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Module 9 Test 1: Informatics and Information Systems (RHIA version) Flashcards

1
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Documentation of the care provided at the bedside is known as

point-of-care systems.

document management system.

electronic medical record.

electronic health record.

A

point-of-care systems.

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To create a report with only Medicare patients on it, the user should ___________the data.

delete

filter

sort

group

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filter

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3
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Identify the information system that is used to coordinate administrative and clinical processes to ensure the patient’s care is seamless.

Patient management system

Encoder

EHR

Patient portal

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Patient management system

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The healthcare organization uses the R-ADT to populate the demographic data in the laboratory information system. The health record number in the R-ADT is a 12 digit number. In the laboratory, the health record number field requires 10 characters. The two systems are interfaced. Recommend a solution to the problem.

Replace one of the information systems to eliminate the issue.

Integrate the two information systems.

Use the interface to drop the last two characters in the laboratory information system.

Use the interface to add two leading zeroes to the laboratory information system.

A

Use the interface to add two leading zeroes to the laboratory information system

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5
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With data exchange standards, the ability to transfer data from one information system to another information system is called

interfaces.

network.

data sets.

interoperability

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interoperability.

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6
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The health care organization has implemented an application that allows patients to support each other. The information system is

portal.

continuity care document.

social media.

personal health record.

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social media.

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7
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Identify the tool that assists in analyzing how information is collected and used in a health care organization.

Data flow diagram

Status report

PERT chart

Gantt chart

A

Data flow diagram

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8
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The type of health record controlled by the patient is the

patient portal.

personal health record.

continuity care record.

clinical care document.

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personal health record.

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9
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Identify the tool used to retrieve data from a database.

version

data scrubbing

query

data model

A

query

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You have had a problem with duplicate medical record numbers in your health care facility organization’s MPI. Now you are joining a health information exchange, so you will need to clean up your database and prevent the duplicates from happening again. If you want to find near matches as well as identical matches in your MPI, you should implement a(n) _________ algorithm.

deterministic

probabilistic

fuzzy

integrity

A

probabilistic

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The tool used to identify patterns in data is:

data mining

data repository

data model

data warehouse

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data mining

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12
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The use of e-commerce in health care is known as

EMPI.

e-health.

telehealth.

telemedicine.

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e-health.

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13
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Differentiate between a data repository and data warehouse.

The data warehouse contains only clinical data and the data repository contains only financial data.

The data repository is updated real-time and the data warehouse is not.

The data repository contains only clinical data and the data warehouse contains only financial data.

The data warehouse is updated real-time and the data repository is not.

A

The data repository is updated real-time and the data warehouse is not.

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You need a report that includes only Medicare patients. Identify the operation that enables you to generate this report.

calculations

grouping

filtering

sorting

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filtering

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15
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The BEST type of field for the health record number is

alphanumeric field.

numeric.

date field.

autonumbering.

A

autonumbering.

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16
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You are interested in performing some data analysis on patients with cardiac problems. You have downloaded the data that you need on the cardiology patients from the data warehouse into a smaller database that you can work with. You are using a(n)

executive information system.

clinical data repository.

specialized data warehouse.

data mart.

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data mart.

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17
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Recommend a query used in database that will not require the user to learn a programming language.

structured query language

query by example

natural language query

mask

A

natural language query

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18
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You have been given a list of data elements that need to be added to the database that you are creating. You notice that one of the data elements is the patient’s full name. Determine how to modify the data element in order to improve search capabilities.

Normalize the data element

Identify the table’s primary key.

Utilize a drop down box field.

Change the settings.

A

Normalize the data element

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19
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Identify a tool that can be used to create a productivity report.

data dictionary

data model

SQL

database management system

A

SQL

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20
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Identify the information system that collects data from multiple source systems but the data is not collected from these sources systems in real-time.

executive information system

data warehouse

clinical decision support system

clinical data repository

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data warehouse

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21
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Your coding staff’s productivity is lower than it should be. Identify a technology that can speed up the process.

Entity-relationship diagrams

SQL

Computer-assisted coding

Logical data model

A

Computer-assisted coding

22
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You have been asked to establish guidelines on screen design that will be used in all of your information system projects. Identify a standard that should be included.

Use red and green to flag key data.

Eliminate all hyperlinks.

The screen should read left to right.

The screen should read from bottom to top.

A

The screen should read left to right.

23
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The radiology information system was recently implemented. Identify what you need to learn in the system evaluation stage.

how you can improve the next implementation

the testing that needs to be performed

the user’s favorite new function

the employee who worked the hardest

A

how you can improve the next implementation

24
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To enter the results of a urinalysis into the information system, you would use a(n)

pharmacy information system.

radiology information system.

order entry/results reporting information system.

laboratory information system.

A

laboratory information system.

25
Q

The healthcare organization is trying to determine why their profitability has declined over the past year. They should use __________ analytics.

diagnostic

predictive

descriptive

prescriptive

A

diagnostic

26
Q

Recommend a data entry strategy that will adapt based on the type of patient and/or medical specialty.

speech recognition

template-based data entry

unstructured data system

structured data entry

A

template-based data entry

27
Q

The type of interoperability that addresses how data is formatted is:

technical

process

syntactic

semantic

A

syntactic

28
Q

The patient’s blood pressure is automatically being recorded. This is an example of a

medication information system.

patient monitoring system.

patient registration.

nursing information system.

A

patient monitoring system.

29
Q

The decision has been made to select a health information exchange model that stores data in multiple databases. Identify this model of health information exchange.

hybrid

federated

health record banking

centralized

A

federated

30
Q

Identify the vocabulary standard used in the EHR.

ONC

UMLS

DSM

SNOMED

A

SNOMED

31
Q

You are developing an entity relationship diagram. Identify the primary key for the entity patient.

street address

last name

health record number

combination of last and first names

A

health record number

32
Q

As the CEO, data visualization is important to me. Recommend an information system that will provide me with visualization tools and statistics.

Clinical decision support system

Executive information system

R-ADT

administrative information system

A

Executive information system

33
Q

The HIM supervisor is evaluating software that would utilize electronic logging and monitoring of requests for copies of patient information and develop an accounting of disclosure. This is the functionality of the _________ information system.

record location/tracking

record completion

release of information/disclosure management

transcription

A

release of information/disclosure management

34
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The patient has been on medication X for several years. A physician ordered medication Y. The information system immediately sends the physician a message that says that medication Y is contraindicated due to medication X. The technology being used is

clinical decision support system

EHR

point-of-care system

order entry/results reporting

A

clinical decision support system

35
Q

A patient has been admitted to the hospital. The health record number is used to identify where the patient’s data is stored in the health information exchange. The information is found using the

master patient index.

personal health record.

admission-discharge-transfer information system.

record locator service.

A

record locator service

36
Q

A component of the EHR that reports communicable disease is known as

population health.

clinical decision support system.

patient provider portal.

health information exchange.

A

population health

37
Q

The healthcare organization has determined that they want to change the valid entries for a data field. This change will be made in the

data dictionary.

edit checks.

standards.

data map.

A

data dictionary

38
Q

Security is controlled in the database through the use of the

data content standard.

data dictionary.

data model.

database management system.

A

database management system

39
Q

Identify the algorithm used in the MPI that assigns a weight to the possibility of a match.

Query by example

Rules-based

Probabilistic

Deterministic

A

Rules-based

40
Q

Two patients who share the same health record number is known as a(n)

overlay.

algorithm.

overlap.

duplicate.

A

overlay

41
Q

The type of data mining used to areas of commonality is

anomaly detection.

cluster analysis.

regression analysis.

association rule learning.

A

cluster analysis

42
Q

A patient is being seen at a physician’s office that she has never been to before. This physician practice is independently owned and is not associated with a hospital or other physician practice. She did not have to request copies of her health records, but the physician has everything that she needs. The physician must be part of a(n)

electronic health record.

health information exchange.

electronic medical record.

integrated health system.

A

health information exchange

43
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You have received a request to update a patient’s address. Identify the best information to perform this update.

laboratory information system

admission-discharge-transfer system

clinical decision support system

executive information system

A

admission-discharge-transfer system

44
Q

Recommend a Web 2.0 technology for someone who wants to share their battle with cancer.

an extranet

a chat room

web pages

a blog

A

a blog

45
Q

Identify which information system to use to produce a report that trends blood transfusion reactions.

healthcare quality indicator system

population health information system

nursing information system

clinical documentation improvement system

A

healthcare quality indicator system

46
Q

In data entry, a __________ is used to display data in an easy to read format.

use case

query

primary key

mask

A

mask

47
Q

Installation of a new EHR is scheduled for the HIM department. The department director calls a meeting of the HIM supervisors to coordinate plans for training the HIM staff. Identify key factors that must be taken into consideration as part of the training preparation process.

collecting the results of the RFP responses and vendor selection process used during the selection process

scheduling training times and locations for all physicians and hospital personnel who will use the system

the total storage capacity and price of the new information system

presentation, content, and scheduling to accommodate all employee shifts

A

presentation, content, and scheduling to accommodate all employee shifts

48
Q

The patient’s heart is being monitored while he is at home. This is known as

electronic health record.

telehealth.

mobile device.

radio frequency identification.

A

telehealth

49
Q

Identify the true statement about the EHR.

The EHR is a collection of a number of source systems that work together.

The EHR is unable to use SNOMED-CT because there is not enough detail available.

The EHR is a single information source that collects and stores all clinical information.

The EHR is considered to be both a clinical information system and an administrative information system.

A

The EHR is a collection of a number of source systems that work together

50
Q

The information system that can contain both internal and external data is

electronic health record.

radiology information system.

data warehouse.

master patient index.

A

data warehouse.

51
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A

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