quiz 8 Flashcards
The standard of living varies greatly among groups within a country as well as from nation to nation.
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Labor productivity is measured by the annual revenue an employee generates divided by the employee’s annual salary.
F
In the early days of IT in the 1960s, productivity improvements were difficult to measure.
F
Since businesses implemented automated payroll systems, fewer accounting employees are needed.
T
It usually takes less than two years for IT investment to result in a significant increase in productivity in large firms.
F
Machine learning is a branch of engineering that involves the development and manufacture of mechanical or computer devices that can perform tasks that require a high degree of precision or that are tedious or hazardous for human beings.
F
Natural language processing is an aspect of artificial intelligence that involves technology that allows computers to understand, analyze, manipulate, and/or generate “natural” languages, such as English.
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Computers and robots can perform a wide range of routine physical work activities better, cheaper, faster, and more safely than humans.
F
The types of work-related activities best suited for automation include activities associated with managing others, applying expertise in making decisions and offering recommendations, interacting with stakeholders, and performing physical activities in an unstructured and unpredictable environment.
F
Machine learning has contributed to the development of a much more in-depth understanding of the human genome as well as practical speech recognition, improved web search results, and self-driving cars.
T
The development and use of new medical technology, such as new diagnostic procedures and treatments, also contributes to the increase in healthcare spending per person.
T
Lifestyle changes have led to a decrease in chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and heart disease, that are expensive and difficult to treat.
F
Electronic medical records capture data on the total health of the patient and include more than just the standard clinical data collected in the provider’s office thus enabling a broader view of a patient’s care.
F
A PHR can exist either as a stand-alone application that allows information to be exported to or imported from other sources or as a “tethered” application connected to a specific healthcare organization’s information system.
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The information in an EHR is not easily shared with others outside of the healthcare organization where the data originated.
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