CAHIMS Unit 7 Questions And
Answers
/._______primary areas of focus include translational bioinformatics, clinical research
informatics, clinical informatics, consumer health informatics, and public health
informatics. - Answer-American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
/.If you want to find current information on mobile health, which of the following
professional association sites would you visit first?
AHIMA
AMIA
HIMSS - Answer-HIMSS
/.If you wanted to learn more about information governance, which organizational
website would you visit first?
AHIMA
AMIA
HIMSS - Answer-AHIMA
AHIMA's primary areas of focus include EHRs and the management of health
information. Information governance is an area of focus specifically called out on its
website.
/.If you were an IT professional interested in effective strategies used in healthcare
organizations, which of the following sites would you visit first?
healthcareitnews.com/news
ihealthbeat.org
fiercehealthit.com
healthit.gov
informationweek.com/healthcare - Answer-informationweek.com/healthcare
/.If you were explaining to your neighbor's teenager why public health informatics is
valuable, which of the following examples would you cite? Select Yes or No for each
option.
Their data surveillance activities can alert the public to outbreaks of food-borne
illnesses.
--Yes No
Public health informaticians often work with small, underfunded clinics to improve the
database features in their EHR systems.
--Yes No
, Based on the data surveillance activities of public health informatics professionals,
physicians can be better prepared to screen patients for particular ailments and to
encourage preventive measures.
--Yes No - Answer-yes
no
yes
/.If you were lobbying for more funding for your state public health informaticians, which
of the following would you cite as an example of their value?
They can assist physicians with their EHR systems.
Their data surveillance activities can alert the public to bioterrorism attacks.
They can provide insurance companies with useful population health data.
Because they are university employees, their work can contribute to higher education
initiatives. - Answer-Their data surveillance activities can alert the public to bioterrorism
attacks.
/.If you were working on a computerized provider order entry (CPOE) project and
wanted to find information on that topic, which of the following would be among your top
choices in your information search? Select Yes or No for each option.
HIMSS website
--Yes No
fiercehealthit.com
--Yes No
AHIMA website
--Yes No
healthit.gov
--Yes -No - Answer-yes
yes
no
no
/.True or false? CMS, through the HITECH Act, provides sizable financial remunerations
to physicians and other eligible providers for implementing EHR systems and meeting
certain standards referred to as meaningful use criteria.
True
False - Answer-true
/.True or false? Third-party payers can influence EHR implementations by offering
financial bonuses for improved performance, the documentation of which typically
requires an EHR system. - Answer-true
/.Which of the following accurately represents the benefits of implementing an EHR
system?
-Reduction in medical errors, current evidence-based treatment, recommendations
available at point of care, and reduction in overhead costs
Answers
/._______primary areas of focus include translational bioinformatics, clinical research
informatics, clinical informatics, consumer health informatics, and public health
informatics. - Answer-American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
/.If you want to find current information on mobile health, which of the following
professional association sites would you visit first?
AHIMA
AMIA
HIMSS - Answer-HIMSS
/.If you wanted to learn more about information governance, which organizational
website would you visit first?
AHIMA
AMIA
HIMSS - Answer-AHIMA
AHIMA's primary areas of focus include EHRs and the management of health
information. Information governance is an area of focus specifically called out on its
website.
/.If you were an IT professional interested in effective strategies used in healthcare
organizations, which of the following sites would you visit first?
healthcareitnews.com/news
ihealthbeat.org
fiercehealthit.com
healthit.gov
informationweek.com/healthcare - Answer-informationweek.com/healthcare
/.If you were explaining to your neighbor's teenager why public health informatics is
valuable, which of the following examples would you cite? Select Yes or No for each
option.
Their data surveillance activities can alert the public to outbreaks of food-borne
illnesses.
--Yes No
Public health informaticians often work with small, underfunded clinics to improve the
database features in their EHR systems.
--Yes No
, Based on the data surveillance activities of public health informatics professionals,
physicians can be better prepared to screen patients for particular ailments and to
encourage preventive measures.
--Yes No - Answer-yes
no
yes
/.If you were lobbying for more funding for your state public health informaticians, which
of the following would you cite as an example of their value?
They can assist physicians with their EHR systems.
Their data surveillance activities can alert the public to bioterrorism attacks.
They can provide insurance companies with useful population health data.
Because they are university employees, their work can contribute to higher education
initiatives. - Answer-Their data surveillance activities can alert the public to bioterrorism
attacks.
/.If you were working on a computerized provider order entry (CPOE) project and
wanted to find information on that topic, which of the following would be among your top
choices in your information search? Select Yes or No for each option.
HIMSS website
--Yes No
fiercehealthit.com
--Yes No
AHIMA website
--Yes No
healthit.gov
--Yes -No - Answer-yes
yes
no
no
/.True or false? CMS, through the HITECH Act, provides sizable financial remunerations
to physicians and other eligible providers for implementing EHR systems and meeting
certain standards referred to as meaningful use criteria.
True
False - Answer-true
/.True or false? Third-party payers can influence EHR implementations by offering
financial bonuses for improved performance, the documentation of which typically
requires an EHR system. - Answer-true
/.Which of the following accurately represents the benefits of implementing an EHR
system?
-Reduction in medical errors, current evidence-based treatment, recommendations
available at point of care, and reduction in overhead costs
