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Which of the following would not be an example of an alert found on a CDSS system?
a. "The patient is allergic to this drug."
b. "The patient is receiving a similar drug to this order."
c. "Your password is going to expire in 10 days."
d. "The drug being ordered is on a restricted formulary. Call for approval."
Which one of the following legislative acts led to a rapid increase in the construction of
new hospitals, purchase of equipment, and renovation of existing hospitals?
a. Hill-Burton Act
b. Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act
c. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
d. Patient Self-Determination Act
All of the following support principles of good interface design EXCEPT
a. Systems response to user commands should be quick.
b. Screens should be layered or windowed.
c. Navigation tools should be provided.
d. Display screens should have limited blank space.
Which term refers to a defined geographical area served by a health care program?
a. Community center
b. Regional boundary
c. Catchment area
d. County health line
Which of the following should be excluded in computing the net autopsy rate?
a. Death occurring under 48 hours
b. Postoperative deaths
c. Medical examiner deaths that cannot be autopsied
d. None of the above
To achieve public health goals and to demonstrate these goals have or are being met,
public health does not need
a. Data management systems that meet local needs to collect, analyze, and monitor
standardized baseline data systematically.
b. One statewide vendor to assure continuity among various entities.
c. A fully integrated, secure computer network.
d. Linkage between local and statewide data bases in both private and public sectors.
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
Which hospital department often is responsible for monitoring patient incident data?
a. Social services
b. Patient accounting
c. Infection control
d. Risk management
Which of the following are advocated by AHIMA to help standardize clinical data?
a. Classifications
b. Nomenclatures
c. Patient record formats
d. All of the above
Before the Capital Evaluation Committee authorizes the acquisition of the proposed
imaging system, it will also examine other capital evaluation measures. All the
following are capital evaluation measures except
a. Accounting rate of return.
b. Operating margin ratio.
c. Net present value.
d. Payback year.
102.4 (temperature field)
Following are several types of data commonly found in a health information system.
Match each according to the appropriate category it represents. When two possible
categories exist, select the €best€ category.
a. Text/categorical
b. Narrative/textual
c. Logic
d. Quantitative
The major benefits of implementing an electronic death registration system include all
of the following except
a. Greater efficiency and timeliness of death registration.
b. Higher quality of data with real-time edits.
c. Increased security and fraud prevention.
d. Less collaboration among providers and death registration users.
A hospital would like to evaluate readmission rates of total hip replacements. What data
should be used to identify the cases in the organization?
a. Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS)
b. Core measures
c. Pay for performance
d. Claims data
Organizations such as the National Quality Forum were established to
a. Promote collaborative efforts to improve health care quality.
b. Decrease the cost of health care.
c. Provide oversight of health care facilities and individual providers.
d. Create a forum for health care consumers to interact with lawmakers.
Of the following activities in implementing an effective in-service training program,
which one should be completed first?
a. Obtain budget approval for the resources required to cover the costs of the training.
b. Conduct a formal needs assessment to determine skill, knowledge, and other
deficiencies.
c. Predict regulatory, technological, and other environmental changes that should be
addressed in the curriculum.
d. Establish a schedule for offering the training to accommodate the continuous
workload.
Authorized users can access transcribed radiology reports and digital diagnostic images
in radiology databases by a Web server using Web browser.
Which hospital appears to be located in the suburbs?
Explain the benefits of performing ratio analysis.
The code of ethics is a professional practice standard applicable to all certified health
information professionals.
Write one reason why there is a need to upgrade ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS.
