HIM 4656C FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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A system must have identity and describable boundaries. When applied to the EHR, this concept
requires: - ANS Feedback mechanisms
Policy to define value
Process change
Attributes applied to objects
Which of the following tasks would be performed in the planning phase of SDLC for acquiring an
EHR: - ANS Specifying technical requirements
An example of a mechanical system is: - ANS Autopilot navigation system
A health record that maintains information throughout the lifespan of the patient, ideally from
birth to death, is known as a - ANS Longitudinal health record
The distinguishing feature of a results management application is that it: - ANS Enables
diagnostic studies results to be compared and displayed with other data
To improvde the quality of data entered into an information system, it is advisable to use: -
ANS Edit checks
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,Information systems that incorporate self regulation would be considered what type of systems:
- ANS Cybernetic
An initiative to help overcome the limitation that health data are textual and contextual is: -
ANS Adoption of SNOMED
Which form of data entry may be able to produce structured data from narrative notes? -
ANS Natural language processing
Data compiled from individual patient data fields and formed into information about certain
groups of patients is as example of: - ANS Aggregate data
Integrity - ANS An item is not alterable, it is secure if it has
An EHR is more like a program than a project because the EHR: - ANS Has no clear beginning
and end
Implementation - ANS Hardware and software installed
Admissibility - ANS ability to be addressed in court, in expect ion to the heresy rule
Adoption - ANS Use as intended
Informatics - ANS the study of how technology can improve information
Metadata - ANS Information inside the EHR outside of the medical information including
date/time stamps and audit logs
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, Requires electronic data be stored and maintained for a specified period of time and that they
are accessible from where they are kept during this time period. - ANS Retention and
Durability
Requires that no matter if the record is in paper or electronic form, that all accounts or items
added into it must be complete, correct, and authorized. - ANS Accuracy of Entries
Requires that all Authentications made to the record are done so by the correct person and that
they are not changed or erased from the system. - ANS Signature Issues
Requires that all data protected against unauthroized useage, loss, or destruction. -
ANS Storage
Requires that certain limitations and protections be placed on information when it is sent from
one facility to another. - ANS Transmission Integrity
A hallmark of the mentor generation in the Gartner model is: - ANS Workflow support
Why is it important to plot a migration path to an EHR? - ANS EHR is a journey with many
components
When choosing a strategic planning model, which offers experienced planners of large
organizations the ability to update current plans? - ANS Issue-based Model
Which of the following is a SMART goal: - ANS EHR will decrease transcription expense by
50% within one year
Which strategic planning model would most suit a small organization with minimal planning
experience? - ANS Basic Model
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
A system must have identity and describable boundaries. When applied to the EHR, this concept
requires: - ANS Feedback mechanisms
Policy to define value
Process change
Attributes applied to objects
Which of the following tasks would be performed in the planning phase of SDLC for acquiring an
EHR: - ANS Specifying technical requirements
An example of a mechanical system is: - ANS Autopilot navigation system
A health record that maintains information throughout the lifespan of the patient, ideally from
birth to death, is known as a - ANS Longitudinal health record
The distinguishing feature of a results management application is that it: - ANS Enables
diagnostic studies results to be compared and displayed with other data
To improvde the quality of data entered into an information system, it is advisable to use: -
ANS Edit checks
@COPYRIGHT 2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 1
,Information systems that incorporate self regulation would be considered what type of systems:
- ANS Cybernetic
An initiative to help overcome the limitation that health data are textual and contextual is: -
ANS Adoption of SNOMED
Which form of data entry may be able to produce structured data from narrative notes? -
ANS Natural language processing
Data compiled from individual patient data fields and formed into information about certain
groups of patients is as example of: - ANS Aggregate data
Integrity - ANS An item is not alterable, it is secure if it has
An EHR is more like a program than a project because the EHR: - ANS Has no clear beginning
and end
Implementation - ANS Hardware and software installed
Admissibility - ANS ability to be addressed in court, in expect ion to the heresy rule
Adoption - ANS Use as intended
Informatics - ANS the study of how technology can improve information
Metadata - ANS Information inside the EHR outside of the medical information including
date/time stamps and audit logs
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, Requires electronic data be stored and maintained for a specified period of time and that they
are accessible from where they are kept during this time period. - ANS Retention and
Durability
Requires that no matter if the record is in paper or electronic form, that all accounts or items
added into it must be complete, correct, and authorized. - ANS Accuracy of Entries
Requires that all Authentications made to the record are done so by the correct person and that
they are not changed or erased from the system. - ANS Signature Issues
Requires that all data protected against unauthroized useage, loss, or destruction. -
ANS Storage
Requires that certain limitations and protections be placed on information when it is sent from
one facility to another. - ANS Transmission Integrity
A hallmark of the mentor generation in the Gartner model is: - ANS Workflow support
Why is it important to plot a migration path to an EHR? - ANS EHR is a journey with many
components
When choosing a strategic planning model, which offers experienced planners of large
organizations the ability to update current plans? - ANS Issue-based Model
Which of the following is a SMART goal: - ANS EHR will decrease transcription expense by
50% within one year
Which strategic planning model would most suit a small organization with minimal planning
experience? - ANS Basic Model
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