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Health Info mgnt
Health information managment
Question | Answer |
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A statewide cancer surveillance system is an example of which of the NHII dimensions? | Community |
A consumer interested in comparing the performance of health plans should review data from ______? | HEDIS |
The name of the government agency that has led the development of basic data sets for health record and computer databases is the___? | National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics |
The inpatient data set that has been incorporated into federal law and is required for Medicare reporting is the ____? | Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set |
According to the UHDDS definition, ethnicity should be recorded on patient record as _____. | Hispanic, non-Hispanic, unknown |
A critical early step in designing an EHR is to develop a(n) ____ in which the characteristics of each data element are defined. | data dictionary |
A radiology Department is planning to develop a remote clinic and plans to transmit images for diagnostic purposes. The most important standards to implement in order to transmit images is ______. | DICOM |
Laboratory data is successfully transmitted back and forth from community Hospital to three local physician clinics. This successful transmission is dependent on which of the following standards? | LOINC |
A core data set developed by ASTM to communicate a patient's past and current health information as the patient's transition from one care setting to another is ______. | Continuity of Care Record |
In order to effectively transmit healthcare between a provider and payer, both parties must adhere to which electronic data interchange standard? | X12N |
The number that has been proposed for use as a unique patient identification number but is controversial because of confidentiality and privacy concerns is the _____. | Social security number |
Most health care informatics standards have been implemented by _________. | consensus |
Mary Smith, RHIA has been asked to work on the development of a hospital trauma data registry. Which of the following data sets would be most helpful in developing this registry? | DEEDS |
Reimbursement for home health services in dependent of data collected from ___________. | OASIS |
In long term care, the resident's care plan is based on data collected in the ___________ | MDS Version 2.0 |
As many private and public standards groups promulgate health informatics standards, the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology has been given responsibility for ___. | Harmonization of standards from multiple sources |
Which of the following indexes and databases includes patient-identifiable information? | Master patient/population index |
Which of the following is an external user of data? | Public health department |
Review of disease indexes, pathology reports, and radiation therapy reports is part of which function in the cancer registry? | Case-finding |
What is the information identifying the patient (such as name, health record number, address, and telephone number) called? | Demographic data |
Cancer registries receive approval as part of the facility cancer program from the which of the following agencies? | American College of Surgeons |
Which national database includes data on all discharged patients regardless of payer? | Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project |
Two clerks are abstracting data for a registry. When their work is checked, discrepancies are found. Which data quality component is lacking? | Reliability |
What does an audit trail check for? | Unauthorized access to a system |
Which law requires the reporting of deaths and severe complications due to devices? | Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990 |
Which of the following is a database from the National Health Care Survey that uses the patient health record as a data source? | National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey |
Which of the following contains a list maintained in diagnosis code number order of patients discharged from a facility during a particular time period? | Disease index |
Which of the following contains a list maintained in procedure code number order of patients discharged from a facility during a particular time period? | Operation index |
Which of the following is a collection of secondary data related to patients with a specific diagnosis, condition, or procedures? | Disease registry |
Case finding is a method used to ___. | Identify patients who have been seen or treated in a facility for a particular disease or condition for inclusion in a registry |
In a cancer registry, the accession number ___. | Is the number assigned to each case as it is entered into a cancer registry |
A population-based registry ___. | Includes information from more than one facility in a particular geopolitical area, such as a state or region |
Which of the following is made up of claims data from Medicare claims submitted by acute care hospitals and skilled nursing facilities? | MEDPAR |
The Medicare Provider Analysis and Review file is made up of ___. | Medicare claims from acute care hospitals and skilled nursing facilities |
Vital statistics include data on ___. | Births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and divorces |
Which database must a healthcare facility query as part of the credentialing process when a physician initially applies for medical staff privileges? | NPDB |
A(n) ____ can be defined as a collection of related components that interact to perform a task in order to accomplish a goal. | Information system |
The user supplies the input to an information system as ____. | Raw facts |
Which of the following is a secondary storage device? | Floppy disk, CD-ROM, Magnetic tape |
____ is the traditional manner of planning and implementing an information. | SDLC |
What phase of the SDLC creates the object model of the solution environment? | System analysis |
A(n) __ is the role the user plays in a system. | Use case |
____ is a fifth-generation programming language. | Natural |
is a first-generation programming language. | Machine |
A ____ manages the day-to-day operations of a business. | Management information system |
An organized collection of data is ____. | A database |
A(n) ____ stores data in predefined tables consisting of rows and columns. | Relational database |
allows a user to insert, update, delete, and query data from a database. | SQL |
A ____ uniquely identifies each row in a table and ensures that it is unique. | Primary key |
The LAST_NAME column of the patients table is considered a ____. | Column |
____ is the term used to describe voice and data communications. | Telecommunications |
____ connect computers together in a way that allows for the sharing of information and resources. | Networks |
A ____ is a task that runs on a server computer. | Service |
The ____ function of a computer allows access to its shared resources and services. | Client |
A(n) ____ is a network that connects computers in a relatively small area, such as a room or a building. | LAN |
A(n) ____ is a network that connects LANS or other networks together across a large geographical area. | WAN |
Network computers use ____ to communicate using the same language. | Protocols |
The RFP generally includes a detailed description of the system’s requirements and provides guidelines for vendors to follow in ____. | Bidding for the contract |
The most common approaches to converting from an old information system to a new one are the parallel approach, the phased approach, and _ approach. | Direct cutover |
In which phase of the systems development life cycle is the primary focus on examining the current system and problems in order to identify opportunities for improvement or enhancement of the system? | Maintenance and evaluation |
In which phase of the systems development life cycle are trial runs of the new system conducted, backup and disaster recover procedures developed, and training of end users conducted? | Implementation |
Which of the following generally includes a detailed description of the requirements for a new system and guidelines for vendors to follow in bidding for the contract? | Request for proposal |
The tool that allows the Internet user to search for and find information is called | A Web browser |
Which of the following protocols is most closely associated with the Internet? | TCP/IP |