HIM 266 INTRO TO INFO HW | 2026 UPDATE | 210
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
The HIM director accessed a vendor's _____ to determine if the supplies that
she ordered had been shipped. Answer - Extranet
Which of the following is a true statement about evidence-based medicine?
Answer - DEvidence-based medicine is services that have been peer tested.
Identify the data analytics tool that includes frequency distributions. Answer -
Descriptive statistics
Hidden patterns are identified through the use of Answer - Data mining
Barcodes may be used to improve _____. Answer - Patient safety
The healthcare facility has decided to adopt a tool that helps with
multidisciplinary care planning. Select the tool that meets this criteria. Answer
- Clinical pathways
Contemporary HIM practices focus on _____. Answer - Data and information
Which of the following statements justifies the use of a dashboard? Answer - It
monitors key measures
,A process used to identify what is likely to happen in the future is known as
_____.
a. Descriptive statistics
b. Inferential statistics
c. Predictive modelling
d. Data modelling Answer - C
The interdisciplinary field whose goal is to improve healthcare is known as
a. Health informatics
b. Data analytics
c. Health information management
d. Mapping specialist Answer - A
A home health agency has installed a __________ where they store forms,
policies and other resources for employees.
a. Intranet
b. Internet
c. Extranet
d. Firewall Answer - A
Which of the following is the best field for a radio button?
a. Gender
b. State
c. Principal diagnosis
d. Lab test result Answer - A
,The EHR indicates that Dr. Smith wrote the January 12 progress note at 11:04
a.m. We know he wrote it due to _____.
a. Authorship
b. Validation
c. Integrity
d. Identification Answer - A
The autonumbering field would be the best choice in field type for _____.
a. Patient account number
b. Date of admission
c. Time of discharge
d. Weight Answer - A
Which of the following is a use of secondary data sources?
a. Research
b. Consulting with another physician for patient care
c. Determining what test to order
d. Determining diagnosis Answer - A
Which of the following is an example of a primary data source?
a. Cancer registry
b. Health record
c. Database
d. Index Answer - B
A screen that allows for both free text and structured data entry is an example
of _____.
, a. Direct data entry
b. Template-based data entry
c. Primary data source
d. Secondary data source Answer - B
A nurse tried to enter a temperature of 134 degrees, and the system would not
accept it. What is this an example of?
a. Data collection
b. Edit check
c. Data reliability
d. Hot spot Answer - B
Edit checks identify _____.
a. Accurate data
b. Illogical data
c. Outdated data
d. Current data Answer - B
In order to data map two systems, the concepts must be
a. Similar
b. Identical
c. Clinically significant
d. Merged Answer - A
The admission coordinator tried to enter the patient's insurance type and the
appropriate insurance was not one of the options. This is a problem with
_____.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
The HIM director accessed a vendor's _____ to determine if the supplies that
she ordered had been shipped. Answer - Extranet
Which of the following is a true statement about evidence-based medicine?
Answer - DEvidence-based medicine is services that have been peer tested.
Identify the data analytics tool that includes frequency distributions. Answer -
Descriptive statistics
Hidden patterns are identified through the use of Answer - Data mining
Barcodes may be used to improve _____. Answer - Patient safety
The healthcare facility has decided to adopt a tool that helps with
multidisciplinary care planning. Select the tool that meets this criteria. Answer
- Clinical pathways
Contemporary HIM practices focus on _____. Answer - Data and information
Which of the following statements justifies the use of a dashboard? Answer - It
monitors key measures
,A process used to identify what is likely to happen in the future is known as
_____.
a. Descriptive statistics
b. Inferential statistics
c. Predictive modelling
d. Data modelling Answer - C
The interdisciplinary field whose goal is to improve healthcare is known as
a. Health informatics
b. Data analytics
c. Health information management
d. Mapping specialist Answer - A
A home health agency has installed a __________ where they store forms,
policies and other resources for employees.
a. Intranet
b. Internet
c. Extranet
d. Firewall Answer - A
Which of the following is the best field for a radio button?
a. Gender
b. State
c. Principal diagnosis
d. Lab test result Answer - A
,The EHR indicates that Dr. Smith wrote the January 12 progress note at 11:04
a.m. We know he wrote it due to _____.
a. Authorship
b. Validation
c. Integrity
d. Identification Answer - A
The autonumbering field would be the best choice in field type for _____.
a. Patient account number
b. Date of admission
c. Time of discharge
d. Weight Answer - A
Which of the following is a use of secondary data sources?
a. Research
b. Consulting with another physician for patient care
c. Determining what test to order
d. Determining diagnosis Answer - A
Which of the following is an example of a primary data source?
a. Cancer registry
b. Health record
c. Database
d. Index Answer - B
A screen that allows for both free text and structured data entry is an example
of _____.
, a. Direct data entry
b. Template-based data entry
c. Primary data source
d. Secondary data source Answer - B
A nurse tried to enter a temperature of 134 degrees, and the system would not
accept it. What is this an example of?
a. Data collection
b. Edit check
c. Data reliability
d. Hot spot Answer - B
Edit checks identify _____.
a. Accurate data
b. Illogical data
c. Outdated data
d. Current data Answer - B
In order to data map two systems, the concepts must be
a. Similar
b. Identical
c. Clinically significant
d. Merged Answer - A
The admission coordinator tried to enter the patient's insurance type and the
appropriate insurance was not one of the options. This is a problem with
_____.
