HEALTH INFORMATICS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Which organization has been the leader in promoting information technology to decrease
medical errors? - ANS Institute of Medicine
Select factors that might help merge bioinformatics with health informatics -
ANS Incorporation of genetic information into the electronic health record
What is the most common degree pursued in health informatics - ANS 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 - ANS Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
Which government agencies/departments have been involved with medical quality and
information technology. - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS The number of transistors in a
computer chip doubles every 1.5 years What is information brokerage, Bidirectional sharing of
information
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,Which one of the following is NOT a driving force for the adoption of health information
technology - ANS Improved Joint Commission scored Which of the following represents
healthcare knowledge, HIV infection leads to opportunistic infections
Which of the following statements is true - ANS Vocabularies help convert data to
information
Which of the following statements is true - ANS Computer science tends to deal with data
Which of the following represents a datum - ANS 14
Select one the main reasons health informatics is difficult - ANS Data are vague, imprecise
and inconsistent
Which of the following can help convert information into knowledge - ANS Clinical data
warehouses
Select the most likely source of data for a clinical data warehouse - ANS Electronic health
records
Which of the following can be facilitated by clinical data warehouses - ANS Quality
measurements Comparative effectiveness researchPopulation health Disease management
Which of the following represents healthcare information - ANS Elevated fasting blood sugar
and HbA1c proving diabetes
Select one of the main reasons health IT fails - ANS We are data rich but information poor
Why did medical ethics and the Nuremberg Code evolve from the Nuremberg trials -
ANS Because German physicians were involved in medical experiments
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, There is a standard informed consent form used by most countries. True or False - ANS False
A breach in ethics is always associated with breaking the law. True or False - ANS False
The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment was terminated for which of the following reasons - ANS It
was discovered by the press
The IMIA Code of Ethics reviews ethical principles and rules for individuals, professionals and
institutions - ANS True
Which one of the following statements pertaining to MedlinePlus is false - ANS It has no
tutorials
Which one of the following is not a feature of most patient web portals - ANS Family
genealogy
Microsoft Health Vault can accept a CCD. True or False - ANS True
Virtual (electronic) visits have which of the following attributes? (select all that apply) -
ANS Less expensive Good for minor medical issues
Microsoft HealthVault is an untethered PHR - ANS True
Select the current formats for a PHR. (Select all that apply) - ANS 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 - ANS False
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Which organization has been the leader in promoting information technology to decrease
medical errors? - ANS Institute of Medicine
Select factors that might help merge bioinformatics with health informatics -
ANS Incorporation of genetic information into the electronic health record
What is the most common degree pursued in health informatics - ANS 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 - ANS Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
Which government agencies/departments have been involved with medical quality and
information technology. - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS The number of transistors in a
computer chip doubles every 1.5 years What is information brokerage, Bidirectional sharing of
information
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,Which one of the following is NOT a driving force for the adoption of health information
technology - ANS Improved Joint Commission scored Which of the following represents
healthcare knowledge, HIV infection leads to opportunistic infections
Which of the following statements is true - ANS Vocabularies help convert data to
information
Which of the following statements is true - ANS Computer science tends to deal with data
Which of the following represents a datum - ANS 14
Select one the main reasons health informatics is difficult - ANS Data are vague, imprecise
and inconsistent
Which of the following can help convert information into knowledge - ANS Clinical data
warehouses
Select the most likely source of data for a clinical data warehouse - ANS Electronic health
records
Which of the following can be facilitated by clinical data warehouses - ANS Quality
measurements Comparative effectiveness researchPopulation health Disease management
Which of the following represents healthcare information - ANS Elevated fasting blood sugar
and HbA1c proving diabetes
Select one of the main reasons health IT fails - ANS We are data rich but information poor
Why did medical ethics and the Nuremberg Code evolve from the Nuremberg trials -
ANS Because German physicians were involved in medical experiments
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, There is a standard informed consent form used by most countries. True or False - ANS False
A breach in ethics is always associated with breaking the law. True or False - ANS False
The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment was terminated for which of the following reasons - ANS It
was discovered by the press
The IMIA Code of Ethics reviews ethical principles and rules for individuals, professionals and
institutions - ANS True
Which one of the following statements pertaining to MedlinePlus is false - ANS It has no
tutorials
Which one of the following is not a feature of most patient web portals - ANS Family
genealogy
Microsoft Health Vault can accept a CCD. True or False - ANS True
Virtual (electronic) visits have which of the following attributes? (select all that apply) -
ANS Less expensive Good for minor medical issues
Microsoft HealthVault is an untethered PHR - ANS True
Select the current formats for a PHR. (Select all that apply) - ANS 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 - ANS False
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