Healthcare Regulation Practice Exam Questions 100% Solved Correct.
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Healthcare Regulation
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Healthcare Regulation
Describe the major functions of DHHS - Answer The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the U.S. government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
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Healthcare Regulation Practice Exam
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Describe the major functions of DHHS - Answer The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) is the U.S. government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing
essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
HHS is responsible for almost a quarter of all federal outlays and administers more grant dollars than all
other federal agencies combined.
Describe the general organizational structure of DHHS - Answer HHS has 11 operating divisions,
including eight agencies in the U.S. Public Health Service and three human services agencies, which
administer a wide variety of health and human services and conduct life-saving research for the nation.
These agencies protect and serve all Americans.
Describe the major function of CMS - Answer To achieve a high quality health care system, we also aim
for better care at lower costs and improved health. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
combines the oversight of the Medicare program, the Federal portion of the Medicaid program and State
Children's Health Insurance Program, the Health Insurance Marketplace, and related quality assurance
activities
Describe the main purpose of the Office of the Inspector General as it pertains to healthcare - Answer
Office of Inspector General's (OIG) mission is to protect the integrity of Department of Health & Human
Services (HHS) programs as well as the health and welfare of program beneficiaries. OIG develops and
distributes resources to assist the health care industry in its efforts to comply with the Nation's fraud and
abuse laws and to educate the public about fraudulent schemes so they can protect themselves and
report suspicious activities.
The main function of Social Security Administration - Answer Responsible for administration of
programs provided by the social security act of 1935
The main function of Occupational Health and Safety Administration - Answer OSHA. Responsible for
administering programs provided by the occupational safety and health act of 1970. Promotes safe and
healthful working conditions.
, The main function of the environmental protection agency - Answer Responsible for administering
programs provided by environmental protection act. Establish and enforce environmental protection
standards, research on effects of pollution, regulation of hazardous waste disposal.
Major function of the nuclear regulatory commission - Answer License and oversee construction and
operation of nuclear reactors, regulate packaging, storage, usage, and disposal of radioactive materials,
radiation warning sign.
Major function of Texas Department of State Health Services - Answer An agency of the Texas Health
and Human Services System, licenses health care facilities, administers CMS rules and regulations on a
local basis, serves as a clearinghouse for various state agencies, operates public health department
clinics.
Difference between licensure, accreditation and certification - Answer Licensure- a state function,
based on compliance with legal requirements, life and safety codes, necessity.
Accreditation-a voluntary process which is intended to demonstrate that a facility or institution meets or
exceeds an expected level of quality.
Certification- The process by which a healthcare facility is approved to receive federal and or state
funding for the care provided to Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare patient.
Identify the federal agency that administers the certification process. - Answer CMS
Explain the major role and know the abbreviations for American Osteopathic Association - Answer
AOA. The American Osteopathic Association has formulated this Code to guide its member physicians in
their professional lives. The standards presented are designed to address the osteopathic physician's
ethical and professional responsibilities to patients, to society, to the AOA, to others involved in health
care and to self.
Explain the major role of The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - Answer
(TJC, JCAHO) An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission accredits and certifies
more than 20,500 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission
accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an
organization's commitment to meeting certain performance standards.
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