Domain 1: Fundamental Knowledge & Skills Flashcards
What terms are included in Logical observations, identifiers and numerical codes (LOINC)
Lab/radiology tests as well as physical exam findings and SDOH codes (e.g. adverse childhood events)
What is an ontology?
Structured concepts and relationships between them.
Ontology is an extension of taxonomy where concepts can be related in multiple different ways in addition to simple parent-child relationships.
Example: Taxonomy may assert that tuberculosis is a kind of pneumonia. An ontology would add that TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and tuberculosis has symptom of cough, etc.
What are pre-coordinated vs. post-coordinated items
Pre-coordinated items in a vocabulary are those that are included explicitly.
Post-coordinated items are those that are created by the combination of pre-coordinated items
Majority of clinical research in the US is sponsored by
Industry
What does an assembler do?
Translate assembly language into machine code
What does a compiler do?
Translates higher level languages (e.g. FORTRAN) into machine code
Examples of Agile programming
Scrum, Xtreme Programming
What is Reference Information Model (RIM)?
Basis of HL7 version 3. Requires transmission of metadata which externally defines the meaning of that information. This helps improve semantic interoperability
What is the difference between horizontal and vertical integration
Horizontal integration involves connecting each component to the enterprise service bus
Vertical system involves grouping similar systems together
What are the typical steps in a Clinical Practice Guideline algorithm?
- Action
- Conditional (carry out an action based on defined criteria)
- Branch (direct flow to one or more additional steps)
- Synchronization (converge paths back from branches to a common outcome/end point)
What is Job Costing?
Calculating how much it costs organization to provide its goods and services
What is margin analysis?
Calculating total profit made from various products and services
What is a pro forma sales budget?
Estimating the revenue from goods and services for the coming year
What is the primary clinical messaging standard in the US?
HL7 version 2
4 basic types of HL7 messages
- ADT (Admit, Discharge, Transfer)
- ORM (ORder Management)
- ORU (Observation Result)
- DFT (Detail Financial Transaction)
Limitations of HL7 V2
Embraced and extended by many developers. As a result, standard often differs between implementations and offers limited interoperability.
What does ASC X 12N do?
Establishes standards for communication with insurers.
What is BlueButton Initiative
Early attempt at government led interoperability standards, and helps veterans download their health records from VistA (VA hospital EHR)
How to calculate accounting rate of return (ARR)
ARR (yearly ROI) = average profit / average investment
How to calculate annual depreciation
(initial cost - scrap value) / usable life
How to calculate future value (FV)
FV = PV x (1+r)^n
PV = present value
r = discount rate
n = number of years
What is internal rate of return (IRR)
Discount rate at which point net present value (NPV) reaches 0.
NPV = sum of PV of all revenues and expenses (i.e. value of the entire investment in today’s dollars)
What 3 interoperability standards did HL7 create?
- HL7 v2
- HL7 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA)
- HL7 Fast Health Interoperability Standards (FHIR)
What are 3 major financial account documents?
- Income statement: Summarizes revenue and expenses during a specific time period.
- Balance Sheet: Summarizes assets, liabilities and equity during a specified time period.
- Cash flow statement: Summarizes cash inflow and outflow during a specified time period.
What is an operating activity?
Operating activity is a component of the Cash Flow Statement and deals with converting items on the income statement to cash.
How is National Drug Codes (NDC) superior to RxNorm
NDC is a packing standard maintained by FDA and provides info on number of tablets in a prescription. RxNorm is substance-oriented.
Main problem with NDC
Middle 4 digits about product name, strength and dose vary from different manufacturers; therefore, same drug from a different manufacturer will have different middle 4 digits.