Which one of the following activities is considered part of health care operations?A. Reviewing the competency of health care workersB. Administering a stress testC. Giving a patient her prescribed medicationD. Recording a patient’s blood pressure and temperatureI think (A)Health care operations are certain administrative, financial,legal, and quality improvement activities of a covered entitythat are necessary to run its business and to support thecore functions of treatment and payment. These activities,which are limited to the activities listed in the definition of“health care operations” at 45 CFR 164.501, include1. Conducting quality assessment and improvementactivities, population-based activities relating toimproving health or reducing health care costs, andcase management and care coordination2. Reviewing the competence or qualifications of health careprofessionals, evaluating provider and health plan performance,training health care and non–health careprofessionals, accreditation, certification, licensing, orcredentialing activities