Which of the following best defines the data dictionary?
a. Central repository of information about all system data
b. Graphical representation of data flow
c. Transition tool to show change over time
d. Graphic representation of problem decomposition
The finance officer will calculate the _____ for the proposed imaging system to
determine the cash flows for the project.
a. Ratio analysis
b. Operating margin ratio
c. Net operating revenue
d. Net present value
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
Which of the following contains a written summary of the work to be done?
a. Job description
b. Job specification
c. Job context
d. Job ranking
Used when researcher has loss of subjects
Match the term with the correct descriptor.
a. Cross-sectional study
b. Descriptive study
c. Analytic study
d. Case-control study
e. Odds ratio
f. Relative risk
g. Prospective study
h. Clinical trial
i. Life-table analysis
j. Outcome measures
Examples of quality improvement benefits cited in electronic health record systems
research include decreases in medication errors. This benefit is derived with
implementation of
a. Clinical data repository.
b. Computerized provider order entry.
c. Provider communication system.
d. Pharmacy inventory system.
Which one of the following legislative acts was directed at controlling costs by creating
the prospective payment system?
a. Health Care Quality Improvement Act
b. Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act
c. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
d. Social Security Act of 1935
Which term refers to a health care organization’s ability to provide a full range of health
care services from the least acute to the most acute?
a. Continuum of care
b. Comprehensive care
c. Managed health care
d. Health care maintenance
Which of the following provides a global view of the information and forms the basis
for the physical design of the database?
a. RFPs
b. DFDs
c. ERDs
d. Data dictionary
ERDs should be developed whether the information system is to be developed in-house
or purchased from a vendor. Do you agree?
Efforts to ensure that current research is applied in medical decision-making are termed
a. Performance measuring.
b. Evidence-based medicine.
c. Pay for performance.
d. Patient advocacy.
HIM professionals can contribute to improving prevention of injuries by
a. Advocating for the required use of external use of injury coding in all hospitals and
emergency departments.
b. Adding injury data to their facility’s syndromic surveillance reporting.
c. Becoming knowledgeable about Joint Commission publications on external injury
data.
d. Both a and c.
A manager’s right to require or prohibit certain actions refers to his or her
a. Authority.
b. Responsibility.
c. Power.
d. Charisma.
A highly reliable measure will yield a large number of random errors.
If an order to appear in court and to bring patient records with you is defective because
some key information is missing, the subpoena can be ignored.
The federal government is mandating that all health information be in digital format by
2014.
A key belief of PHR proponents is that patients who keep their own complete, updated,
and easily accessible health records are taking a more active role in their own health
care and participate in shared decision-making with their physicians.
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System and Current Procedural Terminology
coding systems were based on the International Classification of Diseases.