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Staffing tools may be used to plan and manage staff resources. Staffing tools include: position
descriptions, which outline the work and qualifications required by the job; performance
standards, which establish expectations for how well the job will be done and how much work
will be accomplished; and written policies and procedures explaining staffing requirements and
scheduling, which assist the supervisor in being fair and objective and help the staff
understand the rules.
The people within the organization who oversee the operation of a broad scope of functions
such as coding, transcriptions, and release of information at the department level are
referred to as:
A. Senior managers
B. The board of directors
,C. Supervisory managers
D. Middle manager - ✔✔Middle manager
Middle management involves the people within the organization who oversee the operation
of a broad scope of functions; for example, the HIM manager may oversee coding,
transcription, and release of information at the departmental level or they may oversee a
defined product or line of service, such as in the case of a radiology department manager.
Which of the following is a problem-solving technique that focuses on working with individuals
to find a mutually acceptable solution?
A. Nominal group technique
B. Change management
C. Brainstorming
D. New beginnings - ✔✔Nominal group technique
Using the nominal group technique, the group writes down their suggestions anonymously
and then votes on which ideas are the most appropriate for the context of the discussion. This
technique focuses on finding a communally acceptable solution.
Community hospital wants to offer information technology services to city hopsital, another
smaller hospital in the area. This arrangement will financially help both institutions. In reviewing
the process to establish this arrangement, the CEO asks the HIM director if there are
,any barriers to establishing this relationship with regard to HIPAA. In this situation, which of the
following should the HIM director advise?
A. There are no barriers prescribed by HIPAA for this arrangement.
B. Community Hospital needs to expand their organized healthcare arrangement to include
the other hospital.
C. City Hospital should obtain a business associate agreement with Community Hospital.
D. Community Hospital should obtain a business associate agreement with City Hospital. -
✔✔City Hospital should obtain a business associate agreement with Community Hospital
In this situation, the smaller hospital should obtain a business associate agreement with
the facility providing the information services.
To date, the HIM department has not charged for copies of records requested by the patient.
However, the policy is currently under review for revision. One HIM committee member
suggests using the copying fee established by the state. Another committee member thinks
that HIPAA will not allow for copying fees. What input should the HIM director provide?
A. HIPAA does not allow charges for copying of medical records.
B. Use the state formula because HIPAA allows hospitals to use the state formula
C. Base charges on the cost of labor and supplies for copying and postage if copies are
mailed while following the state copy fee schedule
, D. Because HIPAA allows for reasonable and customary charges, charge only for the paper used
for copying the record. - ✔✔Base charges on the cost of labor and supplies for copying and
postage if copies are mailed while following the state copy fee schedule
The HIPAA Privacy Rule intent is to allow an individual to obtain copies of records for a fee that
is reasonable enough that an individual could pay for it. The Privacy Rule requires that the copy
fee for the individual be reasonable and cost based. It can only include the cost of labor for
copying and postage, when mailed. The commentary to the Privacy Rule expands upon this
standard. If paper copies are made, the fee can include the cost of the paper. If electronic
copies are made, the fee can include copies of the media used.
An HIM department is researching various options for scanning the hospital's health records.
The department director would like to achieve efficiencies through scanning, such as
performing coding and cancer registry functions remotely. Given these considerations, which of
the following would be the best scanning process?
A. Scanning all documents at the time of patient discharge
B. Scanning all documents after physicians have completed any record deficiencies
C. Begin remote work only after all deficiencies have been corrected in the paper record
D. Using scanners with the maximum amount of output - ✔✔Scanning all documents at
the time of patient discharge
Digital scanners create images of handwritten and printed documents that are then stored in
health record databases as electronic files. The data can be interfaced in the current EHR with
document scanning system. Using scanned images solves many of the problems associated with
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