MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY EXAMPREP 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● How does technology influence the organization of health services?
Answer: It influences the organization and financing of health services
and moves the practice of medicine toward specialization.
●● What is medical technology? Answer: The practical application of
the scientific body of knowledge to improve the delivery of medical
care.
●● What are the main categories of health information technology?
Answer: Clinical information systems, administrative information
systems, decision support systems, clinical decision support systems,
and Internet and e-health.
●● What is the purpose of Electronic Health Records (EHR)? Answer:
To collect and store health information on individual patients over time
and provide access to authorized users.
●● What does full interoperability in EHR allow? Answer: Access to
patient information by various users and timely access to records and lab
values.
, ●● What legislation strengthened the privacy of personal health
information? Answer: HIPAA (1996) and was further strengthened by
HITECH.
●● What is e-health? Answer: All forms of electronic health care
delivered over the Internet, including information, education, products,
and services.
●● What are the challenges associated with telemedicine? Answer:
Licensure across state lines, legal liability, and lack of reimbursement.
●● What is the purpose of remote in-home monitoring? Answer: To
monitor vital signs, blood pressure, glucose levels, etc., which can lead
to high patient satisfaction and may reduce hospitalizations.
●● What drives the diffusion and utilization of medical technology in
the U.S.? Answer: Cultural beliefs and values, medical training and
practice, insurance coverage, and competition among providers.
●● What is the technological imperative? Answer: The desire to have
state-of-the-art technology available and to use it despite its cost.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● How does technology influence the organization of health services?
Answer: It influences the organization and financing of health services
and moves the practice of medicine toward specialization.
●● What is medical technology? Answer: The practical application of
the scientific body of knowledge to improve the delivery of medical
care.
●● What are the main categories of health information technology?
Answer: Clinical information systems, administrative information
systems, decision support systems, clinical decision support systems,
and Internet and e-health.
●● What is the purpose of Electronic Health Records (EHR)? Answer:
To collect and store health information on individual patients over time
and provide access to authorized users.
●● What does full interoperability in EHR allow? Answer: Access to
patient information by various users and timely access to records and lab
values.
, ●● What legislation strengthened the privacy of personal health
information? Answer: HIPAA (1996) and was further strengthened by
HITECH.
●● What is e-health? Answer: All forms of electronic health care
delivered over the Internet, including information, education, products,
and services.
●● What are the challenges associated with telemedicine? Answer:
Licensure across state lines, legal liability, and lack of reimbursement.
●● What is the purpose of remote in-home monitoring? Answer: To
monitor vital signs, blood pressure, glucose levels, etc., which can lead
to high patient satisfaction and may reduce hospitalizations.
●● What drives the diffusion and utilization of medical technology in
the U.S.? Answer: Cultural beliefs and values, medical training and
practice, insurance coverage, and competition among providers.
●● What is the technological imperative? Answer: The desire to have
state-of-the-art technology available and to use it despite its cost.
