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PUBH informatics final Latest Update Exam | Questions and
Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A +
1True or False? Similarities in granularity and heterogeneity
across various data sources create many data management
challenges with the adoption of PopHI solutions. - ANSWER
False
Social determinants of health data are typically organized into a
geospatial unit and often have which of the following
dimensions? - ANSWER Attribute, spatial, and temporal
What are the structural barriers that exist to the greater
adoption of technology in health care?
a) Unavailable, inaccessible, and underutilized
b) Lack of standardization, limited knowledge, and inability to
share data
c) Health behaviors, social/economic factors, and
biology/genetics determinants
d) All of the above - ANSWER
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True or False? Genetics is a social determinant of health
outcomes, while health insurance is a biological determinant. -
ANSWER false
True or False? Technology can help healthcare providers identify
and address nonmedical factors that affect improving the health
of populations. - ANSWER true
The differences between population and public health
informatics include all of the following, except? - ANSWER
PopHI includes the healthcare delivery system and is integrated
into governmental public health.
A barrier to improving the overall health of populations -
ANSWER Lack of standardization and tools
Facilitates the transmission of data and information regarding
patient health status - ANSWER SMAART framework
Capturing nonmedical information interoperability across
sectors - ANSWER Population health informatics
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Country where Biomedical Informatics was established -
ANSWER Argentina
A country that made up 17.1% of Internet users across world
regions in 2017 - ANSWER Europe
An individual's ability to work with a human-centered design
(HCD) is influenced by which of the following?
a) age, literacy, spatial skills
b)Computer familiarity, income, geographic region
c)Education, occupation, household income
d)All of the above - ANSWER
______________ defines data with meaning. - ANSWER
informatics
Population health data helps organizations to do which of the
following? - ANSWER All of the above
Legal limitations to sharing demographic data may hinder the
development of multisource population health data
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warehouses because demographics are often used to match
patient records across different data sources. - ANSWER true
Which of the following are domains in public health informatics
competency?
A) Effective use of information
B) Effective use of IT
C) Effective management of IT projects
D) All of the above - ANSWER all the above
The process of interpreting information and applying rules to
the information to facilitate decision-making is known as? -
ANSWER Knowledge
The disadvantages of using health records data for population
health include which of the following?
a) Health records usually include data collected by one provider
entity and do not include data collected elsewhere.
b) Health records often have less consistency across different
data providers, especially because of free text.
PUBH informatics final Latest Update Exam | Questions and
Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A +
1True or False? Similarities in granularity and heterogeneity
across various data sources create many data management
challenges with the adoption of PopHI solutions. - ANSWER
False
Social determinants of health data are typically organized into a
geospatial unit and often have which of the following
dimensions? - ANSWER Attribute, spatial, and temporal
What are the structural barriers that exist to the greater
adoption of technology in health care?
a) Unavailable, inaccessible, and underutilized
b) Lack of standardization, limited knowledge, and inability to
share data
c) Health behaviors, social/economic factors, and
biology/genetics determinants
d) All of the above - ANSWER
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True or False? Genetics is a social determinant of health
outcomes, while health insurance is a biological determinant. -
ANSWER false
True or False? Technology can help healthcare providers identify
and address nonmedical factors that affect improving the health
of populations. - ANSWER true
The differences between population and public health
informatics include all of the following, except? - ANSWER
PopHI includes the healthcare delivery system and is integrated
into governmental public health.
A barrier to improving the overall health of populations -
ANSWER Lack of standardization and tools
Facilitates the transmission of data and information regarding
patient health status - ANSWER SMAART framework
Capturing nonmedical information interoperability across
sectors - ANSWER Population health informatics
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Country where Biomedical Informatics was established -
ANSWER Argentina
A country that made up 17.1% of Internet users across world
regions in 2017 - ANSWER Europe
An individual's ability to work with a human-centered design
(HCD) is influenced by which of the following?
a) age, literacy, spatial skills
b)Computer familiarity, income, geographic region
c)Education, occupation, household income
d)All of the above - ANSWER
______________ defines data with meaning. - ANSWER
informatics
Population health data helps organizations to do which of the
following? - ANSWER All of the above
Legal limitations to sharing demographic data may hinder the
development of multisource population health data
, 4|Page
warehouses because demographics are often used to match
patient records across different data sources. - ANSWER true
Which of the following are domains in public health informatics
competency?
A) Effective use of information
B) Effective use of IT
C) Effective management of IT projects
D) All of the above - ANSWER all the above
The process of interpreting information and applying rules to
the information to facilitate decision-making is known as? -
ANSWER Knowledge
The disadvantages of using health records data for population
health include which of the following?
a) Health records usually include data collected by one provider
entity and do not include data collected elsewhere.
b) Health records often have less consistency across different
data providers, especially because of free text.
