FINAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ access controls.
Answer: computer software program designed to prevent unauthorized use
of an information resource.
◍ peer review.
Answer: review by like professionals, or peers, established according to an
organization's medical staff bylaws, organizational policy and procedure, or
the requirements of state law. The peer review system allows medical
professionals to candidly critique and criticize the work of their colleagues
without fear of reprisal, as the feedback comes from the committee, not a
specific individual
◍ physical data model.
Answer: shows how the data are physically stored within the database. The
users are not involved with this level of the database because of its technical
complexity.
◍ population health.
Answer: cohesive, integrated, and comprehensive approach to health
considering the distribution of health outcomes in a population, the health
determinants that influence the distribution of care, and the policies and
interventions that impact and are impacted by the determinants
◍ Laboratory information system (LIS).
Answer: collects, stores, and manages laboratory tests and their respective
results
◍ systems analysis.
, Answer: process of collecting, organizing, and evaluating data on the
healthcare facility and the information that it needs
◍ Efficiency.
Answer: how the desired outcome is achieved or produced, particularly
without wasting resources, such as time, personnel, and money
◍ ASC X12N.
Answer: Responsible for developing the EDI standards used to share
information needed for health insurance administrative transactions; ANSI
Accredited Standards Committee X12N
◍ iterative method.
Answer: divides system development into small parts, or versions, each
going through all stages of the SDLC
◍ Structured Query Language (SQL).
Answer: standard language for the relational database
◍ health literacy.
Answer: the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain,
process, and understand basic health information and services needed to
make appropriate health decisions
◍ data repository.
Answer: open-structure database (not dedicated to the software of any
particular vendor or data supplier) in which data from multiple ISs are
stored so that an integrated, multidisciplinary view of the data can be
achieved in a single source. Updated in real time
◍ Data Definition Language (DDL).
Answer: type of software used to create the tables within a relational
database. It translates how data are stored in the computer from the physical
view (physical structure of the database) to the logical view (one that is
understandable by the user).
◍ Executive information system (EIS).
, Answer: decision support system that is designed to be used by healthcare
administrators. As such, it must be easy to use and have access to a wide
range of data. With the EIS, a lot of graphs and charts generally are used as
part of the results.
◍ Financial applications.
Answer: software applications that handle patient accounts, budgets, and
other financial activities
◍ Data mining.
Answer: process of extracting and analyzing large volumes of data from a
database for the purpose of identifying hidden and sometimes subtle
relationships or patterns and using those relationships to predict behaviors.
◍ mapping specialist.
Answer: creates maps between systems such as vocabularies and
classification systems
◍ Security Rule.
Answer: defines the minimum a covered entity must do to protect ePHI
◍ chief clinical informatics officer.
Answer: works with clinical providers, such as physicians and nurses, to
lead them in the use of technology to improve quality of care, medical
education, and healthcare research. Is a "big picture" role, works to ensure
that the technologies needed by the healthcare providers are identified and
ultimately implemented
◍ Dumb Terminals.
Answer: all of the processing is performed at the server or mainframe
◍ security management plan.
Answer: policies required to prevent, identify, control, and resolve security
incidents
◍ LOINC.
Answer: The preferred standardized terminology for laboratory data in