SNHP 405 - Informatics and Data Management » Spring 2023 » Test 3

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Question #1
Among the most functional elements of the EHR is health information and data, which centers on the patient and is found where?
A.   In a health information system
B.   In a clinical decision support system
C.   In a defined data set
Question #2
What is a magnetic storage device that stores individual data on the surface of a rapidly rotating metal disk called?
A.   Flash drive
B.   Hard drive
C.   Modem
D.   Disk drive
Question #3
How many different security standards exist?
A.   12
B.   10
C.   17
D.   22
Question #4
Which of the following is the best descriptor for an Internet Protocol address?
A.   The wording prior to the @ symbol
B.   The wording following the @ symbol
C.   www.cengagelearning.com
Question #5
Which of the following refers to the identification of the health care provider who makes an entry in a record?
A.   Authentication
B.   Authorship
C.   Accuracy
D.   Correct
Question #6
Who is responsible for maintaining the Internet?
A.   Governmental bodies
B.   Government contractors
C.   Internet service providers (ISP)
D.   Nongovernmental bodies
Question #7
____________________refers to a description of the logical and physical characteristics of an operational database.
A.   Data standards
B.   Support system
C.   Database design
D.   Information systems
Question #8
The three control functions used in databases are_________________, ____________________, and ____________________.
A.   concurrency, assessment, integrity,
B.   continuity, access, integrity,
C.   concurrency, access, integrity,
Question #9
Which of the following refers to health improvement and disease management techniques that utilize the Web and other interactive electronic communication tools?
A.   Telemedicine 
B.   Assistive technology 
C.   Electronic health
D.   E-learning
Question #10
Match the term with its descriptor: application of technology to facilitate the learning process
A.   Educational informatics
B.   Medical Informatics
C.   Public Health Informatics
Question #11
Match the term with its descriptor: application of technology to support specialized activities associated with improving dental practice, research, education, and management
A.   Educational Informatics
B.   Dental informatics
C.   Public Health Informatics
Question #12
Match the term with its descriptor: application of technology to support specialized activities associated with a range of health care workers and the practice of medicine
A.   Public Health Informatics
B.   Educational Informatics
C.   Medical Informatics
Question #13
Match the term with its descriptor: application of technology to support public health practice, research, and learning
A.   Public Health Informatics
B.   Clinical Informatics
C.   Educational Informatics
Question #14
Match the term with its descriptor: application of technology to enhance clinical information management at the point of patient care, using information processes, systems, and tools to improve the effectiveness, quality, and value of care
A.   Medical Informatics
B.   Clinical Informatics
C.   Dental informatics
Question #15
What are uniform uses of common terms and common methods for sharing data called?
A.   Information systems
B.   Data model
C.   Data standards
D.   Data quality
Question #16
Your doctor has told you that you will have to have treatment that involves a microscopically small robot traveling through the capillaries of the brain to communicate with biological neurons. What is this an example of?
A.   CRISPR technology
B.   Blockchain technology
C.   Nanomedicine
D.   Digital divide
Question #17
How many stages are there to describe meaningful use?
A.   2
B.   3
C.   5
D.   4
Question #18
Which of the following is not a way in which e-prescribing has contributed to promoting patient care and containing costs?
A.   Reading illegible handwriting
B.   Reducing errors
C.   Tracking how much usage
D.   Allowing patients to refill their prescriptions
Question #19
When did databases begin to be developed?
A.   1990s
B.   1970s
C.   1980s
D.   1960s
Question #20
A patient living in a rural area needs to consult with a specialist, but there is no specialist within a reasonable distance. What technology will help the patient obtain a consultation? 
A.   Interactive voice recognition
B.   Medical informatics
C.   Telemedicine 
D.   E-health
Question #21
Which of the following is the use of electronic communications and information technologies to provide or support clinical care at a distance?
A.   Information brokering
B.   Assistive technology
C.   Telemedicine
D.   Telesurgery
Question #22
The Internet began in what decade?
A.   1960s
B.   1990s
C.   1980s
D.   2000s
Question #23
The health record as a legal document has traditionally been viewed as being which of the following?
A.   Paper based
B.   Electronic
C.   Hybrid
Question #24
Which of the following is a set of connecting and communicating computers, devices, and software that support the delivery of patient care and the day-to-day business of health care?
A.   Data standards
B.   Electronic data interchange
C.   Interface
D.   Information systems
Question #25
When did commercial database management programs such as Oracle and Access emerge?
A.   1990s
B.   1970s
C.   1960s
D.   1980s
Question #26
Which term refers to the discipline focusing on the study of both the structure and general properties of information?
A.   Research design
B.   Statistics
C.   Database management
D.   Informatics
Question #27
.com, .edu, and .gov are examples of __________ types.
A.   domain
B.   hyperlink
C.   web
D.   extensions
Question #28
Information is best defined by which of the following?
A.   Ability to manage a database
B.   Knowledge resulting from the processing of data
C.   Structured storage or collection of data
D.   Standardized definitions of each data element
Question #29
Which term refers to the application of technology to public health practice, research, and learning?
A.   Consumer Informatics
B.   Public Health Informatics
C.   Nursing Informatics
D.   Educational Informatics
Question #30
A group of 8 bits is what?
A.   The bit digits 0–7
B.   A byte
C.   Equivalent to 1 megahertz
Question #31
What organization introduced the ORYX Initiative? 
A.   Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
B.   National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
C.   Joint Commission
D.   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Question #32
Which refers to the process of linking terminology between two different schemes, a target and a source, for a given purpose?
A.   Database management
B.   Data dictionary
C.   Data mapping
Question #33
A physician speaks and the computer translates the information into written text. This is an example of which application?
A.   Digital imaging
B.   Interactive voice recognition
C.   Voice recognition technology
Question #34
A device that depends on reading and writing data from a rotating disk for its operation is called what?
A.   Disk drive
B.   Flash drive
C.   Hard drive
Question #35
A company installs firewalls and virus scanning to address which security measure?
A.   Encryption
B.   Authentication
C.   Permission
D.   Preventing damage
Question #36
What is a subset of a data warehouse?
A.   Data model
B.   Clinical data repository
C.   Data mart
Question #37
What is the function of HTML?
A.   It enables a browser to send requests for pages across the Internet.
B.   It describes what a Web page should look like.
C.   It is a browser that can interpret information and display it on a computer screen.
Question #38
Information on a patient such as admission date, date of birth, and principal diagnosis would be an example of what?
A.   A data set
B.   Data elements
C.   Minimum data elements
Question #39
When patients are categorized according to personal characteristics, services received, facilities used, and sources of payment, it is called what?
A.   A data set
B.   Data elements
C.   A minimum data set
Question #40
What type of network connects computers within a small area?
A.   Virtual private network
B.   Wide area network
C.   Metropolitan area network
D.   Local area network
Question #41
What are the physical electronic components of a computer system called?
A.   Software
B.   Hardware
C.   Server
D.   Application program
Question #42
Which of the following refers to using certified electronic health records in a way that allows for electronic exchange of health information to improve quality of care and to submit information on clinical quality measures?
A.   ARRA
B.   CMS
C.   Meaningful use
D.   HIPAA
Question #43
What does CPOE stand for?
A.   Communicating planning organizational entry
B.   Computerized physician order entry
C.   Communicating physician organizational entry
D.   Computerized planning organizational entry
Question #44
What is a representation of exactly what a database should exemplify to the end user?
A.   Data quality
B.   Data model
C.   Data standards
D.   Information systems
Question #45
How is cloud computing best described? 
A.   Computing using mobile technology
B.   Computing using servers that are not actually present physically at a site, but rather are connected through the Internet
C.   Health information exchange
D.   Working remotely
Question #46
The relation model where data are stored in one or more relations or tables containing attributes emerged in what decade?
A.   1980s
B.   1960s
C.   1970s
D.   1990s
Question #47
What are devices that work similar to photocopiers to scan paper documents?
A.   Magnetic tape
B.   Digital imaging devices
C.   Electronic document management systems
D.   EHR
Question #48
The level of access to an operating system or application given to a person or group of persons is the security measure called what?
A.   Disaster recovery
B.   Permission
C.   Encryption
D.   Preventing damage
Question #49
Which of the following is the electronic storage of data and information for individual patient medical records?
A.   Data mart
B.   Clinical data repository
C.   Data mining
D.   Data warehouse
Question #50
Which of the following was a goal for Stage 2 of meaningful use of EHRs? 
A.   Decision support for national high-priority conditions
B.   Provision of patient access to self-management tools
C.   Capturing PHI electronically in a structured format
D.   Continuous quality improvement at the point of care and exchange of information in the most structured format possible

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