Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) — Question 35

Your facility has the technology in place for physicians to log on to your website and enter a password. Once they have successfully logged into the system, they are able to view information that is not available to the general public. Which of the following are the physicians utilizing?

Answer options

• A. intranet
• B. extranet
• C. Internet
• D. clinical information system

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, extranet, because it allows authorized users, such as physicians, to access private information while still being part of a larger network. An intranet (A) is restricted to internal users only, the Internet (C) is a public network, and a clinical information system (D) refers to software managing clinical data, not a network type.