Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 360 Healthcare
Information Systems Questions With Complete Solutions
*Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical
Health Act (HITECH) Correct Answer This act is a section of
the $787 Billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (Stimulus Package) which sets aside $19.2 Billion to
encourage the adoption of Electronic Heatlh Records by
physicians and hospitals.
5 Major Functions negatively affected by poor-quality
documentation Correct Answer - Pt Safety
- Public Safety
- Continuity of Pt Care
- Health Care Economics
- Clinical Research & Outcomes
Accountability Correct Answer Entities that improperly handle
PHI can be charged under criminal law and punished and are
subject to civil recourse as well.
Accreditation Correct Answer For organizaitons in full
compliance.
Actions for Data Quality Improvement Correct Answer -
Provide data quality reports to users
- Correct inaccurate data and fill in incomplete data detected
- Control user correction of data errors
- Give feedback of data quality results and recommendations
- Resolve identified causes of data errors
- Implement identified system changes
,- Communicate with users
Ad Hoc Standards of Development Process Correct Answer A
standard is established by the ad hoc method when a group of
interested people or organizations agrees on certain
specifications, without any formal adoption process.
Admin info system- Correct Answer Used to support the
management functions and general operations
Administrative Information System Correct Answer - Contains
primarily administrative or financial data
- Used to support the management functions and general
operations of the health care organization
AHIMA definition of Legal Health Record (LHR) Correct
Answer The documentation of the healthcare services provided
to an individual in any aspect of healthcare delivery by a
healthcare provider organization.
AHIMA Four Categories of Patient Data Correct Answer -
Legal Health Record
- Patient-Identifiable Source Data
- Administrative Data
- Derived Data
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Correct Answer
US member of ISO
Accredits SDOs from a wide range of industries (including
health care)
, Oversees work of Standards Development Organizations
(SDOs)
Does NOT develop standards
Publishes the 10,000+ standards developed by SDOs
Analysis Correct Answer The process of translating data into
information utilized for an application.
Ancillary Information Systems (Clinical Apps) Correct Answer
- Laboratory
- Radiology
- Pharmacy
Application Correct Answer The purpose for which the data
are collected.
Best of Breed (BOB) Correct Answer Means using a specific
software program or package for each specific application or
requirement. These are selected based upon their ability to meet
the organization's specific needs better than any other available
program. They may be from several vendors and may not be the
low-cost package.
While the program does an excellent job in meeting the needs, it
may not be able to communicate with other applications the
organization is using.
To share information between the applications, the information
is either printed out from one package and manually input in to
the next or the packages are linked either by the vendor or using
a third party "middleware" package or interface system.
Information Systems Questions With Complete Solutions
*Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical
Health Act (HITECH) Correct Answer This act is a section of
the $787 Billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (Stimulus Package) which sets aside $19.2 Billion to
encourage the adoption of Electronic Heatlh Records by
physicians and hospitals.
5 Major Functions negatively affected by poor-quality
documentation Correct Answer - Pt Safety
- Public Safety
- Continuity of Pt Care
- Health Care Economics
- Clinical Research & Outcomes
Accountability Correct Answer Entities that improperly handle
PHI can be charged under criminal law and punished and are
subject to civil recourse as well.
Accreditation Correct Answer For organizaitons in full
compliance.
Actions for Data Quality Improvement Correct Answer -
Provide data quality reports to users
- Correct inaccurate data and fill in incomplete data detected
- Control user correction of data errors
- Give feedback of data quality results and recommendations
- Resolve identified causes of data errors
- Implement identified system changes
,- Communicate with users
Ad Hoc Standards of Development Process Correct Answer A
standard is established by the ad hoc method when a group of
interested people or organizations agrees on certain
specifications, without any formal adoption process.
Admin info system- Correct Answer Used to support the
management functions and general operations
Administrative Information System Correct Answer - Contains
primarily administrative or financial data
- Used to support the management functions and general
operations of the health care organization
AHIMA definition of Legal Health Record (LHR) Correct
Answer The documentation of the healthcare services provided
to an individual in any aspect of healthcare delivery by a
healthcare provider organization.
AHIMA Four Categories of Patient Data Correct Answer -
Legal Health Record
- Patient-Identifiable Source Data
- Administrative Data
- Derived Data
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Correct Answer
US member of ISO
Accredits SDOs from a wide range of industries (including
health care)
, Oversees work of Standards Development Organizations
(SDOs)
Does NOT develop standards
Publishes the 10,000+ standards developed by SDOs
Analysis Correct Answer The process of translating data into
information utilized for an application.
Ancillary Information Systems (Clinical Apps) Correct Answer
- Laboratory
- Radiology
- Pharmacy
Application Correct Answer The purpose for which the data
are collected.
Best of Breed (BOB) Correct Answer Means using a specific
software program or package for each specific application or
requirement. These are selected based upon their ability to meet
the organization's specific needs better than any other available
program. They may be from several vendors and may not be the
low-cost package.
While the program does an excellent job in meeting the needs, it
may not be able to communicate with other applications the
organization is using.
To share information between the applications, the information
is either printed out from one package and manually input in to
the next or the packages are linked either by the vendor or using
a third party "middleware" package or interface system.
