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HOSA HEALTH INFORMATICS EXAM QS
& AS| GRADE A| 100% CORRECT
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) (NEW 2025/
2026 UPDATE)
Which one of the following is NOT clinical decision support? (select all that
apply)
-Secure messaging
-Drug allergy alerts
-Reminders for preventive medicine
-Calculators - ANS ✓Secure messaging
Which of the following are advantages of the application service provider
(ASP) model? (select all that apply)
-Lower initial costs
-Decreased need for in-house IT support
-Improved speed
-Better warranties - ANS ✓Lower initial costs
Decreased need for in-house IT support
Select known EHR obstacles (select all that apply)
-Little government interest
-Slow computer speed
-Cost
-Altered workflow - ANS ✓Cost
Altered workflow
Which of the following are accurate statements about the results of the
meaningful use (MU) program? (select all that apply)
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-Reports are mixed
-MU tends to help processes and not patient outcomes
-MU program reduced ICU mortality
-MU program cost 10 million US dollars - ANS ✓Reports are mixed
MU tends to help processes and not patient outcomes
Which data standards are related to diagnoses? (select all that apply)
-HL7
-ICD-10
- SNOMED CT
- CPT - ANS ✓-icd -10
-SNOMED CT
Which data standard supports the sharing of patient summaries?
-CCD
-SNOMED CT
-ICD-10
-LOINC - ANS ✓CCD
Continuity of car document
HL7 is a data standard for messaging for which of the following? (select all
that apply)
-Lab results interface
-Authentication
-Security
-Electronic health records - ANS ✓-lab results
-electronic health records
The continuity of care document (CCD) utilizes the clinical document
architecture (CDA).
-true
-false - ANS ✓True
Which of the following standards is used to for sharing images?
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-HL7
-LOINC
-DICOM
-IEEE - ANS ✓-DICOM
Which of the following statements is false regarding the LOINC standard?
-It is a vocabulary standard
-RELMA helps with mapping to LOINC codes
-LOINC is divided into lab, clinical and HIPAA sections
-LOINC can be purchased from the American College of Physicians - ANS
✓Helps with messaging between labs and outpatient EHRs
Which of the following statements is true about ELINCS?
-It is essential for billing -Helps with diagnosis
-Helps with messaging between labs and outpatient EHRs
-It is part of LOINC - ANS ✓-Helps with messaging between labs and outpatient
EHRs
Which one of the following is true regarding SNOMED CT?
-Maps (links) to LOINC and ICD-9/10
-Currently only used in the US -Provides about the same detail as ICD-9
-Not ready for Meaningful Use - ANS ✓Maps (links) to LOINC and ICD-9/10
ICD-10 has which of the following attributes? (select all that apply)
Has 10 digit codes
Will provide more detail than ICD-9
ICD-10 only exists in the United States
ICD-10 was expensive to implement - ANS ✓Will provide more detail than
ICD-9
Which of the following is true regarding Evaluation & Management Codes?
(select all that apply)
Used primarily for diagnosis
Can be automatically generated
Will help justify billing level or CPT
Used for personal health record - ANS ✓Can be automatically generated
Will help justify billing level or CPT
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Health Information Organizations (HIOs) should be considered part of what
overall system or network?
CCHIT
CCD
NwHIN or eHealth Exchange
EHRs - ANS ✓NwHIN or eHealth Exchange
What is the greatest obstacle to establishing a Health Information
Organization (HIO)? Select only one answer
-Long term business plan
-Cooperation among partners
-Physician participation
Payer participation
Data standards - ANS ✓Long term Business Plan
The eHealth Exchange will include which of the following partners? (select
all that apply)
-Federal agencies
- Joint Commission
-Health Information Organizations
-The Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Medicine) - ANS ✓Federal
agencies
Health information organization
A federated data sharing model implies the data will not reside in a central
data repository (CDR).
-True
-False - ANS ✓True
All RHIOs are regional.
-True
-False - ANS ✓False
Direct secure messaging is a "push" technology application.
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HOSA
HOSA HEALTH INFORMATICS EXAM QS
& AS| GRADE A| 100% CORRECT
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) (NEW 2025/
2026 UPDATE)
Which one of the following is NOT clinical decision support? (select all that
apply)
-Secure messaging
-Drug allergy alerts
-Reminders for preventive medicine
-Calculators - ANS ✓Secure messaging
Which of the following are advantages of the application service provider
(ASP) model? (select all that apply)
-Lower initial costs
-Decreased need for in-house IT support
-Improved speed
-Better warranties - ANS ✓Lower initial costs
Decreased need for in-house IT support
Select known EHR obstacles (select all that apply)
-Little government interest
-Slow computer speed
-Cost
-Altered workflow - ANS ✓Cost
Altered workflow
Which of the following are accurate statements about the results of the
meaningful use (MU) program? (select all that apply)
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-Reports are mixed
-MU tends to help processes and not patient outcomes
-MU program reduced ICU mortality
-MU program cost 10 million US dollars - ANS ✓Reports are mixed
MU tends to help processes and not patient outcomes
Which data standards are related to diagnoses? (select all that apply)
-HL7
-ICD-10
- SNOMED CT
- CPT - ANS ✓-icd -10
-SNOMED CT
Which data standard supports the sharing of patient summaries?
-CCD
-SNOMED CT
-ICD-10
-LOINC - ANS ✓CCD
Continuity of car document
HL7 is a data standard for messaging for which of the following? (select all
that apply)
-Lab results interface
-Authentication
-Security
-Electronic health records - ANS ✓-lab results
-electronic health records
The continuity of care document (CCD) utilizes the clinical document
architecture (CDA).
-true
-false - ANS ✓True
Which of the following standards is used to for sharing images?
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-HL7
-LOINC
-DICOM
-IEEE - ANS ✓-DICOM
Which of the following statements is false regarding the LOINC standard?
-It is a vocabulary standard
-RELMA helps with mapping to LOINC codes
-LOINC is divided into lab, clinical and HIPAA sections
-LOINC can be purchased from the American College of Physicians - ANS
✓Helps with messaging between labs and outpatient EHRs
Which of the following statements is true about ELINCS?
-It is essential for billing -Helps with diagnosis
-Helps with messaging between labs and outpatient EHRs
-It is part of LOINC - ANS ✓-Helps with messaging between labs and outpatient
EHRs
Which one of the following is true regarding SNOMED CT?
-Maps (links) to LOINC and ICD-9/10
-Currently only used in the US -Provides about the same detail as ICD-9
-Not ready for Meaningful Use - ANS ✓Maps (links) to LOINC and ICD-9/10
ICD-10 has which of the following attributes? (select all that apply)
Has 10 digit codes
Will provide more detail than ICD-9
ICD-10 only exists in the United States
ICD-10 was expensive to implement - ANS ✓Will provide more detail than
ICD-9
Which of the following is true regarding Evaluation & Management Codes?
(select all that apply)
Used primarily for diagnosis
Can be automatically generated
Will help justify billing level or CPT
Used for personal health record - ANS ✓Can be automatically generated
Will help justify billing level or CPT
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Health Information Organizations (HIOs) should be considered part of what
overall system or network?
CCHIT
CCD
NwHIN or eHealth Exchange
EHRs - ANS ✓NwHIN or eHealth Exchange
What is the greatest obstacle to establishing a Health Information
Organization (HIO)? Select only one answer
-Long term business plan
-Cooperation among partners
-Physician participation
Payer participation
Data standards - ANS ✓Long term Business Plan
The eHealth Exchange will include which of the following partners? (select
all that apply)
-Federal agencies
- Joint Commission
-Health Information Organizations
-The Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Medicine) - ANS ✓Federal
agencies
Health information organization
A federated data sharing model implies the data will not reside in a central
data repository (CDR).
-True
-False - ANS ✓True
All RHIOs are regional.
-True
-False - ANS ✓False
Direct secure messaging is a "push" technology application.
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