HSA 520 FINAL EXAM PART 2

Part 2: Balgrosky: Chapters 3, 11, and 12 (20 questions worth 4 points apiece)

eHealth is: The use of e-commerce and e-business practices in health systems management The delivery of health information, for health professionals and consumers, through the Internet Using the power of IT to improve public health services All of the above. Question 2 What is one of the stages of implementation? Brainstorming Program Selection Analysis Design Question 3 Systems for exporting data to reporting organizations, such as The Joint Commission, fall into Quadrant _____ of the HIS Planning Framework. I II III IV All of the above. Question 4 Which of the following areas is important to EHR data and its usefulness for research? Data definition variability Data inaccuracy Data incompleteness All of the above Question 5 A good HIS plan can advance the organization's performance, for example: Reducing cost. Reducing waste. Increasing patient and provider satisfaction. Improving the quality of care. All of the above. Question 6 All except one of the following is a challenge to telemedicine and telehealth. Cultural barriers. Cost of providing telemedicine. Too many cases with conflicting research findings. Legal issues. Technical challenges. Question 7 The purpose of governmental health care policy is to: Address issues that the private sector cannot. Address issues that are related to civil liberties, national security, and public safety. Protect public health. All of the above. Question 8 The term "dematerialized information" refers to: Storing information in the cloud. Protecting personal medical information. Information that is bound to a physical structure. None of the above Question 9 Which of the following is a source of public health data? News reports Government Survey sampling All of the above Question 10 Infrastructure refers to the electronic highway that carries data and information and includes: Software. Patient information. Servers. Hosts Question 11 Which of the following does not support better public health surveillance and management? Widespread EHRs Health information exchange (HIE) Online appointment scheduling Mobile health technology Better analytics for data Question 12 Health services research is: The examination of how people get care, what it costs, and what the outcomes are. The prediction of critical public health threats. A focused look at clinical care processes and which serve patients best. All of the above Question 13 Outcomes research, the study of the end results of medical care—is practiced by: Clinicians. Universities and teaching institutions. Private companies and consumers. Government agencies. All of the above. Question 14 What is quadrant of the HIS Planning Framework? Clinical Transaction Systems Financial Transaction Systems IT Systems Patient Systems. Question 15 The number of clinical trials and case reports published each year has grown from _____ in 1950 to ______ now. 0 to 27,000 500 to 3,000 27,000 to 150,000 150,000 to 2,000,000 Question 16 _______ is an automatic collaboration, intrinsic in EHR systems, between care providers and public health agencies to alert the public disease outbreaks. Syndromic surveillance Self-reporting Survey sampling Sentinel monitoring Question 17 Which of these is not a tool for improving data stewardship and HIS planning? Data model. Data dictionary. Data storage. Data structures. Question 18 When defining the HIS strategic plan (and the organization's overall strategic plan) information should be solicited from: Executive level management. Clinicians, including nurses, assistants, and physicians. Administrative staff. All of the above Question 19 In addition to governance from the board, organizations can and should create data steering committees, which: Consists of interdisciplinary leaders from all departments. Consists of IT staff. Determines the color of upholstery in new cancer centers. Consists of hospital leaders Question 20 The __________ works bi-directionally—layers both build upon each other and provide feedback for each other. HRM Conceptual Model ACL Conceptual Model HIS Conceptual Model EHR Conceptual Model