HLTH 503 WEEK 3 QUIZ: DATA SOURCES
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Why are health professionals reliant on information and communication
technology (ICT) ?.
Answer: - assess community health.- provide preventive services. - perform
treatment and follow-up procedures.- evaluate the effectiveness and
preventive services programs.- identify resources for improving health
initiatives within communities.
◍ What is the role of technology in health?.
Answer: - facilitate collaboration using digital tools among diverse
stakeholders to improve health of defined populations. - plays a significant
role in health information management system, public health surveillance,
geographic information systems (GIS), and electronic health records. -
facilitates access to public health programs and services.- monitor patterns
of illness and to detect threats to public health.- help health providers
identify and address non-medical factors affecting public health.
◍ This is a special software that allows patients to log on to a website from a
computer or smart phone to have access to some of their own health
information..
Answer: Patient portal (Chapter 11 pg 305)
◍ If data aggregation is the goal of collecting the data, _____ are the best
choice..
Answer: A classification combines related entities. Aggregate data is
appropriate when the combination of data about related entities is sufficient.
◍ What was one of the themes of PHI competencies in 2001?.
, Answer: - All stakeholders need to be engaged in coordinated activities
related to public health information architecture, standards, confidentiality,
best practices, and research- Informatics training is needed throughout the
public health workforce.
◍ HCPCS is made up of which code systems?.
Answer: HCPCS is made up of two code systems: Level I and Level II.
Level I is CPT.
◍ The _____ originated from federal reporting requirements tied to
certification criteria found in the.
Answer: Outcomes and Assessment Information Set-The Office of the
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) established
a common set of data types and elements and associated standards for use
across several certification criteria. The combination of these items is called
the Common Clinical Data Set.
◍ 3 classes of PHI competencies:.
Answer: - Development, deployment, and maintenance of information- Use
of information- Use of information technology
◍ One of the required descriptions for a SNOMED CT concept is _____..
Answer: preferred term -A SNOMED CT concept has at least two
descriptions: a fully specified name and a preferred term.
◍ If you were looking for a code for a medication taken orally, in which
system is it found?.
Answer: RxNorm is a standardized nomenclature for clinical drugs.
◍ A health information organization provides identity management in order to.
Answer: assure appropriate security services. (chapter 11 pg 307)
◍ The _____ is a system for classifying the topography and morphology of
neoplasm..
Answer: ICD-O-3 is the system used by tumor or cancer registries for
classifying the topography and morphology of neoplasms.
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Why are health professionals reliant on information and communication
technology (ICT) ?.
Answer: - assess community health.- provide preventive services. - perform
treatment and follow-up procedures.- evaluate the effectiveness and
preventive services programs.- identify resources for improving health
initiatives within communities.
◍ What is the role of technology in health?.
Answer: - facilitate collaboration using digital tools among diverse
stakeholders to improve health of defined populations. - plays a significant
role in health information management system, public health surveillance,
geographic information systems (GIS), and electronic health records. -
facilitates access to public health programs and services.- monitor patterns
of illness and to detect threats to public health.- help health providers
identify and address non-medical factors affecting public health.
◍ This is a special software that allows patients to log on to a website from a
computer or smart phone to have access to some of their own health
information..
Answer: Patient portal (Chapter 11 pg 305)
◍ If data aggregation is the goal of collecting the data, _____ are the best
choice..
Answer: A classification combines related entities. Aggregate data is
appropriate when the combination of data about related entities is sufficient.
◍ What was one of the themes of PHI competencies in 2001?.
, Answer: - All stakeholders need to be engaged in coordinated activities
related to public health information architecture, standards, confidentiality,
best practices, and research- Informatics training is needed throughout the
public health workforce.
◍ HCPCS is made up of which code systems?.
Answer: HCPCS is made up of two code systems: Level I and Level II.
Level I is CPT.
◍ The _____ originated from federal reporting requirements tied to
certification criteria found in the.
Answer: Outcomes and Assessment Information Set-The Office of the
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) established
a common set of data types and elements and associated standards for use
across several certification criteria. The combination of these items is called
the Common Clinical Data Set.
◍ 3 classes of PHI competencies:.
Answer: - Development, deployment, and maintenance of information- Use
of information- Use of information technology
◍ One of the required descriptions for a SNOMED CT concept is _____..
Answer: preferred term -A SNOMED CT concept has at least two
descriptions: a fully specified name and a preferred term.
◍ If you were looking for a code for a medication taken orally, in which
system is it found?.
Answer: RxNorm is a standardized nomenclature for clinical drugs.
◍ A health information organization provides identity management in order to.
Answer: assure appropriate security services. (chapter 11 pg 307)
◍ The _____ is a system for classifying the topography and morphology of
neoplasm..
Answer: ICD-O-3 is the system used by tumor or cancer registries for
classifying the topography and morphology of neoplasms.
