Which is included in a data model?
a. Data content
b. Data structure
c. Storage method
d. All of the above
Which of the following cancer data may be released without patient authorization?
a. Aggregate
b. Patient
c. Physician
d. Facility
Designed to facilitate exchange of lab results
Match the following coding systems and terminologies with the appropriate descriptor.
a. ICD-9-CM
b. ICD-10
c. CPT
d. NOC
e. NDC
f. SNOMED CT g, DSM
g. Match the following coding systems and terminologies with the appropriate
descriptor.
h. DRG
i. LOINC
j. SNOP
According to the terminal digit filing method, which number would be first in the file?
a. 013291
b. 911206
c. 861971
d. 165060
Rapid cycle improvement often involves
a. Incremental implementation rollout.
b. Pilot testing.
c. Redundant testing.
d. Large process changes.
Which of the following lead agencies has the primary responsibility to improve quality,
safety, efficiency, and effectiveness by collecting data on published Patient Quality and
Patient Safety Indicators?
a. The Leapfrog Group
b. Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
c. Texas Medical Foundation Health Quality Institute
d. Health Grades
What type of data is weight, height, temperature, pulse, cost, or charges in dollars?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Discrete
d. Continuous
In an MPI, one physician may have several patient entries. What is the linkage in the
database called between the physician and each of his or her patients?
a. System integration
b. System interface
c. Entity relationship
d. Data notation
Which of the following is a primary benefit of analyzing aggregate data?
a. Data capture is more efficient.
b. Random errors can be eliminated.
c. Bias is more easily detected.
d. Patterns of events or occurrences can be identified.
Develops standards for electronic health record (EHR) content and information privacy
and security
Match the following abbreviations with the descriptive statements.
a. MeSH
b. ASTM
c. DICOM
d. CHI
e. CAP
f. RELMA
g. HITSP
h. LOINC
i. NCVHS
j. NCPDP
k. IEEE
l. ISO
m. WHO
n. UMLS
o. NDC
The earliest medical records in the United States were
a. Letter-formatted.
b. Ledger-formatted.
c. Formatted by patient.
d. Catalogued by diseases and operations.
The system that allows many applications and many fields using relational tables of
information is termed a
a. File management system.
b. Flat file.
c. Database management system.
d. Category system.
What are prescribed statements called that are usually written as computer procedures,
sets of conditions, or formulas and are useful to de?9?ne what roles certain individuals
are allowed to carry out?
a. Policies
b. Procedures
c. Business Rules
d. Processes
Step-by-step of what will be done in the research study
Match the term with the correct descriptor.
a. Hypothesis
b. Methodology
c. Specific aims
d. Literature review
e. Validity
f. Reliability
g. Bias
h. Prevalence i. Incidence
An authorization that complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act includes
a. Identification of the information to be disclosed.
b. The purpose for the disclosure.
c. The specification that the authorization is subject to revocation.
d. All of the above.
Define the terms variable costs and fixed costs. Give examples of each.
The CFO asks you to compare the value of purchasing new high-speed photocopying
equipment with contracted copying services. What capital expenditure evaluation
method would you use?
Over time, no one will know the EHR system better than its users € including the
Information Systems department.
The International Classification of Diseases, 9th edition, Clinical Modification
(ICD-9-CM) is used with Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System for coding in
physician offices.
Define this quality factor in relation to health care data: organized data.
A health professional has breached an implied contractual duty when he or she fails to
report events required by law (such as industrial accidents, abortions, cancer cases,
communicable diseases, and vital statistics) when required for his or her position.
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires the organization to determine and
document explicitly the essential functions of the job.
Information can be input and retrieved by use of a smartphone.
A repository of selected electronic information from several transaction systems such as
clinical laboratory and dietary is called a(n) ____________________.