the following does not pertain to the
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
a) Privacy protection components of the law limit non-
consensual use as a release or private health information
b) Patients must receive notice of privacy rights
c) Restrictions on access to and use of information is required
d) Criminal and civil sanctions do not exist for improper use
and disclosure
Correct answer: d) Criminal and civil sanctions do not exist
for improper use and disclosure
Question: When all components of a network are located
within close proximity of one another, perhaps within a single facility, what is the network known as?
a) Wide Area Network (WAN)
b) World Wide Web (WWW)
c) Local Area Network (LAN)
d) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Correct answer: c) Local Area Network (LAN)
Question: Which one of the following does not describe a
data security element in healthcare organizations?
a) Protect against system failures
b) Protect against external catastrophic events
c) Facilitate access to computer files to authorized personnel
d) Control access to computer files by unauthorized personnel
Correct answer: c) Facilitate access to computer files to
authorized personnel
Question: Which of the following is not a back-end (server)
function in client/server architecture?
a) Printing
b) Applications program execution
c) Decision support
d) Communication
Correct answer: a) Printing
Question: What is an advantage of star networks?
a) Relative ease of wiring the network and relatively fast
communications
b) Facilitating construction of high-speed networks that
operate over large distances
c) Ease with which nodes can be added to an existing network
d) Require less cabling than networks using other topologies
Correct answer: c) Ease with which nodes can be added to an
existing network
Question: Which of the following is not an advantage of
outsourcing?
a) Staffing reductions
b) Increased implementation time
c) Smaller capital investments
d) More predictable costs
Correct answer: b) Increased implementation time
Question: What is becoming a viable source of information
technology and systems for smaller healthcare organizations?
a) In house design and programming
b) Outsourcing
c) ASP-applications service provider
d) Combining Outsourcing and in-house design
Correct answer: c) ASP-applications service provider
Question: Which of the following is not one of the three
general categories of information systems used in healthcare organizations?
a) Clinical Information Systems
b) Composite Healthcare Systems
c) Administrative/Financial Systems
d) Decision Support Systems for Strategic Management
Correct answer: b) Composite Healthcare Systems
Question: Which element is not typically included in a
comprehensive information security policy?