Biology Forums - Study Force

To receive financial incentives, hospitals and physician offices must meet designated criteria established by which organization?
 
  1. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
  2. The Joint Commission
  3. American Nurses Association
  4. TIGER Initiative

Question 2

To comply with the mandate to use EHRs by 2014, physicians and hospitals must have the EHR prepared and ready for implementation. Which of the following methods are available to entities that will assist in the funding of the EHR?
 
  1. Medicare and Medicaid
  2. HIPAA
  3. Consumer Digest Guidelines
  4. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Question 3

The _____________________________ ____________ oversees information- technology standards, implementation strategies, and impact assessment.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 4

Which act makes several significant changes to the current HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules and provides funds and incentives to increase the use of electronic health records (EHRs) by physicians and hospitals who meet eligibility criteria?
 
  1. Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)
  2. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
  3. Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA)
  4. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Question 5

MIPPA is an acronym for ___________________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 6

Which of the following laws, signed by President Clinton in 2000, gives electronic signatures the same legal status as handwritten signatures?
 
  1. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
  2. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
  3. Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA)
  4. The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

Question 7

What do the TIGER initiative and nursing have in common?
 
  1. One of the top goals of the TIGER Initiative is to have more nurses play an active role in the development of a national health care information technology infrastructure.
  2. One of the top goals of the TIGER Initiative is to have more nurses create standards of approval.
  3. One of the top goals of the TIGER Initiative is to move toward medical informatics.
  4. One of the top TIGER initiative goals is to add supportive personnel at the bedside.

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