In the federal government, which is a major research center composed of numerous
departments, such as the National Institute on Aging and the National Center for
Nursing Research?
a. Food and Drug Administration
b. National Institutes of Health
c. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
d. Institute of Medicine
Assessed existing terminologies related to the electronic health record (EHR)
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
In the physician office, codes for reimbursement may be assigned by those who have
not been trained in established coding rules. Because of this,
a. The resulting codes may be more accurate than inpatient codes.
b. The resulting codes will be of equal quality to those generated in the inpatient coding
process.
c. The resulting codes will be of lower quality than those generated in the inpatient
coding process.
d. The resulting codes will be exactly the same.
Study used to generate hypotheses
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
Dr. Snow failed to apply the standards of skill, learning, and care expected of
physicians in good standing when treating his patient, Mr. Rocky States. What is the
legal term for this act of omission or commission?
a. Res ipsa loquitur
b. Respondeat superior
c. Assault and battery
d. Malpractice
When a record destruction program is considered by a health care facility, all the
following are usually consulted EXCEPT
a. The patient or legal representation.
b. Facility board of directors.
c. Facility attorney.
d. Malpractice liability insurance carrier.
Each of the following has been an influential factor in how health care has been
delivered in the United States except
a. Increasing cost of health care.
b. Growing geriatric population.
c. Advances in technology.
d. Demand for jobs by health professionals.
Most problem-solving models begin with
a. Data collection.
b. Risk assessment.
c. Team formation.
d. An expected outcome.
Which of the following is true regarding interview protocol questions?
a. Structured questions are difficult to ask.
b. Structured questions require less interviewing skill than do unstructured questions.
c. Structured questions should be avoided in an interview.
d. Structured question responses take more time to gather than responses to
unstructured questions.
What CDC publication can you access to find out public health information from
individual states?
a. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
b. Healthy People 2020
c. Onehealthport.com
d. Preventing Chronic Disease (E-journal)
The odds ratio is an estimate of the relative risk an individual has if he or she is exposed
to a certain characteristic/risk factor. It is determined as part of which study design?
a. Prevalence or cross-sectional study
b. Case-control study
c. Prospective/incidence study
d. Clinical trial
Criteria for evaluating vendor responses to RFPs should encompass each of the
following considerations EXCEPT
a. RFP distribution considerations.
b. Hardware and software considerations.
c. Vendor considerations.
d. Economic considerations.
In 2010, how many work-related assaults required a visit to an emergency department?
a. 50,407
b. 123,102
c. 137,400
d. 143,200
Key staffing demand indicators for an HIM director to use to assess internal staffing
levels include all EXCEPT
a. # of lines per minute
b. # of discharges processed
c. # of staff used by an outside ROI vendor
d. # of incoming and out-going phone calls
Which hospital had the fewest admissions for September?
A work distribution chart could identify an uneven distribution of work within a work
unit.
There are many principles to consider when embarking on a major systems
development project such as an EHR implementation. The chapter suggests at least
eight such principles. Name at least three.
List three reasons why office-based providers of health care are likely to adopt
electronic health record systems.
Define job order costing and explain how it is used in a health care organization.
What is the hierarchical model effective for?