HCISPP Free Practice Test

Each healthcare provider MUST have a document that describes how information about the client is used by the agency and when the agency will disclose/release it without the client's authorization.

1. A. True
2. B. False

Correct Answer: A

The U.S. healthcare system can best be described as:

1. A. Expensive
2. B. Fragmented
3. C. Market-oriented
4. D. All of the above

Correct Answer: D

The CQI approach of producing health care "report cards," specifically HEDIS is a tool to encourage health care consumers to choose high-quality caregivers, but often.

1. A. these report cards are inaccurate
2. B. cost, not quality is the driving motivator for employers to choose health care plans for their employees
3. C. HEDIS includes only a limited number of quality performance indicators
4. D. None of the above

Correct Answer: B

What is a Covered Entity? The term "Covered Entity" is defined in 160.103 of the regulation.

1. A. The definition is complicate and long.
2. B. The definition is referred to in the Secure Computing Act
3. C. The definition is very detailed.
4. D. The definition is deceptively simple and short

Correct Answer: D

In general, servers that are facing the Internet should be placed in a demilitarized zone (DMZ). What is MAIN purpose of the DMZ?

1. A. Reduced risk to internal systems.
2. B. Prepare the server for potential attacks.
3. C. Mitigate the risk associated with the exposed server.
4. D. Bypass the need for a firewall.

Correct Answer: A