HSA Exam 1 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
_____ Refers to the connection of people and diverse computer systems
A. Interoperability
B. Systemic computerization
C. Intersystemology
D. None of the above - correct answer interoperability
_____ is the use of cimputers and software to enter prescriptions and send them to pharmacies
electronically. - correct answer e-prescribing
____ was passed by the u.s congress and signed into law in 1996. Its goal was to make health
insurance portable from one job to another and to secure the privacy of medical records. - correct
answer hipaa
____ has the task of overseeing the adoption and meaningful use of ehrs, setting standards, and
judging the impact. - correct answer onchit
Which of the following are obstacles in the way of adopting electronic records?
-cost
-privacy concerns
-lack of interoperability
All of the above - correct answer all of the above
The ____ is a code used by private and government insurers to determine insurance reimbursement. -
correct answer drg
___ informatics focuses on the use of technology to organize information in health care in order to
improve health care; it includes the administrative, clinical, and special- purpose uses of computers. -
correct answer clinical or medical
, ____ has the tasks of overseeing the adoption and meaningful use of ehr, setting standards, and
judging the impact. - correct answer onchit
The ____ is a longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more
encounters in any care delivery setting. - correct answer ehr
The ___ belongs to one health care institution- a doctor's office or hospital. - correct
answer electronic medica record (emr)
The ehr is the property of any one institution or practitioner. - correct answer false
There are no specific differences between the emr and ehr. - correct answer false
Regional cooperation is being fostered through the establishment of rhios. - correct answer true
One of the problems with paper records is that they may be illegible. - correct answer true
Hipaa's goal was to make health insurance portable from one job to another and to secure the privacy
of medical records. - correct answer true
____ will permit the exchange of all medical information in the united states. - correct
answer ehealth exchange
Pacs is a system associated with ____ information systems. - correct answer radiology
____ applications include the use of computers in office management, accounting, scheduling, and
planning. - correct answer administrative
Medicare serves ____ - correct answer -people age 65 yrs and over
- people with chronic renal disorders
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
_____ Refers to the connection of people and diverse computer systems
A. Interoperability
B. Systemic computerization
C. Intersystemology
D. None of the above - correct answer interoperability
_____ is the use of cimputers and software to enter prescriptions and send them to pharmacies
electronically. - correct answer e-prescribing
____ was passed by the u.s congress and signed into law in 1996. Its goal was to make health
insurance portable from one job to another and to secure the privacy of medical records. - correct
answer hipaa
____ has the task of overseeing the adoption and meaningful use of ehrs, setting standards, and
judging the impact. - correct answer onchit
Which of the following are obstacles in the way of adopting electronic records?
-cost
-privacy concerns
-lack of interoperability
All of the above - correct answer all of the above
The ____ is a code used by private and government insurers to determine insurance reimbursement. -
correct answer drg
___ informatics focuses on the use of technology to organize information in health care in order to
improve health care; it includes the administrative, clinical, and special- purpose uses of computers. -
correct answer clinical or medical
, ____ has the tasks of overseeing the adoption and meaningful use of ehr, setting standards, and
judging the impact. - correct answer onchit
The ____ is a longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more
encounters in any care delivery setting. - correct answer ehr
The ___ belongs to one health care institution- a doctor's office or hospital. - correct
answer electronic medica record (emr)
The ehr is the property of any one institution or practitioner. - correct answer false
There are no specific differences between the emr and ehr. - correct answer false
Regional cooperation is being fostered through the establishment of rhios. - correct answer true
One of the problems with paper records is that they may be illegible. - correct answer true
Hipaa's goal was to make health insurance portable from one job to another and to secure the privacy
of medical records. - correct answer true
____ will permit the exchange of all medical information in the united states. - correct
answer ehealth exchange
Pacs is a system associated with ____ information systems. - correct answer radiology
____ applications include the use of computers in office management, accounting, scheduling, and
planning. - correct answer administrative
Medicare serves ____ - correct answer -people age 65 yrs and over
- people with chronic renal disorders
