HSCC 311 EXAM 2 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the main advantage of interoperability within an electronic health records (EHR) system? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Information can be shared between physicians, pharmacists, and hospitals
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protection of
personal medical information.
What is the main intent of the Stark laws? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prohibit self-referral by physicians to
facilities in which they have an ownership interest
Which department of the DHHS supports research on health care quality, cost, and access? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
What is the main function of the National Institutes of Health? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Conduct and
support biomedical research
Evaluation of the appropriateness of medical technology is referred to as: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Health-technology assessment
What main purpose do Clinical Practice Guidelines serve? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They assist
practitioners in adopting a best practice approach
Analytical tools for advanced decision making are examples of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Decision
support systems
Electronic patient charts are examples of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Clinical Information Systems
Some states use _______________ to control technology diffusion. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Certificate
of Need (CON)
, Telemedicine technology that allows a specialist located at a distance to directly interview and examine
a patient is referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Synchronous
What is the main application of quality-adjusted life years? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They are used as a
measure of health benefits
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protection of
patients' personal health information
The asynchronous form of telemedicine uses which type of technology? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Store-
and-forward
The expectations that Americans have about what medical technology can do to cure illness are driven
by which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cultural beliefs and values
Resource inputs, such as staff time, required to increase patient satisfaction or increase the number of
sick days avoided is one example of the elements that pertain to which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Cost-effective analysis
Which of the following is true regarding President Donald Trump's pledge to repeal and replace the
ACA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Innovation and diffusion of technology is not likely to be affected in any
major way.
The United States controls the diffusion of medical technology through central planning. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅False
The ACA of 2010 imposes an excise tax on the sale of certain medical devices. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅False
Technological diffusion precedes innovation. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
What is the main advantage of interoperability within an electronic health records (EHR) system? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Information can be shared between physicians, pharmacists, and hospitals
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protection of
personal medical information.
What is the main intent of the Stark laws? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prohibit self-referral by physicians to
facilities in which they have an ownership interest
Which department of the DHHS supports research on health care quality, cost, and access? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
What is the main function of the National Institutes of Health? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Conduct and
support biomedical research
Evaluation of the appropriateness of medical technology is referred to as: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Health-technology assessment
What main purpose do Clinical Practice Guidelines serve? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They assist
practitioners in adopting a best practice approach
Analytical tools for advanced decision making are examples of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Decision
support systems
Electronic patient charts are examples of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Clinical Information Systems
Some states use _______________ to control technology diffusion. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Certificate
of Need (CON)
, Telemedicine technology that allows a specialist located at a distance to directly interview and examine
a patient is referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Synchronous
What is the main application of quality-adjusted life years? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They are used as a
measure of health benefits
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protection of
patients' personal health information
The asynchronous form of telemedicine uses which type of technology? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Store-
and-forward
The expectations that Americans have about what medical technology can do to cure illness are driven
by which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cultural beliefs and values
Resource inputs, such as staff time, required to increase patient satisfaction or increase the number of
sick days avoided is one example of the elements that pertain to which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Cost-effective analysis
Which of the following is true regarding President Donald Trump's pledge to repeal and replace the
ACA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Innovation and diffusion of technology is not likely to be affected in any
major way.
The United States controls the diffusion of medical technology through central planning. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅False
The ACA of 2010 imposes an excise tax on the sale of certain medical devices. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅False
Technological diffusion precedes innovation. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
