• Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Financial reporting is a vital part of decision making in healthcare organizations.
Which report would be used to show a snapshot of the bottom line?
Selected Answer: b.
Income statement or statement of operations
Response Income statements reflect the following formula: revenue – expenses
Feedback:
= profit. This is often referred to as the bottom line. The balance sheet,
on the other hand, reflects an organization’s assets, liability, and
equity.
• Question 2
2 out of 2 points
A healthcare system has implemented a functionality where patients who are
overdue or almost due for a mammogram are sent letters notifying them to schedule
a mammogram based on available data and current clinical care guidelines. Which
type of CDS system is this?
Selected Answer: c.
A reminder system
Response This is a classic example of a reminder system. Patients are also
Feedback:
potential targets of CDS interventions.
• Question 3
2 out of 2 points
What technology has been described as the next frontier for home health and
related community-based systems?
Selected Answer: c.
CDS
Response Clinical decision support (CDS) systems may be the next frontier for
Feedback:
home health and related community-based systems. CDS systems
are applications that analyze data and help providers make clinical
decisions.
• Question 4
2 out of 2 points
The ________ is one of the oldest—and still widely used—methods for building and
implementing software applications in IT arena.
Selected Answer: c.
SDLC
Response Though it’s been through a number of iterations and adjustments, the
Feedback:
software development life cycle remains the tested and tried-and-true
, method for studying, building, implementing, and maintaining a health
information system.
• Question 5
2 out of 2 points
On its own, the number 190 is an example of:
Selected Answer: c.
data.
Response The number 190 could refer to anything such as a person’s weight,
Feedback:
blood glucose level, or systolic blood pressure reading and therefore
has no meaning by itself.
• Question 6
0 out of 2 points
Which two hurdles does the STAR Model address in employing evidence-based
practice?
Selected Answer: c.
The quality and form of knowledge
Response The STAR Model addresses two major hurdles in employing evidence-
Feedback:
based practice (EBP). These two hurdles are the volume of current
professional knowledge and the form of knowledge that healthcare
professionals attempt to apply in practice.
• Question 7
2 out of 2 points
The supply item master is:
Selected Answer: c.
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 8
2 out of 2 points
Which example best describes knowledge base content?
Selected Answer: b.
Standard admission order sets based on presenting problems
Response A knowledge base stores and organizes a healthcare enterprise’s
Feedback:
information and knowledge used by the enterprise for clinical
operations. A good example is standard admission order sets based
on presenting problems. The other choices would not typically be
found in a knowledge base.
• Question 9
2 out of 2 points
Financial reporting is a vital part of decision making in healthcare organizations.
Which report would be used to show a snapshot of the bottom line?
Selected Answer: b.
Income statement or statement of operations
Response Income statements reflect the following formula: revenue – expenses
Feedback:
= profit. This is often referred to as the bottom line. The balance sheet,
on the other hand, reflects an organization’s assets, liability, and
equity.
• Question 2
2 out of 2 points
A healthcare system has implemented a functionality where patients who are
overdue or almost due for a mammogram are sent letters notifying them to schedule
a mammogram based on available data and current clinical care guidelines. Which
type of CDS system is this?
Selected Answer: c.
A reminder system
Response This is a classic example of a reminder system. Patients are also
Feedback:
potential targets of CDS interventions.
• Question 3
2 out of 2 points
What technology has been described as the next frontier for home health and
related community-based systems?
Selected Answer: c.
CDS
Response Clinical decision support (CDS) systems may be the next frontier for
Feedback:
home health and related community-based systems. CDS systems
are applications that analyze data and help providers make clinical
decisions.
• Question 4
2 out of 2 points
The ________ is one of the oldest—and still widely used—methods for building and
implementing software applications in IT arena.
Selected Answer: c.
SDLC
Response Though it’s been through a number of iterations and adjustments, the
Feedback:
software development life cycle remains the tested and tried-and-true
, method for studying, building, implementing, and maintaining a health
information system.
• Question 5
2 out of 2 points
On its own, the number 190 is an example of:
Selected Answer: c.
data.
Response The number 190 could refer to anything such as a person’s weight,
Feedback:
blood glucose level, or systolic blood pressure reading and therefore
has no meaning by itself.
• Question 6
0 out of 2 points
Which two hurdles does the STAR Model address in employing evidence-based
practice?
Selected Answer: c.
The quality and form of knowledge
Response The STAR Model addresses two major hurdles in employing evidence-
Feedback:
based practice (EBP). These two hurdles are the volume of current
professional knowledge and the form of knowledge that healthcare
professionals attempt to apply in practice.
• Question 7
2 out of 2 points
The supply item master is:
Selected Answer: c.
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 8
2 out of 2 points
Which example best describes knowledge base content?
Selected Answer: b.
Standard admission order sets based on presenting problems
Response A knowledge base stores and organizes a healthcare enterprise’s
Feedback:
information and knowledge used by the enterprise for clinical
operations. A good example is standard admission order sets based
on presenting problems. The other choices would not typically be
found in a knowledge base.
• Question 9
