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The most common ____ software applications include
Microsoft Access, Oracle, and Microsoft structured query
language (SQL) Serve - Correct Answer-relational database
Relational databases that store historical, demographic and
transaction data about clinical, administrative, and financial
patient information are referred to as _____.
a. Enterprise master patient indexes
b. Data warehouses
c. Electronic data interchanges
d. Neural networks - Correct Answer-b. Data warehouses
____ is a statistical test that is used to test for relationships
between categorical variables - Correct Answer-Chi-squared
Which of the following is the term that describes a method of
combining data that may be categorized by clinical
classification systems as well as those classified by clinical
nomenclatures?
a. Ontology
,b. Schema
c. Data model
d. Health information exchange - Correct Answer-a. Ontology
Your organization has contracted with CMS to participate in
an initiative. As part of this, CMS will send you large extracts
of data monthly. Which of the following is the best type of
tool to store these extracts in?
a. Flat file database
b. A multi-tab spreadsheet
c. A relational database
d. Statistical analysis software - Correct Answer-c. A relational
database
The process of integrating the health IT systems within a
healthcare facility requires the creation of _____.
a. Data warehouses
b. E-health initiatives
c. Enterprise master patient index
d. Electronic data interchange - Correct Answer-Enterprise
master patient index
,A key technology in the development of a universal language
to aid storage and transmission of web-based data is _____.
a. XML
b. HTML
c. E1384
d. SQL - Correct Answer-XML
Protocols that support communication between applications
are often referred to as:
a. Mapping
b. ETL code
c. Messaging standards
d. Source code - Correct Answer-Messaging standards
Which of the following is a database from the National Health
Care Survey that uses the health record as a data source?
a. National Health Provider Inventory
b. National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
c. National Employer Health Insurance Survey
d. National Infectious Disease Inventory - Correct Answer-
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
, The integration of the two surveys allows for examination of
care provided across treatment settings. Information on the
utilization of healthcare provided in inpatient settings,
emergency departments, outpatient departments, and
ambulatory surgery centers are collected in one place. -
Correct Answer-The National Health Care Survey
The ____ combines the National Hospital Discharge Survey
(NHDS) and the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care
Survey (NHAMCS). - Correct Answer-National Health Care
Survey
Technology that electronically stores, manages, and
distributes documents that are generated in a digital format
and whose output data are report-formatted and print-stream
originated is called _____.
a. Business process management (BPM) technology
b. Automated forms processing technology
c. Computer output laser disk (COLD) technology
d. Digital signature management technology - Correct Answer-
Computer output laser disk (COLD) technology