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Comptia Healthcare It+ Technician

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A server that proves the most accurate actual time to all clients in a computer network.






2. A hospital specialized to treat a specific disease or condition or a specific type of patient.






3. A device that connects multiple network that use the same protocol.






4. The consolidation of all of the recorded health information about a person stored withing a given network. EHR's generally contain multiple EMR's collected from various facilities and providers within a provider network or umbrella organization.






5. A network that sans multiple geographic locations - connecting multiple LANs using long-range transmission media.






6. Mechanism that are put in place to limit access to electronic health information.






7. A healthcare facility that performs surgical procedures that does not require hospitalization. Surgeries are usually outpatient - meaning the surgery performed dos not require stay for recovery.






8. A form of eavesdropping where the attacker makes an independent convection between two victims and steals information to use fraudulently.






9. Software that allows staff to track a patient's flow of care in the system from registration thought treatment - and during and after discharge.






10. Electronic messages sent between users or groups.






11. An older personal computer connection standard hat provides high-performance data transfer between the SCSI device and the other components of the computer. Pronounced ' scuzzy.'






12. An itemized form containing all the information needed to file a claim. including patient information and services rendered for a visit - that is compiled by the healthcare provider's medical biller and supplied to the insurance company as the source






13. Using symbols to mark off a sidewalk or wall to indicate that there is an open wireless networking which may be offering Internet access.






14. An area where patients are housed after a surgical procedure or any procedure requiring anesthesia and are closely monitored for any indications of post-operative complications.






15. Software protection systems in an organization.






16. An area where all medical imaging procedures are conducted.






17. Authentication schemes based on individuals' physical characters.






18. World Health Organization - A division of the United Nations that manages the authority of international public health.






19. Records that are not for public consumption and require appropriate release before they can be shared.






20. A personal computer connection that transfers data one bit at a time over a single wire and is often used for an external modem.






21. A patient maintained health record that can be shared with medical professionals. Generally not a part of Legal Heath Record.






22. Data that fits into a well-defined data model.






23. A method used to securely remove data from hard drives and other electronic storage devices.






24. A backup that backs up all selected files regardless of the state of the archived bit.






25. Any room used to temporarily house patient when they are in transition between their patient room and another location - such as before or after testes or surgeries.






26. Hardware components that enable users to interact with computers.






27. An all-encompassing solution of many other IT-based pieces that streamlines the workflow processes of all activities needed to run a practice or facility while providing the ability to becomes a paperless office - including patient tracking - medical






28. The federal agency that oversees the regulation of food safety - tobacco products - prescription and over-the-counter medication - dietary supplements - vaccines - medical devices - sanitation requirements - and other related public health products a






29. The condition of being actually or potentially subject to a legal obligation based on one's actions or omissions.






30. Also called Wi-Fi - short for wired fidelity - '802.11b is probably the most common and certainly the lest expensive wireless network protocol used to transfer data among computers with wireless network cards or between a wireless computer or device






31. The intermediary between the medical biller at the healthcare organization and the paying insurance company who ensures that the claim has no errors before it is transmitted to the insurance company.






32. Software that provides a single system for tracking and managing compliance with medical claims audits that are performed by both government and commercial healthcare(insurance) organizations.






33. A type of social engineering attack where a request for a website - typicality an e-commerce site - is redirected to a similar looking - but fake - website.






34. A device used for patient billing to capture an electronic signature.






35. A server that provides database services to other computers in a network.






36. Five-digit CPT codes used to describe a medical professional-patient interaction - such as an office visit or a hospital - to facilitate in the billing process.






37. A part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - OCN is scared what encouraging - administering - and regulating the advancement of IT in healthcare.






38. Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol - Similar to EAP-TLS - PEAP is an open standard developed by a coalition made up of Cisco Systems - Microsoft - and RSA Security.






39. Software that provides one location where charges are entered codes can be checked - insurance claims and statements can be generated and sent - claim denials can be managed and payments can be posted and processed.






40. The section of HIPAA that establishes national standards for the security of personal electronic health information maintained by a cover entity.






41. A network that displays characteristics of more than one of the three standard network models.






42. The part of the ARRA that promote the adoption in meaningful use of healthcare IT through enchanced enforcement and extension of HIPAA policies.






43. See Host Computer






44. A hardware rack that holds networking equipment to provide connections from public lines coming into the physical building generaly from the ISP - to all the IDFs located what a medical facility






45. A personal computer storage device that uses fixed media and magnetic data storage.






46. Unwanted software loaded onto a system for the purposes of presenting commercial advertisements to the user.






47. An attack were an attacker scans your systems to see which ports are listening in an attempt to find a way to gain unauthorized access/






48. A method that uses the cloud to provide any or all infrastructure needs.






49. An area where surgical procedures are performer in a sterile environment.






50. Protection mechanism used to identify - authenticate - and authorize access to computers and their corresponding systems.