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b.
computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system
c.
clinical decision support (CDS) system
d.
health information exchange (HIE) system
37. Researchers have found that it can take how long for IT investment to result in a significant increase in
productivity?
a.
less than three years
b.
more than 10 years
c.
five to seven years
d.
only a few months
38. Which of the following activities is least suited for automation?
a.
physical tasks performed in highly structured environments
b.
activities related to data collection and processing
c.
activities associated with managing others
d.
tasks in the accommodation and food service industries
39. Which of the following systems include the people, procedures, hardware, software, data, and knowledge
needed to develop computer systems and machines that simulate human intelligence processes?
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a.
automated machine systems
b.
natural language systems
c.
clinical decision support systems
d.
artificial intelligence systems
40. What type of artificial intelligence involves computer programs that can learn some task and improve
performance with experience?
a.
machine learning
b.
robotics
c.
natural language processing
d.
electronic medial record
41. Which aspect of artificial intelligence involves technology that allows computers to understand, analyze,
manipulate, and/or generate English?
a.
machine learning
b.
robotics
c.
natural language processing
d.
electronic medial record
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42. One of the fundamental ways in which companies can try directly to increase productivity is by:
a.
increasing the amount of input required to produce a given output
b.
selling smaller quantities of goods to decrease capacity
c.
decreasing the value of the output produced by a given amount of input
d.
consolidating operations to better leverage economies of scale
43. What is the name of the project at the Georgia Institute of Technology that uses stories to teach human
values to robots?
a.
Quixote
b.
Watson
c.
E.M. Rogers
d.
McKinsey
44. Which of the following is NOT one of the three major components of machine learning systems?
a.
the learner
b.
a function
c.
a model
d.
parameters
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45. An example of robotics can be found in which of the following examples?
a.
pattern recognition
b.
device used to move heavy pallets
c.
website product recommendations
d.
detecting fraud
46. The primary areas where IT has been applied include all of the following except:
a.
computerized patient records
b.
clinical decision support
c.
computerized provider order entry
d.
medical language processing
47. A comprehensive view of the patient’s complete medical history designed to be shared with authorized
providers and staff from more than one organization is known as which of the following?
a.
EHR
b.
HIE
c.
PHR
d.
EMR
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48. Which process can reduce expensive redundant tests that are ordered because one provider does not have
access to the clinical information stored at another provider’s location?
a.
electronic medical records processing
b.
health information exchange
c.
telehealth
d.
clinical decision support
49. What is another name for a tethered PHR?
a.
patient portal
b.
health information exchange
c.
electronic medical record
d.
clinical decision support
50. A process and a set of tools designed to enhance healthcare-related decision making through the use of
clinical knowledge to improve healthcare delivery is known as which of the following?
a.
clinical decision support
b.
remote monitoring
c.
store-and-forward telemedicine
d.
live telemedicine
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51. Remote monitoring is also known as which of the following?
a.
real-time telehealth
b.
home monitoring
c.
telenursing
d.
live telemedicine
52. Which of the following helps physicians keep tabs on patients prone to life-threatening health crises?
a.
Inpatient codes
b.
Medical information Web sites
c.
Remote monitoring
d.
SMS texts
53. Which of the following examples is a use of wireless technology in the healthcare field?
a.
provide the public access to a patient’s medical history
b.
provide access to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements
c.
transmit ECG data to a physician’s smartphone
d.
increase chances of duplicate care
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54. Which of the following technologies employs electronic information processing and telecommunications to
support at-a-distance health care, provide professional and patient health-related training, and support healthcare
administration?
a.
Health machine learning
b.
Clinical decision support
c.
Health Information Exchange
d.
Telehealth
55. It is difficult to quantify how much the use of IT has contributed to worker productivity because:
a.
many other factors influence worker productivity rates besides IT
b.
organizational efficiency tends to decrease despite increased investments in IT
c.
all IT investments produce intangible benefits that cannot be analyzed
d.
workers merely use the time provided by IT implementation to do some small tasks
Subjective Short Answer
56. Briefly explain the term labor productivity and how countries have been able to produce more goods and
services over time.
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57. Discuss how advances in artificial intelligence are fundamentally changing the way work gets done.
58. Briefly describe the differences between an electronic medical record (EMR) and an electronic health record
(EHR).
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59. Describe how machine learning has enabled the creation of self-driving cars.
60. Briefly describe how store-and-forward telemedicine is being used in radiology today.
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