HCA 416 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Mainframe
systems that were run on large and expensive centralized computers
Smaller and less Expensive
What happened to computers during the 1970s?
Patient Accounting, General Accounting, Materials Management, Scheduling and
Practice Management
What are the 5 names of the administrative operations?
Personal Computers
What was developed during the 1980s?
Powerful and Inexpensive
Why was the PC considered good?
Computer Power and Storage Capacity
What did the PCs have that Mainframe computers didnt?
Electronic Data Network
What is the name of the term that can link together and share information on centralized
basis?
Integrated Healthcare Delivery Organization and Support Enterprisewide
Information System
, What did the electronic data interchange and network link components of?
During Early to Mid 1990s
Squeezing out inefficiencies
How did managed care help contain costs in the delivery system?
Providers, Payers, Researchers, Regulators and Policy Makers
Who needs data? (4)
Providers
This member needs data for treatment and choosing modalities
Payers
This member needs data to verify eligibility for treatment and to determine medical
necessity for care
Researchers
This member needs data for outcome measurement projects
Regulators and Policy Makers
This member needs data to make decisions that will ensure the public health and well
being of citizens
Goal for HIT in Health care
What is "To Digitize health care data and informaton in order to improve patient safety
and quality of health care" ?
Nationwide Health Information Networks
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Mainframe
systems that were run on large and expensive centralized computers
Smaller and less Expensive
What happened to computers during the 1970s?
Patient Accounting, General Accounting, Materials Management, Scheduling and
Practice Management
What are the 5 names of the administrative operations?
Personal Computers
What was developed during the 1980s?
Powerful and Inexpensive
Why was the PC considered good?
Computer Power and Storage Capacity
What did the PCs have that Mainframe computers didnt?
Electronic Data Network
What is the name of the term that can link together and share information on centralized
basis?
Integrated Healthcare Delivery Organization and Support Enterprisewide
Information System
, What did the electronic data interchange and network link components of?
During Early to Mid 1990s
Squeezing out inefficiencies
How did managed care help contain costs in the delivery system?
Providers, Payers, Researchers, Regulators and Policy Makers
Who needs data? (4)
Providers
This member needs data for treatment and choosing modalities
Payers
This member needs data to verify eligibility for treatment and to determine medical
necessity for care
Researchers
This member needs data for outcome measurement projects
Regulators and Policy Makers
This member needs data to make decisions that will ensure the public health and well
being of citizens
Goal for HIT in Health care
What is "To Digitize health care data and informaton in order to improve patient safety
and quality of health care" ?
Nationwide Health Information Networks
