Health Information Systems Midterm Exam – Questions & Answers
What are the components of an information system? ✔ Ans - data, people, processes, and a combination of hardware, software, and communications technology
What is the difference between data and information? ✔ Ans - Data represent raw facts and figures, while information represents the meaningful interpretation of data
St. Mary's Hospital is looking for an IS that manages the day-to-day operations
of the facility, such as admissions, discharges, and transfers. What type of system are they looking for? ✔ Ans - TPS
word processing, spreadsheets, DBMS (database management systems) ✔ Ans - Productivity Software
Software that supports, enhances, or expands existing programs in a computer system, such as virus checking, data recovery, backup, and data compression ✔ Ans - Utility Program
Master programs, called the supervisor, that manage basic operations of the computer ✔ Ans - Operating System
high-level IT used in developing machines that imitate human qualities, such as learning and reasoning ✔ Ans - Artificial Intelligence
Which of the following would be considered an IS's secondary storage device? ✔ Ans - manetic tape, flopy disk, cd-rom
Webster Medical Center is installing a computerized order entry system (CPOE). Currently we are training the staff and testing the system. We must be
in the: ✔ Ans - implementation phase
Use case and sequence diagrams/tables are an example of a ✔ Ans - unified modeling language A method(s) used to identify requirements for a proposed information system
is/are: ✔ Ans - develop a prototype, conduct a jad, conduct a site visit
You are developing a list of functions that the users need from a release of information system. You are also analyzing the current system to see what opportunities there are to improve the system. Which stage of the SDLC are you in? ✔ Ans - Planning and Analysis
All the following statements regarding management of information technology are true EXCEPT ✔ Ans - Most physicians are very receptive to changes in technology that affect the way they practice medicine.
Your new release of information system has part of the computing on the workstation and part on the file server. What type of technology is being used? ✔ Ans - client-server
The local college database keeps track of students seen in the student health clinic. If you were designing the database table for the clinic, which of the following would best ensure that each row in the database table is unique? ✔ Ans - medical record number
... ✔ Ans - This indicates it is a primary key in another table.
Our facility operates in a network environment where a common database is shared among several end-user workstations. Where is this database most likely stored? ✔ Ans - server computer
What is the basic purpose of a database? ✔ Ans - store and retrieve data
The first computer systems used in healthcare were used primarily to perform ✔ Ans - payroll and patient accounting
In hospitals, automated systems for registering patients and tracking their encounters are commonly known as what kind of system? ✔ Ans - R-
ADT Which of the following systems is designed primarily to support patient care by providing healthcare professionals access to timely, complete, and relevant
information for patient care purposes? ✔ Ans - Clinical information system
Which of the following best describes a data warehouse? ✔ Ans - A large storage of data used for strategic decision support.
The physician records his findings while still in the patient's room. This is called: ✔ Ans - POC documentation
... ✔ Ans - peer review, research, quality improvement
The concept of systems integration refers to the healthcare organization's ability to ✔ Ans - Combine information from any system within the organization.
A management information system is different from a strategic decision support system in that it produces reports for ✔ Ans - operational and
tactical decision making
Which of the following information systems is used for collecting, verifying, and reporting test results? ✔ Ans - Laboratory information system
A number of healthcare organizations share information. These organizations have disparate systems. This describes a(n): ✔ Ans - HIE
unique identifier. in healthcare we use a med record number as a primary key when locating a patinet ✔ Ans - primary key
a column of one table that corresponds to a primary key in another table. provide the ability to join assorted data elements together to create a report or screen ✔ Ans - foreign key
a computer architecture in which multiple computers (clients) are connected to tother computers (servers) that store and distribute lare amounts of shared
data ✔ Ans - client/server
... ✔ Ans - Graphical user interface GUI
What are the components of an information system? ✔ Ans - data, people, processes, and a combination of hardware, software, and communications technology
What is the difference between data and information? ✔ Ans - Data represent raw facts and figures, while information represents the meaningful interpretation of data
St. Mary's Hospital is looking for an IS that manages the day-to-day operations
of the facility, such as admissions, discharges, and transfers. What type of system are they looking for? ✔ Ans - TPS
word processing, spreadsheets, DBMS (database management systems) ✔ Ans - Productivity Software
Software that supports, enhances, or expands existing programs in a computer system, such as virus checking, data recovery, backup, and data compression ✔ Ans - Utility Program
Master programs, called the supervisor, that manage basic operations of the computer ✔ Ans - Operating System
high-level IT used in developing machines that imitate human qualities, such as learning and reasoning ✔ Ans - Artificial Intelligence
Which of the following would be considered an IS's secondary storage device? ✔ Ans - manetic tape, flopy disk, cd-rom
Webster Medical Center is installing a computerized order entry system (CPOE). Currently we are training the staff and testing the system. We must be
in the: ✔ Ans - implementation phase
Use case and sequence diagrams/tables are an example of a ✔ Ans - unified modeling language A method(s) used to identify requirements for a proposed information system
is/are: ✔ Ans - develop a prototype, conduct a jad, conduct a site visit
You are developing a list of functions that the users need from a release of information system. You are also analyzing the current system to see what opportunities there are to improve the system. Which stage of the SDLC are you in? ✔ Ans - Planning and Analysis
All the following statements regarding management of information technology are true EXCEPT ✔ Ans - Most physicians are very receptive to changes in technology that affect the way they practice medicine.
Your new release of information system has part of the computing on the workstation and part on the file server. What type of technology is being used? ✔ Ans - client-server
The local college database keeps track of students seen in the student health clinic. If you were designing the database table for the clinic, which of the following would best ensure that each row in the database table is unique? ✔ Ans - medical record number
... ✔ Ans - This indicates it is a primary key in another table.
Our facility operates in a network environment where a common database is shared among several end-user workstations. Where is this database most likely stored? ✔ Ans - server computer
What is the basic purpose of a database? ✔ Ans - store and retrieve data
The first computer systems used in healthcare were used primarily to perform ✔ Ans - payroll and patient accounting
In hospitals, automated systems for registering patients and tracking their encounters are commonly known as what kind of system? ✔ Ans - R-
ADT Which of the following systems is designed primarily to support patient care by providing healthcare professionals access to timely, complete, and relevant
information for patient care purposes? ✔ Ans - Clinical information system
Which of the following best describes a data warehouse? ✔ Ans - A large storage of data used for strategic decision support.
The physician records his findings while still in the patient's room. This is called: ✔ Ans - POC documentation
... ✔ Ans - peer review, research, quality improvement
The concept of systems integration refers to the healthcare organization's ability to ✔ Ans - Combine information from any system within the organization.
A management information system is different from a strategic decision support system in that it produces reports for ✔ Ans - operational and
tactical decision making
Which of the following information systems is used for collecting, verifying, and reporting test results? ✔ Ans - Laboratory information system
A number of healthcare organizations share information. These organizations have disparate systems. This describes a(n): ✔ Ans - HIE
unique identifier. in healthcare we use a med record number as a primary key when locating a patinet ✔ Ans - primary key
a column of one table that corresponds to a primary key in another table. provide the ability to join assorted data elements together to create a report or screen ✔ Ans - foreign key
a computer architecture in which multiple computers (clients) are connected to tother computers (servers) that store and distribute lare amounts of shared
data ✔ Ans - client/server
... ✔ Ans - Graphical user interface GUI
