Lesson 5

Question 1

What refers to any system that “captures, stores, manages, or transmits information related to the health of individuals or the activities of organizations that work within the health sector”?
a. Health Information System
b. Health Information Technology
c. Health Informatics
Health Information Management

Answer 1

a. Health Information System

Question 2

Which is not a data source of a HIS?
a. Patient Medical History
b. Health Risk Information
c. Demographic Data
d. Civil Registration Record

Answer 2

d. Civil Registration Record

Question 3

Health information systems let doctors create electronic medical records for their patients. Patient information can be pulled up for review at any time and this?
copies can be made for the patient upon request. Which is being described by
a. More controls
b. Easy to update
c. Communication
d. Easy accessito file

Answer 3

b. Easy to update

Question 4

This covers all aspects of data handling from the collection, storage, quality
assurance, and flow to processing, compilation, and analysis.
a. Data Management
b. Data Sources
c. Indicators
d. Information Products

Answer 4

a. Data Management

Question 5

It consists of facts such as age, gender, race and ethnic origin, marital status, address name, and other information about immediate family members and
emergency information.
a. Census
b. Demography
c. Health status
d. Health risk information

Answer 5

b. Demography