INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN HEALTHCARE
2026 EXAMPREP PRACTICE SET SOLUTION
QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
◉ what does telehealth lead to. Answer: improve health outcomes,
decrease the cost of healthcare, and decrease medication errors.
◉ Tools of telehealth. Answer: include central stations, webservers,
medical devices, telephones, video cameras, and personal
emergency response systems.
◉ what can have a significant impact on critical public health
functions such as disease monitoring and syndromic surveillance.
Answer: availability of data and speed of data exchange
◉ what should healthcare personnel do to ensure that unauthorized
individuals do not have access to confidential information. Answer:
log off the computer after using it
◉ when should passwords be shared. Answer: Passwords should not
be shared with anyone regardless of the circumstances.
, ◉ what should we avoid posting. Answer: information that reveals
the client's condition on a message board.
◉ what should be done to written documents. Answer: written
documents should be shredded before disposal in a waste basket.
◉ what may the nurse do to coordinate safe and effective care
delivery. Answer: the nurse may share details of a client's health
status and treatment plan with others who are responsible for
delivering client care.
◉ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Answer: allows sharing of information necessary for treating clients.
◉ who decides whether a member of the client's immediate family
may have access to health-related information.. Answer: the client,
not the nurse
◉ who must have the client's permission to share health-related
information with clergy.. Answer: the nurse
◉ Although health care facility administrators have access to
information about client census, provider status, staffing, and other
issues,. Answer: it is not appropriate for them to have individual,
protected information about clients' health status.
2026 EXAMPREP PRACTICE SET SOLUTION
QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
◉ what does telehealth lead to. Answer: improve health outcomes,
decrease the cost of healthcare, and decrease medication errors.
◉ Tools of telehealth. Answer: include central stations, webservers,
medical devices, telephones, video cameras, and personal
emergency response systems.
◉ what can have a significant impact on critical public health
functions such as disease monitoring and syndromic surveillance.
Answer: availability of data and speed of data exchange
◉ what should healthcare personnel do to ensure that unauthorized
individuals do not have access to confidential information. Answer:
log off the computer after using it
◉ when should passwords be shared. Answer: Passwords should not
be shared with anyone regardless of the circumstances.
, ◉ what should we avoid posting. Answer: information that reveals
the client's condition on a message board.
◉ what should be done to written documents. Answer: written
documents should be shredded before disposal in a waste basket.
◉ what may the nurse do to coordinate safe and effective care
delivery. Answer: the nurse may share details of a client's health
status and treatment plan with others who are responsible for
delivering client care.
◉ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Answer: allows sharing of information necessary for treating clients.
◉ who decides whether a member of the client's immediate family
may have access to health-related information.. Answer: the client,
not the nurse
◉ who must have the client's permission to share health-related
information with clergy.. Answer: the nurse
◉ Although health care facility administrators have access to
information about client census, provider status, staffing, and other
issues,. Answer: it is not appropriate for them to have individual,
protected information about clients' health status.
