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Anmimportantmmanagementmprinciple mthatmshouldmguide mthe mdevelopmentmofminformationmsystemsminm
healthcare morganizationsmismto:
A) treatminformationmasmanmessentialmorganizationalmresource
B) delegate mallmdecisionsmaboutminformationmtechnologymtomtechnicalmspecialists
C) employmconsultantsmtomsetmprioritiesmformsystemsmtombe mdeveloped
D) alwaysmbuymthe mnewestmsystemmavailable mtomavoidmtechnicalmobsolescence m- manswer-A
Whichmof mthemfollowingmismammajormprioritymformsystemmdevelopmentminmthe mmanagedmcare menvironment?
A) developmentmof menterprise-wide mcomputermnetworks
B) developmentmof mrepositoriesmofmcomputerizedmpatientmrecords
C) developmentmof moperationalminpatientmsystems
D) developmentmof mstrategicmdecisionmsupportmsystemsm-manswer-C
whichmof mthemfollowingmismconsideredmthe mbestmsourcemofminformationmtomhelpmHCOmimprovemitsmexistin
gmservices?
A) ongoingmpatientmandminternalmcustomermsatisfactionmsurveys
B) focusmgroupsmtomgatherminformationmandmstatisticsmfrommnon-patients
C) telephonicmsurveysmofmanyone mwhommaymdecide mtomuse mthe mHCO
D) weeklymmeetingsm withm staff m membersm tom determine m the m HCOsmdeficienciesm - m answer-D
whichmof mthe mfollowingmismanmexample mofmanmasset
A) accountsmpayable
B) accruedmemployee mbenefits
C) propertymplantmandmequipment
,D) unrealizedmgainm-manswer-C
whichmstatementmaboutmshort-termmdebtmreducesmliquidity
A) increasedmuse mofmshortmtermmdebtmreducesmliquidity
B) shortmtermmdebtmprovidesmgreatermcertaintymaboutminterestmcostsmovermtime
C) the minterestmratesmformshortmtermmdebtmareamtypicallymhighermthanminterestmratesmformlongmtermmdebt
D) anmorganizationmthatmreliesmonmshortmtermmdebtmreplacesmthe mneedmformworkingmcapitalm-manswer-A
whichmof mthe mfollowingmismlikelymtomprovide musefulminformationmformevaluatingmthemprofitabilitymofmamho
spital'smmanagedmcare mbusiness?
A) payermmix
B) fixed
C) contractmterms
D) changesm-manswer-D
ammastermpatientmindex m(MPI) mcanmbestmbe mdescribedmas
A) amrelationalmdatabase mcontainingmallmidentificationmnumbersmassignedmtompatients
B) amsystemmformconvertingmSS# mtommedicalmrecordsm#s
C) amsystemmformconvertingmMRm#smtompatientmaccountmNumbers
D) amlongitudinalmrecordmformallmpatientmencountersmformamfixedmperiodmofmtime m-manswer-A
Amtypicalmuse mofmthe minternetmbymHCOsmismto
A) delivermeducationalmprogramsmtomemployees
B) provide mmedicalmstaff mwithmelectronicmaccessmtompatientmrecords
C) advertise mservicesmavailable mtomthe mcommunity
D) communicate mfinancialminformationmtombusinessmunitsmof mthe morganizationm-manswer-C
The mbestmwaymtomfacilitate minformationmsystemmintegrationmwithinmanmHCOmismto
A) centralize mallmcomputermactivities
,B) use mcomputermequipmentmfrommonlymone mmanufacturer
C) use mcomputermsoftware mfrommonlymone mvendor
D) standardize mdatamdefinitionsmandmdatamstructuresm-manswer-D
Whichmof mthemfollowingmismamdevelopingmtechnologymthatmwillmhelpmcontrolmunauthorizedmaccessmtomco
mputerizedminformation
A) opticalmscanners
B) biometricmaccessmcontrolmdevices
C) wirelessmterminals
D) highmspeedmmodemsm-manswer-B
Inmnegotiatingmamcontractmformanminformationmsystem,mhealthcare morganizationsmshould
A) formmamnegotiatingmteammandmutilize mlegalmcouncil
B) use mthe mstandardmcontractmprovidedmymthe mvendor
C) employmamconsultantmfrommamongmamlistmprovidedmbymthe mvendor
D) use mamcostmplusmcontractmtommaximize mflexibilityminmsystemmdesignm- manswer-A
Whichmof mthemfollowingmismthemmostmimportantmfactormtomconsiderminmevaluatingmvendormsoftwarempackages?
A) size mof mthe mvendorsmmarketingmstaff
B) abilitymofmthe msoftware mtominterface mwithmexistingmsystems
C) programmingmlanguage musedmtomwrite mthe msoftware
D) geographicmlocationmofmthe mvendorsmcorporate mheadquartersm-manswer-B
The mCIOmformamHCOmismtypicallymresponsible mformwhichmof mthe mfollowingmfunctions
A) InformationmSystemsmandmfinance
B) medicalmrecordsmandmpatientsmregistration
C) telecommunicationsmandmPR
D) Informationmsystemsmandmtelecommunicationsm-manswer-D
, InmselectingmanmInformationmsystemmamconsultantmcanmbe mbestmusedmto
A) chairmthe mselectionmcommittee
B) provide mtechnicalminformationmandmoutside mperspectives
C) make mthe mfinalmselectionmdecision
D) handle mallmcommunicationmandmprospective mvendorsm-manswer-B
The mITmsteeringmcommittee mformanmHCOmshouldmperformmwhichmof mthe mfollowingmduties
A) ITmplanning,mselectionmof msoftware,mandmdevelopmentmofmrelatedmorganizationmpolicies
B) selectionmandmsupervisionmof mkeymITmpersonnel
C) negotiationsmof mcontractsmwithmvendors
D) designmandmdevelopmentmof mthe mITmsystemsmsoftware m-manswer-A
Allmof mthe mfollowingmare mprimarymfunctionsmofmthe mITmdepartmentmexcept
A) ensuringmthe mintegrity,qualitymandmsecuritymof mdata
B) archivingmandmretrievingmdata
C) trainingmandmsupportingmusers
D) utilizingminformationmformoperationalmdecisionmmakingm-manswer-D
ITmdepartmentsmmostmoftenmutilize mwhichmof mthe mfollowingmmethodsmtomensure mconfidentiality
A) issue msecuritymcodesmandmlimitmaccessmtomthe msystem
B) centralize maccessmtomthe mcomputermsystem
C) domnotmallowmphysicianmandmvendormaccessmtomthe msystem
D) monitormandmauditmallmentriesmintomthe msystemm-manswer-A
Whomhasmthemprimarymresponsibilitymtomassure mandmmaintainmthemintegritymandmsecuritymof melectronicmd
ataminmanmHCO
A) the mITmsteeringmcommittee
B) the mITmdepartment
C) the mCIO
m m m m m m m
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m m m m m m m m
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m m m m m
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY
m m m m
GRADED A+ m
Anmimportantmmanagementmprinciple mthatmshouldmguide mthe mdevelopmentmofminformationmsystemsminm
healthcare morganizationsmismto:
A) treatminformationmasmanmessentialmorganizationalmresource
B) delegate mallmdecisionsmaboutminformationmtechnologymtomtechnicalmspecialists
C) employmconsultantsmtomsetmprioritiesmformsystemsmtombe mdeveloped
D) alwaysmbuymthe mnewestmsystemmavailable mtomavoidmtechnicalmobsolescence m- manswer-A
Whichmof mthemfollowingmismammajormprioritymformsystemmdevelopmentminmthe mmanagedmcare menvironment?
A) developmentmof menterprise-wide mcomputermnetworks
B) developmentmof mrepositoriesmofmcomputerizedmpatientmrecords
C) developmentmof moperationalminpatientmsystems
D) developmentmof mstrategicmdecisionmsupportmsystemsm-manswer-C
whichmof mthemfollowingmismconsideredmthe mbestmsourcemofminformationmtomhelpmHCOmimprovemitsmexistin
gmservices?
A) ongoingmpatientmandminternalmcustomermsatisfactionmsurveys
B) focusmgroupsmtomgatherminformationmandmstatisticsmfrommnon-patients
C) telephonicmsurveysmofmanyone mwhommaymdecide mtomuse mthe mHCO
D) weeklymmeetingsm withm staff m membersm tom determine m the m HCOsmdeficienciesm - m answer-D
whichmof mthe mfollowingmismanmexample mofmanmasset
A) accountsmpayable
B) accruedmemployee mbenefits
C) propertymplantmandmequipment
,D) unrealizedmgainm-manswer-C
whichmstatementmaboutmshort-termmdebtmreducesmliquidity
A) increasedmuse mofmshortmtermmdebtmreducesmliquidity
B) shortmtermmdebtmprovidesmgreatermcertaintymaboutminterestmcostsmovermtime
C) the minterestmratesmformshortmtermmdebtmareamtypicallymhighermthanminterestmratesmformlongmtermmdebt
D) anmorganizationmthatmreliesmonmshortmtermmdebtmreplacesmthe mneedmformworkingmcapitalm-manswer-A
whichmof mthe mfollowingmismlikelymtomprovide musefulminformationmformevaluatingmthemprofitabilitymofmamho
spital'smmanagedmcare mbusiness?
A) payermmix
B) fixed
C) contractmterms
D) changesm-manswer-D
ammastermpatientmindex m(MPI) mcanmbestmbe mdescribedmas
A) amrelationalmdatabase mcontainingmallmidentificationmnumbersmassignedmtompatients
B) amsystemmformconvertingmSS# mtommedicalmrecordsm#s
C) amsystemmformconvertingmMRm#smtompatientmaccountmNumbers
D) amlongitudinalmrecordmformallmpatientmencountersmformamfixedmperiodmofmtime m-manswer-A
Amtypicalmuse mofmthe minternetmbymHCOsmismto
A) delivermeducationalmprogramsmtomemployees
B) provide mmedicalmstaff mwithmelectronicmaccessmtompatientmrecords
C) advertise mservicesmavailable mtomthe mcommunity
D) communicate mfinancialminformationmtombusinessmunitsmof mthe morganizationm-manswer-C
The mbestmwaymtomfacilitate minformationmsystemmintegrationmwithinmanmHCOmismto
A) centralize mallmcomputermactivities
,B) use mcomputermequipmentmfrommonlymone mmanufacturer
C) use mcomputermsoftware mfrommonlymone mvendor
D) standardize mdatamdefinitionsmandmdatamstructuresm-manswer-D
Whichmof mthemfollowingmismamdevelopingmtechnologymthatmwillmhelpmcontrolmunauthorizedmaccessmtomco
mputerizedminformation
A) opticalmscanners
B) biometricmaccessmcontrolmdevices
C) wirelessmterminals
D) highmspeedmmodemsm-manswer-B
Inmnegotiatingmamcontractmformanminformationmsystem,mhealthcare morganizationsmshould
A) formmamnegotiatingmteammandmutilize mlegalmcouncil
B) use mthe mstandardmcontractmprovidedmymthe mvendor
C) employmamconsultantmfrommamongmamlistmprovidedmbymthe mvendor
D) use mamcostmplusmcontractmtommaximize mflexibilityminmsystemmdesignm- manswer-A
Whichmof mthemfollowingmismthemmostmimportantmfactormtomconsiderminmevaluatingmvendormsoftwarempackages?
A) size mof mthe mvendorsmmarketingmstaff
B) abilitymofmthe msoftware mtominterface mwithmexistingmsystems
C) programmingmlanguage musedmtomwrite mthe msoftware
D) geographicmlocationmofmthe mvendorsmcorporate mheadquartersm-manswer-B
The mCIOmformamHCOmismtypicallymresponsible mformwhichmof mthe mfollowingmfunctions
A) InformationmSystemsmandmfinance
B) medicalmrecordsmandmpatientsmregistration
C) telecommunicationsmandmPR
D) Informationmsystemsmandmtelecommunicationsm-manswer-D
, InmselectingmanmInformationmsystemmamconsultantmcanmbe mbestmusedmto
A) chairmthe mselectionmcommittee
B) provide mtechnicalminformationmandmoutside mperspectives
C) make mthe mfinalmselectionmdecision
D) handle mallmcommunicationmandmprospective mvendorsm-manswer-B
The mITmsteeringmcommittee mformanmHCOmshouldmperformmwhichmof mthe mfollowingmduties
A) ITmplanning,mselectionmof msoftware,mandmdevelopmentmofmrelatedmorganizationmpolicies
B) selectionmandmsupervisionmof mkeymITmpersonnel
C) negotiationsmof mcontractsmwithmvendors
D) designmandmdevelopmentmof mthe mITmsystemsmsoftware m-manswer-A
Allmof mthe mfollowingmare mprimarymfunctionsmofmthe mITmdepartmentmexcept
A) ensuringmthe mintegrity,qualitymandmsecuritymof mdata
B) archivingmandmretrievingmdata
C) trainingmandmsupportingmusers
D) utilizingminformationmformoperationalmdecisionmmakingm-manswer-D
ITmdepartmentsmmostmoftenmutilize mwhichmof mthe mfollowingmmethodsmtomensure mconfidentiality
A) issue msecuritymcodesmandmlimitmaccessmtomthe msystem
B) centralize maccessmtomthe mcomputermsystem
C) domnotmallowmphysicianmandmvendormaccessmtomthe msystem
D) monitormandmauditmallmentriesmintomthe msystemm-manswer-A
Whomhasmthemprimarymresponsibilitymtomassure mandmmaintainmthemintegritymandmsecuritymof melectronicmd
ataminmanmHCO
A) the mITmsteeringmcommittee
B) the mITmdepartment
C) the mCIO
