Health Informatics Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which organization has been the leader in promoting information technology to decrease
medical errors? - CORRECT ANSWER Institute of Medicine
Select factors that might help merge bioinformatics with health informatics - CORRECT
ANSWER Incorporation of genetic information into the electronic health record
What is the most common degree pursued in health informatics - CORRECT
ANSWER Masters Which one of the following is NOT a barrier to the adoption of
health information technology, Governmental support
The Leapfrog Group promotes which one of the following to improve medical care and
patient safety - CORRECT ANSWER Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
Which government agencies/departments have been involved with medical quality and
information technology. - CORRECT ANSWER Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
ServicesAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality
In the Institute of Medicine's second report which of the following were promoted to improve
healthcare - CORRECT ANSWER Information technology infrastructure Electronic
medical records with clinical decision support Web based personal health records
Moore's Law pertains to which of the following concepts - CORRECT ANSWER The
number of transistors in a computer chip doubles every 1.5 years What is information
brokerage, Bidirectional sharing of information
Which one of the following is NOT a driving force for the adoption of health information
technology - CORRECT ANSWER Improved Joint Commission scored Which of the
following represents healthcare knowledge, HIV infection leads to opportunistic infections
,Which of the following statements is true - CORRECT ANSWER Vocabularies help
convert data to information
Which of the following statements is true - CORRECT ANSWER Computer science
tends to deal with data
Which of the following represents a datum - CORRECT ANSWER 14
Select one the main reasons health informatics is difficult - CORRECT ANSWER Data
are vague, imprecise and inconsistent
Which of the following can help convert information into knowledge - CORRECT
ANSWER Clinical data warehouses
Select the most likely source of data for a clinical data warehouse - CORRECT
ANSWER Electronic health records
Which of the following can be facilitated by clinical data warehouses - CORRECT
ANSWER Quality measurements Comparative effectiveness researchPopulation health
Disease management
Which of the following represents healthcare information - CORRECT
ANSWER Elevated fasting blood sugar and HbA1c proving diabetes
Select one of the main reasons health IT fails - CORRECT ANSWER We are data rich
but information poor
Why did medical ethics and the Nuremberg Code evolve from the Nuremberg trials -
CORRECT ANSWER Because German physicians were involved in medical
experiments
, There is a standard informed consent form used by most countries. True or False -
CORRECT ANSWER False
A breach in ethics is always associated with breaking the law. True or False - CORRECT
ANSWER False
The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment was terminated for which of the following reasons -
CORRECT ANSWER It was discovered by the press
The IMIA Code of Ethics reviews ethical principles and rules for individuals, professionals
and institutions - CORRECT ANSWER True
Which one of the following statements pertaining to MedlinePlus is false - CORRECT
ANSWER It has no tutorials
Which one of the following is not a feature of most patient web portals - CORRECT
ANSWER Family genealogy
Microsoft Health Vault can accept a CCD. True or False - CORRECT ANSWER True
Virtual (electronic) visits have which of the following attributes? (select all that apply) -
CORRECT ANSWER Less expensive Good for minor medical issues
Microsoft HealthVault is an untethered PHR - CORRECT ANSWER True
Select the current formats for a PHR. (Select all that apply) - CORRECT
ANSWER PC-based Smartphone-based Smart card-based USB device-based
Software cost is the number one reason physicians infrequently communicate with their
patients via e-mail - CORRECT ANSWER False
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which organization has been the leader in promoting information technology to decrease
medical errors? - CORRECT ANSWER Institute of Medicine
Select factors that might help merge bioinformatics with health informatics - CORRECT
ANSWER Incorporation of genetic information into the electronic health record
What is the most common degree pursued in health informatics - CORRECT
ANSWER Masters Which one of the following is NOT a barrier to the adoption of
health information technology, Governmental support
The Leapfrog Group promotes which one of the following to improve medical care and
patient safety - CORRECT ANSWER Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
Which government agencies/departments have been involved with medical quality and
information technology. - CORRECT ANSWER Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
ServicesAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality
In the Institute of Medicine's second report which of the following were promoted to improve
healthcare - CORRECT ANSWER Information technology infrastructure Electronic
medical records with clinical decision support Web based personal health records
Moore's Law pertains to which of the following concepts - CORRECT ANSWER The
number of transistors in a computer chip doubles every 1.5 years What is information
brokerage, Bidirectional sharing of information
Which one of the following is NOT a driving force for the adoption of health information
technology - CORRECT ANSWER Improved Joint Commission scored Which of the
following represents healthcare knowledge, HIV infection leads to opportunistic infections
,Which of the following statements is true - CORRECT ANSWER Vocabularies help
convert data to information
Which of the following statements is true - CORRECT ANSWER Computer science
tends to deal with data
Which of the following represents a datum - CORRECT ANSWER 14
Select one the main reasons health informatics is difficult - CORRECT ANSWER Data
are vague, imprecise and inconsistent
Which of the following can help convert information into knowledge - CORRECT
ANSWER Clinical data warehouses
Select the most likely source of data for a clinical data warehouse - CORRECT
ANSWER Electronic health records
Which of the following can be facilitated by clinical data warehouses - CORRECT
ANSWER Quality measurements Comparative effectiveness researchPopulation health
Disease management
Which of the following represents healthcare information - CORRECT
ANSWER Elevated fasting blood sugar and HbA1c proving diabetes
Select one of the main reasons health IT fails - CORRECT ANSWER We are data rich
but information poor
Why did medical ethics and the Nuremberg Code evolve from the Nuremberg trials -
CORRECT ANSWER Because German physicians were involved in medical
experiments
, There is a standard informed consent form used by most countries. True or False -
CORRECT ANSWER False
A breach in ethics is always associated with breaking the law. True or False - CORRECT
ANSWER False
The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment was terminated for which of the following reasons -
CORRECT ANSWER It was discovered by the press
The IMIA Code of Ethics reviews ethical principles and rules for individuals, professionals
and institutions - CORRECT ANSWER True
Which one of the following statements pertaining to MedlinePlus is false - CORRECT
ANSWER It has no tutorials
Which one of the following is not a feature of most patient web portals - CORRECT
ANSWER Family genealogy
Microsoft Health Vault can accept a CCD. True or False - CORRECT ANSWER True
Virtual (electronic) visits have which of the following attributes? (select all that apply) -
CORRECT ANSWER Less expensive Good for minor medical issues
Microsoft HealthVault is an untethered PHR - CORRECT ANSWER True
Select the current formats for a PHR. (Select all that apply) - CORRECT
ANSWER PC-based Smartphone-based Smart card-based USB device-based
Software cost is the number one reason physicians infrequently communicate with their
patients via e-mail - CORRECT ANSWER False
