NURS 521 Exam-1, Liberty University
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Which group would have a financial incentive to implement CDS?
Selected d.
Answer: Depends on CDS and healthcare payment
model
Response Whether a particular stakeholder group has a financial incentive to
Feedback:
implement CDS depends on the specific CDS under consideration and
the governing healthcare payment model in place.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
The top three uses of the U.S. Army’s telehealth network include all of the following
EXCEPT ________________.
Selected c.
Answer: otolaryngology
Response The biggest use of the U.S. Army’s telehealth network is for behavioral
Feedback:
telehealth, followed by cardiology and dermatology. While telemedicine
is making inroads in otolaryngology, it is not among the top three uses
for the U.S. Army.
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
The supply item master is:
Selected c.
Answer: a list of all items available to order in the organization.
Response The supply item master is the master list of supplies available to
Feedback:
order in the organization.
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Which incentive has the strongest potential to spur the nationwide adoption of
advanced CDS?
Selected a.
Answer: Shift of healthcare payment from a fee-for-service model to approaches
rewarding the delivery of better quality and outcomes at lower cost
Response All of these are important elements encouraging nationwide adoption of
Feedback:
advanced CDS. However, as discussed in the chapter, the shift of
, healthcare payment from a fee-for-service model to approaches
rewarding the delivery of better quality and outcomes at lower cost
appears to have the strongest potential for change.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Health informatics is both a ___________ as well as a(n) ____________.
Selected d.
Answer: profession; discipline
Response Health informatics is a discipline, or field of study, in the same sense
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that “medicine,” “sociology,” and “pharmacy” are fields of study. It is
also a profession, practiced by thousands of informaticians in a number
of varied roles within the healthcare industry.
Question 6
0 out of 2 points
The public health supply chain needs to evolve to an information ecology approach.
This would involve:
Selected d.
Answer: standardizing public health supplies and suppliers.
Response Information ecology involves the reuse and sharing of data.
Feedback:
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
Why have most clinical decision support (CDS) systems not shown to significantly
impact patient outcomes in clinical trials, despite the fact that a majority of systems
have been shown to significantly improve care processes?
Selected c.
Answer: Many CDS system evaluation trials are underpowered to detect
changes in care outcomes.
Response The sample sizes of many CDS system evaluation studies were too
Feedback:
small or conducted with too short of a time period to detect changes in
care outcomes.
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
As EHR adoption expands to include data from multiple healthcare entities, more
opportunities for error exist. Which process can affect data integrity?
Selected d.
Answer: System failure
Response Data integrity refers to the accuracy and consistency of stored and
Feedback:
transmitted data that can be compromised when information is entered
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Which group would have a financial incentive to implement CDS?
Selected d.
Answer: Depends on CDS and healthcare payment
model
Response Whether a particular stakeholder group has a financial incentive to
Feedback:
implement CDS depends on the specific CDS under consideration and
the governing healthcare payment model in place.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
The top three uses of the U.S. Army’s telehealth network include all of the following
EXCEPT ________________.
Selected c.
Answer: otolaryngology
Response The biggest use of the U.S. Army’s telehealth network is for behavioral
Feedback:
telehealth, followed by cardiology and dermatology. While telemedicine
is making inroads in otolaryngology, it is not among the top three uses
for the U.S. Army.
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
The supply item master is:
Selected c.
Answer: a list of all items available to order in the organization.
Response The supply item master is the master list of supplies available to
Feedback:
order in the organization.
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Which incentive has the strongest potential to spur the nationwide adoption of
advanced CDS?
Selected a.
Answer: Shift of healthcare payment from a fee-for-service model to approaches
rewarding the delivery of better quality and outcomes at lower cost
Response All of these are important elements encouraging nationwide adoption of
Feedback:
advanced CDS. However, as discussed in the chapter, the shift of
, healthcare payment from a fee-for-service model to approaches
rewarding the delivery of better quality and outcomes at lower cost
appears to have the strongest potential for change.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Health informatics is both a ___________ as well as a(n) ____________.
Selected d.
Answer: profession; discipline
Response Health informatics is a discipline, or field of study, in the same sense
Feedback:
that “medicine,” “sociology,” and “pharmacy” are fields of study. It is
also a profession, practiced by thousands of informaticians in a number
of varied roles within the healthcare industry.
Question 6
0 out of 2 points
The public health supply chain needs to evolve to an information ecology approach.
This would involve:
Selected d.
Answer: standardizing public health supplies and suppliers.
Response Information ecology involves the reuse and sharing of data.
Feedback:
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
Why have most clinical decision support (CDS) systems not shown to significantly
impact patient outcomes in clinical trials, despite the fact that a majority of systems
have been shown to significantly improve care processes?
Selected c.
Answer: Many CDS system evaluation trials are underpowered to detect
changes in care outcomes.
Response The sample sizes of many CDS system evaluation studies were too
Feedback:
small or conducted with too short of a time period to detect changes in
care outcomes.
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
As EHR adoption expands to include data from multiple healthcare entities, more
opportunities for error exist. Which process can affect data integrity?
Selected d.
Answer: System failure
Response Data integrity refers to the accuracy and consistency of stored and
Feedback:
transmitted data that can be compromised when information is entered
