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Journal of AHIMA
Continuing Education Quiz
Quiz ID: Q121832 | HIM Domain Area: External Forces | Article—“Simplification at Last?”
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1. Which federal legislation established
the national healthcare operating rule
mandate for HIPAA transactions?
;a. HIPAA
;b. HITECH
;c. Affordable Care Act
;d. none of the above
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6. Operating rules change the transaction
standards.
;a. true
;b. false
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2. The first mandatory operating
rules govern which of the following
standards?
;a. eligibility for a health plan
;b. health claim status inquiry
;c. both a and b
;d. none of the above
7. Key transaction components covered
by the operating rules include:
;a. transmission standards and
formats
;b. response time standards
;c. error resolution
;d. all of the above
First Name (please print)
8. Only health plans will be subject to
fines for failing to comply with the
operating rules.
;a. true
;b. false
Last Name
3. Trading partners have until ______ to
implement the rules into practice.
;a. July 2012
;b. January 2013
;c. July 2013
;d. January 2014
AHIMA Membership ID Number
Address
4. Which organization developed the first
of the operating rules to go into effect?
;a. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS)
;b. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS)
;c. Committee on Operating Rules for
Information Exchange (CORE)
;d. none of the above
9. HIPAA included ___ transaction
standards.
;a. 12
;b. 10
;c. 8
;d. 6
10. Compliance with the last of the
operating rules is scheduled to take
effect:
;a. January 2014
;b. July 2015
;c. January 2016
;d. January 2017
City
State, Zip Code
5. An operating rule is a set of policies
that dictate how a transaction
standard is implemented and used.
;a. true
;b. false
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