Digital information quiz

Question 1

What does EPR mean?
What is it linked to?
what info is stored with it?
what are the important rules for it?

Answer 1

The abbreviation EPR stands for Electronic Patient Records.
This is linked to HIS, RIS and PACS
These may be used to hold medical history, diagnostic requests and results, plan future tests and treatments
These should be used according to the Caldicott principles

Question 2

Images stored on PACS use a DICOM format, what does the abbreviation DICOM mean?

Answer 2

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine

Question 3

Which of the following modalities uses attenuation characteristics of transmission through the body to create images?

Answer 3

Computed Radiography (CR) or Digital Radiography (DR)

Question 4

With regard to HIS which of the following statements is true?

1) Allows for the storage and retrieval of images and diagnostic reports.
2) Contains information regarding patients’ demographics, medical records and hospital appointments.
3) Uses Health Level 7 (HL7) format for textual data.

Answer 4

2 and 3 are correct

2) Contains information regarding patients’ demographics, medical records and hospital appointments.
3) Uses Health Level 7 (HL7) format for textual data.

Question 5

What does the abbreviation PACS represent?

Answer 5

Picture Archiving and Communication System

Correct
Correct, so there are two elements to this one which allows for the archive and retrieval of images and diagnostic information such as reports.

Question 6

With regard to RIS which of the following statements is true?

1) It holds work lists and pending appointments for the Orthopaedic department.
2) It holds work lists and pending appointments for the Radiology department.
3) It holds work lists and pending appointments for the Hospital.

Answer 6

It holds work lists and pending appointments for the Radiology department.

Question 7

With regard to RIS which of the following statements is true?

1) It keeps details of patients who attend the Radiology department.
2) It provides results of tests and treatments.
3) It can be linked to HIS and EPR.

Answer 7

All are correct

Question 8

A Radiology Information System (RIS)

Answer 8

A Radiology Information System (RIS)

Question 9

A health information system (HIS)

Answer 9

A health information system (HIS)