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 clinical decision support system
B.   In a defined data set
C.   In a health information system
Question #2
What is a magnetic storage device that stores individual data on the surface of a rapidly rotating metal disk called?
A.   Disk drive
B.   Modem
C.   Hard drive
D.   Flash drive
Question #3
How many different security standards exist?
A.   12
B.   22
C.   10
D.   17
Question #4
Which of the following is the best descriptor for an Internet Protocol address?
A.   The wording prior to the @ symbol
B.   www.cengagelearning.com
C.   The wording following the @ symbol
Question #5
Which of the following refers to the identification of the health care provider who makes an entry in a record?
A.   Correct
B.   Authentication
C.   Authorship
D.   Accuracy
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.   Support system
B.   Information systems
C.   Database design
D.   Data standards
Question #8
The three control functions used in databases are_________________, ____________________, and ____________________.
A.   continuity, access, integrity,
B.   concurrency, access, integrity,
C.   concurrency, assessment, 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.   E-learning
B.   Telemedicine 
C.   Assistive technology 
D.   Electronic health
Question #10
Match the term with its descriptor: application of technology to facilitate the learning process
A.   Medical Informatics
B.   Educational 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.   Dental informatics
B.   Public Health Informatics
C.   Educational 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.   Medical Informatics
C.   Educational Informatics
Question #13
Match the term with its descriptor: application of technology to support public health practice, research, and learning
A.   Clinical Informatics
B.   Educational Informatics
C.   Public Health 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.   Clinical Informatics
B.   Medical Informatics
C.   Dental informatics
Question #15
What are uniform uses of common terms and common methods for sharing data called?
A.   Data model
B.   Data quality
C.   Data standards
D.   Information systems
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.   Nanomedicine
B.   Digital divide
C.   CRISPR technology
D.   Blockchain technology
Question #17
How many stages are there to describe meaningful use?
A.   2
B.   5
C.   4
D.   3
Question #18
Which of the following is not a way in which e-prescribing has contributed to promoting patient care and containing costs?
A.   Allowing patients to refill their prescriptions
B.   Reducing errors
C.   Tracking how much usage
D.   Reading illegible handwriting
Question #19
When did databases begin to be developed?
A.   1960s
B.   1970s
C.   1990s
D.   1980s
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.   E-health
B.   Telemedicine 
C.   Interactive voice recognition
D.   Medical informatics
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.   Telemedicine
C.   Telesurgery
D.   Assistive technology
Question #22
The Internet began in what decade?
A.   2000s
B.   1960s
C.   1990s
D.   1980s
Question #23
The health record as a legal document has traditionally been viewed as being which of the following?
A.   Electronic
B.   Hybrid
C.   Paper based
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.   Interface
B.   Electronic data interchange
C.   Information systems
D.   Data standards
Question #25
When did commercial database management programs such as Oracle and Access emerge?
A.   1990s
B.   1960s
C.   1970s
D.   1980s
Question #26
Which term refers to the discipline focusing on the study of both the structure and general properties of information?
A.   Informatics
B.   Research design
C.   Statistics
D.   Database management
Question #27
.com, .edu, and .gov are examples of __________ types.
A.   domain
B.   extensions
C.   hyperlink
D.   web
Question #28
Information is best defined by which of the following?
A.   Knowledge resulting from the processing of data
B.   Standardized definitions of each data element
C.   Ability to manage a database
D.   Structured storage or collection of data
Question #29
Which term refers to the application of technology to public health practice, research, and learning?
A.   Educational Informatics
B.   Consumer Informatics
C.   Nursing Informatics
D.   Public Health Informatics
Question #30
A group of 8 bits is what?
A.   Equivalent to 1 megahertz
B.   A byte
C.   The bit digits 0–7
Question #31
What organization introduced the ORYX Initiative? 
A.   Joint Commission
B.   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
C.   Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
D.   National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
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.   Interactive voice recognition
B.   Voice recognition technology
C.   Digital imaging
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.   Hard drive
C.   Flash drive
Question #35
A company installs firewalls and virus scanning to address which security measure?
A.   Authentication
B.   Preventing damage
C.   Encryption
D.   Permission
Question #36
What is a subset of a data warehouse?
A.   Clinical data repository
B.   Data model
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.   Data elements
B.   A data set
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 minimum data set
B.   A data set
C.   Data elements
Question #40
What type of network connects computers within a small area?
A.   Metropolitan area network
B.   Virtual private network
C.   Local area network
D.   Wide area network
Question #41
What are the physical electronic components of a computer system called?
A.   Server
B.   Software
C.   Hardware
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.   Meaningful use
B.   HIPAA
C.   ARRA
D.   CMS
Question #43
What does CPOE stand for?
A.   Communicating physician organizational entry
B.   Computerized physician order entry
C.   Communicating planning 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.   Information systems
B.   Data standards
C.   Data model
D.   Data quality
Question #45
How is cloud computing best described? 
A.   Working remotely
B.   Health information exchange
C.   Computing using servers that are not actually present physically at a site, but rather are connected through the Internet
D.   Computing using mobile technology
Question #46
  
A.   1990s
B.   1960s
C.   1970s
D.   1980s
Question #47
What are devices that work similar to photocopiers to scan paper documents?
A.   Electronic document management systems
B.   Digital imaging devices
C.   Magnetic tape
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.   Preventing damage
B.   Permission
C.   Disaster recovery
D.   Encryption
Question #49
Which of the following is the electronic storage of data and information for individual patient medical records?
A.   Data mart
B.   Data warehouse
C.   Clinical data repository
D.   Data mining
Question #50
Which of the following was a goal for Stage 2 of meaningful use of EHRs? 
A.   Capturing PHI electronically in a structured format
B.   Decision support for national high-priority conditions
C.   Continuous quality improvement at the point of care and exchange of information in the most structured format possible
D.   Provision of patient access to self-management tools

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