Module 1

Question 1

Comprise the hardware and software that are used to electronically create, maintain, analyze, store, or receive information to help in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.

Answer 1

HIT Systems

Question 2

What are the two primary categories of the healthcare information systems?

Answer 2

Administrative and Clinical

Question 3

Contains primarily administrative or financial data and is generally used to support the management functions and general operations of the health care organization (type of HIS).

Answer 3

Administrative

Question 4

Contains clinical or health-related information used by providers in diagnosing and treating a patient and monitoring that patient’s care (type of HIS).

Answer 4

Clinical

Question 5

Includes framework on legislation, regulation, planning, and the resources required for the system to be fully functional (HIS Component).

Answer 5

HIS Resources

Question 6

Basis of HIS plan and strategy includes indicators and related target (HIS Component).

Answer 6

Indicators

Question 7

(1) Population-based approach: civil registration, censuses, population survey (2) Institution-based: individual records, resource records, service records (HIS Component).

Answer 7

Data Sources

Question 8

Handling of data from collection and storage to data flow and quality assurance, processing, compilation, and data analysis (HIS Component).

Answer 8

Data Management

Question 9

Transformed data into useful information for evidence and knowledge to shape health action (HIS Component).

Answer 9

Information Product

Question 10

Making information readily accessible to decision makers (HIS Component).

Answer 10

Dissemination and use