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Medicine

Q: A data element is the same as a data item.
Q: The creation, authentication, and retention of health information in all health care settings are permitted and protected by federal legislation.
Q: Data stored in paper form are static and lack the advantages of reorganization, manipulation, and integration.
Q: Each data item should be captured once by an information system for all users who need the data item.
Q: All health care data should be collected for an identified purpose for their retrieval and use.
Q: The U.S. Census Bureau plays an active role in sponsoring, developing, and approving data sets in health care.
Q: When designing forms and computer views, one should consult regulations and standards in addition to the needs of the user.
Q: Typically, data should be collected for a pre-specified, identified purpose and user.
Q: The meaningful electronic exchange of detailed patient data elements requires the use of common data definitions.
Q: Good forms design divides forms into logical sections by rules.
Q: When reference is made to health care data having integrity, it means that the data are complete and accurate.
Q: Quantitative analysis of the patient record is the same as deficiency analysis.
Q: As with forms identification in a paper-based record, each computer view should be identified in the systems documentation.
Q: Computer views should guide the data collection and data validation process.
Q: Logic data fields are used for "yes/no" data entries.
Q: When the legality of data is affirmed, the data have been created, authenticated, stored, and corrected according to law or regulation.
Q: Results of a complete blood cell count are an example of numerical/integer type of data.
Q: In a database, all the information about a single patient is called a record.
Q: Categorical data in a database would include patient date of birth, sex, race, and disposition on discharge.
Q: The operating room log is equivalent to one data file in a computerized health information system.
Q: A password can be a word or a series of letters, numbers, and symbols.
Q: Because of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), privacy and security of health information technology are not a concern in regional health information organizations.
Q: Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel reports to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics.
Q: As of January 2006, the Department of Health and Human Services is requiring electronic prescribing for Medicare prescription benefits.
Q: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services contracts with quality improvement organizations to ensure that patients get the right care at the right time.
Q: The Electronic Disease Surveillance System is designed to a. Transfer certain clinical information to public health departments. b. Track the most prevalent diseases in the United States. c. Register individuals with unique, difficult-to-treat diseases. d. Track the incidence of preventable childhood diseases.
Q: Treat patients. Match the uses of health information with the major users of health information. a. Providers b. Payers c. Providers and researchers d. Providers, researchers, and regulators e. Providers, payers, and policy makers
Q: Measure outcomes. Match the uses of health information with the major users of health information. a. Providers b. Payers c. Providers and researchers d. Providers, researchers, and regulators e. Providers, payers, and policy makers
Q: Verify eligibility for treatment. Match the uses of health information with the major users of health information. a. Providers b. Payers c. Providers and researchers d. Providers, researchers, and regulators e. Providers, payers, and policy makers
Q: Make cost-effective decisions regarding treatment. Match the uses of health information with the major users of health information. a. Providers b. Payers c. Providers and researchers d. Providers, researchers, and regulators e. Providers, payers, and policy makers
Q: Ensure public health. Match the uses of health information with the major users of health information. a. Providers b. Payers c. Providers and researchers d. Providers, researchers, and regulators e. Providers, payers, and policy makers
Q: Retrieves and transfers radiology images and diagnostic information. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Describes orders for medication at a retail pharmacy. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Transmits data from medical devices. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Develops message standards for health care. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Contains data content standards for electronic health records. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Facilitates electronic exchange of laboratory test orders. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Describes anatomy and diagnoses. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Facilitates electronic health care billing. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Describes clinical drugs. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Makes health care information instantly accessible among government entities. Match the abbreviation with the correct description. a. HL7 b. DICOM c. NCPDP d. IEEE 1073 e. CHI f. RxNorm g. SNOMED h. ASTM 1384 i. LOINC j. HIPAA transactions
Q: Protect the health and safety of the public through surveillance. Match the agency with its primary role in health information technology. a. National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics b. National Institutes of Health c. Office of the National Coordinator d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention e. Health Resources and Services Administration
Q: Catalyst for wider adoption of advanced technologies in the provision of health care Match the agency with its primary role in health information technology. a. National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics b. National Institutes of Health c. Office of the National Coordinator d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention e. Health Resources and Services Administration
Q: Advisory body for health information policy Match the agency with its primary role in health information technology. a. National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics b. National Institutes of Health c. Office of the National Coordinator d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention e. Health Resources and Services Administration
Q: Coordinate policy and programs to develop, apply, and use health information technology. Match the agency with its primary role in health information technology. a. National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics b. National Institutes of Health c. Office of the National Coordinator d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention e. Health Resources and Services Administration
Q: Acquire new knowledge to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease. Match the agency with its primary role in health information technology. a. National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics b. National Institutes of Health c. Office of the National Coordinator d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention e. Health Resources and Services Administration
Q: List two benefits of using health information technology applications.
Q: List three reasons why adoption of electronic health information systems by office-based providers is proceeding with caution.
Q: List three private organizations and their contribution to health information technology.
Q: List three reasons why office-based providers of health care are likely to adopt electronic health record systems.
Q: List three privacy and security issues that must be addressed by a regional health information organization.
Q: The federal government is mandating that all health information be in digital format by 2014.
Q: The Nationwide Health Information Network€s goal is to share clinical information securely.
Q: In 2004, President George W. Bush publicly supported building a national health information infrastructure.
Q: Joint Commission standards for accredited health care facilities encourage the regional sharing of protected health information to improve patient safety.
Q: The Institute of Medicine report "Crossing the Quality Chasm" links health care quality to health information technology.
Q: The Institute of Medicine report "Crossing the Quality Chasm" recommends that vendors help build an information infrastructure to support the elimination of handwritten clinical notes.
Q: Consolidated Health Information Initiative participants include the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense, and the National Institutes of Health.
Q: Governmental agencies participate in the Consolidated Health Information Initiative plan to share medical information with one another.
Q: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality mandates the use of health care data standards to improve the quality of care.
Q: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is a very large purchaser of health care in the United States.
Q: According to the Department of Health and Human Services report "Framework for Strategic Action, The Decade of HIT: Delivering Consumer-Centric and Information-Rich Health Care," linking electronic health records nationwide is an important goal.
Q: The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Director of the Office of Civil Rights, and the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology all report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Q: A registered health information administrator (RHIA) who also holds a certified health data analyst (CHDA) credential needs 40 continuing-education units (CEUs) for the 2-year reporting cycle.
Q: In the 1920s, the patient record was a source of needed information for board certification by the American College of Surgeons.
Q: The code of ethics is a professional practice standard applicable to all certified health information professionals.
Q: The first medical record organization was founded in 1938.
Q: The board of directors of American Health Information Management Association manages the property, business, and affairs of the association.
Q: Fifty component state associations plus associations in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico comprise the organizational structure of American Health Information Management Association.
Q: The members of the Council on Certification are appointed by the board of directors of American Health Information Management Association.
Q: The membership of American Health Information Management Association elects the board of directors.
Q: The Association of Medical Record Librarians of North America was the first name for the association now known as American Health Information Management Association.
Q: To provide continued health care to the public, a health care organization must demonstrate compliance with state licensing regulations.
Q: At its inception, the Joint Commission was composed of the American College of Surgeons, the American Health Association, and other organizations.
Q: The official publication of the American Health Information Management Association is the Journal of the American Health Information Management Association.
Q: The principal source of reimbursement information is the clinical record.
Q: Before the mid-1990s, the accreditation of allied health education programs was a cooperative effort with the American Medication Association.
Q: States assume the function of licensing health care institutions.
Q: In the early 1900s, the Joint Commission assumed the position of the American Heart Association in assessing the quality of patient records.
Q: The earliest medical records in the United States had some characteristics of a business record.
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