HSA 4191 2024 UPDATE COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR EXAM
PREPARATION GRADE A+
When new healthcare legislation is introduced that affects the organization's HIT,
it is the role of the organization's legal counsel to anticipate and react, which
often involves dialog with the CIO.
False
Which of the following has been, is currently, and will continue to be an ongoing
high priority consideration and challenge for the healthcare CIO.
Privacy and security of patient data
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding HIT development in the
PAST.
results from ad hoc systems development were often poor, ineffective, inefficient and
costly.
Which of the following is best described by this definition:
"Process of identifying and assigning priorities to assist the organization in
executing business plans and achieving strategic goals"
Strategic Planning
Health Information Technology is used for daily operations as well as to support
medium and long term business goals.
True
We understand that HIT strategy must align with, be conducive to and supportive
of the organization's broader goals. To acheive this, the leaders of HIT and other
departments must agree to:
alignment of their respective strategies
**all the other answers are correct
work together to acheive their strategies
share responsibility
In 1980, Goldsmith predicted what healthcare would look like in the future. Which
of the following did he NOT forecast?
Undersupply of physicians
Approximately how many people in the United States are uninsured?
50 million
What is a leading cause of adverse health consequences and greater cost burden
on society as a whole?
Medical Errors
What was one of the main purposes of the first computer systems?
Performing financial transactions
Which of the following statements is TRUE
Successful HIT implementation requires teamwork between clinicians, technical
specialists and managers
, Applications software packages are specific, detailed computer programs
designed specifically for one hospital, clinic, or physician's office.
False
Interoperability, the ability of health information systems to exchange data within
and across organizational boundaries, is a vital movement for acheiving overall
healthcare goals.
True
Why is Evidence Based Medicine ("EBM") so important?
It establishes a learning strategy for the medical community
it seeks to integrate clinical expertise with the best evidence
to enables comprehensive, more accurate clinical decisions
it will ultimately improve patient care
** All the answers provided are important.
According to your professor, does health information technology ("HIT") matter?
Yes
What is the #1 factor for driving change in the US Healthcare System
High costs
What is the greatest challenge with creating solutions to solve issues of Cost,
Quality and Access, the cornerstones of the "Healthcare Triangle?"
Acheiving goals in one domain (cornerstone) has a tendency to compromise one or
both of the remaining two (2) domains (cornerstones).
The IOM 1999 report "To Err is Human" which details medical errors as a leading
cause of adverse health events, was the first work to illustrate concern regarding
the quality of the US Healthcare System.
False
The Commonwealth Fund released a report called "Why Not the Best" in which
the US Healthcare System was ranked in last place overall. The reason for the
poor ranking result was
The US healthcare system was consistently in th lowest position on individual
performance metrics including efficiency, equity and healthy lives.
In healthcare, the terms "High Cost" and "Cost Prohibitive" mean the same thing
as it pertains to healthcare access and therefore, require the same solutions.
False
The US government must intervene in the US healthcare system primarily
because...
the marketplace has not performed its normal function of optimizing cost, quality and
access
According to your book, which is an advocate of HIT adoption, the US goverment
must intervene and motivate HIT adoption because, "No compelling business
case exists for investments in HIT."
True
In terms of government intervention in healthcare, this peice of legislation has
had no equal, has shaped healthcare over the last 2 decades and will continue to
do so well into the future
HIPAA (1996)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS FOR EXAM
PREPARATION GRADE A+
When new healthcare legislation is introduced that affects the organization's HIT,
it is the role of the organization's legal counsel to anticipate and react, which
often involves dialog with the CIO.
False
Which of the following has been, is currently, and will continue to be an ongoing
high priority consideration and challenge for the healthcare CIO.
Privacy and security of patient data
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding HIT development in the
PAST.
results from ad hoc systems development were often poor, ineffective, inefficient and
costly.
Which of the following is best described by this definition:
"Process of identifying and assigning priorities to assist the organization in
executing business plans and achieving strategic goals"
Strategic Planning
Health Information Technology is used for daily operations as well as to support
medium and long term business goals.
True
We understand that HIT strategy must align with, be conducive to and supportive
of the organization's broader goals. To acheive this, the leaders of HIT and other
departments must agree to:
alignment of their respective strategies
**all the other answers are correct
work together to acheive their strategies
share responsibility
In 1980, Goldsmith predicted what healthcare would look like in the future. Which
of the following did he NOT forecast?
Undersupply of physicians
Approximately how many people in the United States are uninsured?
50 million
What is a leading cause of adverse health consequences and greater cost burden
on society as a whole?
Medical Errors
What was one of the main purposes of the first computer systems?
Performing financial transactions
Which of the following statements is TRUE
Successful HIT implementation requires teamwork between clinicians, technical
specialists and managers
, Applications software packages are specific, detailed computer programs
designed specifically for one hospital, clinic, or physician's office.
False
Interoperability, the ability of health information systems to exchange data within
and across organizational boundaries, is a vital movement for acheiving overall
healthcare goals.
True
Why is Evidence Based Medicine ("EBM") so important?
It establishes a learning strategy for the medical community
it seeks to integrate clinical expertise with the best evidence
to enables comprehensive, more accurate clinical decisions
it will ultimately improve patient care
** All the answers provided are important.
According to your professor, does health information technology ("HIT") matter?
Yes
What is the #1 factor for driving change in the US Healthcare System
High costs
What is the greatest challenge with creating solutions to solve issues of Cost,
Quality and Access, the cornerstones of the "Healthcare Triangle?"
Acheiving goals in one domain (cornerstone) has a tendency to compromise one or
both of the remaining two (2) domains (cornerstones).
The IOM 1999 report "To Err is Human" which details medical errors as a leading
cause of adverse health events, was the first work to illustrate concern regarding
the quality of the US Healthcare System.
False
The Commonwealth Fund released a report called "Why Not the Best" in which
the US Healthcare System was ranked in last place overall. The reason for the
poor ranking result was
The US healthcare system was consistently in th lowest position on individual
performance metrics including efficiency, equity and healthy lives.
In healthcare, the terms "High Cost" and "Cost Prohibitive" mean the same thing
as it pertains to healthcare access and therefore, require the same solutions.
False
The US government must intervene in the US healthcare system primarily
because...
the marketplace has not performed its normal function of optimizing cost, quality and
access
According to your book, which is an advocate of HIT adoption, the US goverment
must intervene and motivate HIT adoption because, "No compelling business
case exists for investments in HIT."
True
In terms of government intervention in healthcare, this peice of legislation has
had no equal, has shaped healthcare over the last 2 decades and will continue to
do so well into the future
HIPAA (1996)
