HIMT 2267 - mid-term questions and
answers
Data Warehousing - -a centralized depository of data collected from all aspects of the
organization
-health maintenance organizations (HMOs) - -The apparent principal driving force behind the
growth of ____ has been the desire of payers to stem excessive cost increases or reduce costs
overall
-False - -True or False: Regulation of the healthcare industry exists principally in the form of
self-regulation.
-translational medicine - -Clinicians and researchers seek to more efficiently and rapidly
complete the cycle of bench to bedside to bench. These efforts are termed ______
-False - -True or False: The pace of technological change in health care has slow considerably
over the past decade.
-plan - -evaluate the change and examine the impact
-communicate - -prepare the employee
-convince employees - -appeal to the employees self-interest
-involve employees - -allowing the opinion of the employee
-false - -True/False: Medical equipment dealers do not need to comply with HIPAA because
they do not provide direct care to patients.
-interact with lawmakers, participate in work group, task force & special initiatives, outreach to
patients, advocacy in public arena - -Name one way that you as an HIM professional, can
advocate for the electronic health record?
-AHIMA - -Name the organization that is helping to guide those involved with the adaptation of
the electronic medical record.
-HIPAA - -The intent of the ____ was to enable workers to change job without the fear of losing
insurance coverage.
-Gestation - -Pre-date the formal organization, leadership is strong and committed, members
identify with goals, self selection.
, -Youth - -New generation of worker enter the organization, communication informal, move
toward power and position.
-Middle Age - -Many activities routine, formal and informal communication, stable and
productive time
-Old age - -Resistance to change, concerns with survival, dwindling resources, closing inevitable
-bureaucratic imperialism - -Pressure to develop a particular client group
-Co-option - -An adaptive response by the organization to social forces in its environment such
as appointing ordinary citizens to the broad
-Hibernation and adaption - -a phase of retrenchment and restructuring and revision
-Goal succession, multiplication, and expansion - -modification of goals in a positive manner
-size - large
division of labor
rules - routinizing work - -According to Weber, these are considered characteristics of a formal
organizations.
-mutual benefit association - -What type of organization is one in which members are the prime
beneficiaries?
-rule - -No smoking is an example of a ____
-Concise & Factual - -The following are good sources for wording of policies:
-Policies - -guidelines used in making decisions regarding specific, recurring situations
-Boundaries - -These are considered a constraint that may affect the planning process
-Objectives - -Most specific
-planning - -the most fundamental management function and logically precedes all other
functions.
-premising - -where assumptions (such as hours, volume, and environment) are identified ,
stated, and used consistently.
-ad hoc - -A ________________ committee is created to deal with one issue.
-false - -True/False: A team is generally more formalized and structured than a committee.
-task force - -With a _______________, members are chosen based on technical competence.
answers
Data Warehousing - -a centralized depository of data collected from all aspects of the
organization
-health maintenance organizations (HMOs) - -The apparent principal driving force behind the
growth of ____ has been the desire of payers to stem excessive cost increases or reduce costs
overall
-False - -True or False: Regulation of the healthcare industry exists principally in the form of
self-regulation.
-translational medicine - -Clinicians and researchers seek to more efficiently and rapidly
complete the cycle of bench to bedside to bench. These efforts are termed ______
-False - -True or False: The pace of technological change in health care has slow considerably
over the past decade.
-plan - -evaluate the change and examine the impact
-communicate - -prepare the employee
-convince employees - -appeal to the employees self-interest
-involve employees - -allowing the opinion of the employee
-false - -True/False: Medical equipment dealers do not need to comply with HIPAA because
they do not provide direct care to patients.
-interact with lawmakers, participate in work group, task force & special initiatives, outreach to
patients, advocacy in public arena - -Name one way that you as an HIM professional, can
advocate for the electronic health record?
-AHIMA - -Name the organization that is helping to guide those involved with the adaptation of
the electronic medical record.
-HIPAA - -The intent of the ____ was to enable workers to change job without the fear of losing
insurance coverage.
-Gestation - -Pre-date the formal organization, leadership is strong and committed, members
identify with goals, self selection.
, -Youth - -New generation of worker enter the organization, communication informal, move
toward power and position.
-Middle Age - -Many activities routine, formal and informal communication, stable and
productive time
-Old age - -Resistance to change, concerns with survival, dwindling resources, closing inevitable
-bureaucratic imperialism - -Pressure to develop a particular client group
-Co-option - -An adaptive response by the organization to social forces in its environment such
as appointing ordinary citizens to the broad
-Hibernation and adaption - -a phase of retrenchment and restructuring and revision
-Goal succession, multiplication, and expansion - -modification of goals in a positive manner
-size - large
division of labor
rules - routinizing work - -According to Weber, these are considered characteristics of a formal
organizations.
-mutual benefit association - -What type of organization is one in which members are the prime
beneficiaries?
-rule - -No smoking is an example of a ____
-Concise & Factual - -The following are good sources for wording of policies:
-Policies - -guidelines used in making decisions regarding specific, recurring situations
-Boundaries - -These are considered a constraint that may affect the planning process
-Objectives - -Most specific
-planning - -the most fundamental management function and logically precedes all other
functions.
-premising - -where assumptions (such as hours, volume, and environment) are identified ,
stated, and used consistently.
-ad hoc - -A ________________ committee is created to deal with one issue.
-false - -True/False: A team is generally more formalized and structured than a committee.
-task force - -With a _______________, members are chosen based on technical competence.
