CAHIMS Exam Review Q&A 2023/2024

CAHIMS Exam Review Q&A 2023/2024 Which of the following is characterized as a change in a process with the anticipation of a good outcome? - >>Process redesign In addition to knowledge of the components of a process and of the relationships among the process components, workflow analysis includes which of the following? - >>Identification of opportunities for improvement Which of the following describes a clinical workflow? - >>The way specific work is completed in a healthcare setting Which of the following prompted the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to outline six targets for the redesign of the American health system? A.)The passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act B.)The increasingly physician-centered orientation of the nation's health system C.)The amount of fraud and waste throughout the nation's health system, which is causing healthcare costs to rise faster than the average wages of consumers D.)The fact that up to 98,000 US deaths annually were attributable to medical errors - >>D.)The fact that up to 98,000 US deaths annually were attributable to medical errors One reason process analysis and redesign in clinical settings is unique when compared to other industries is that clinicians have a moral obligation to _________ harm a patient. - >>not harm uses knowledge of information technology to improve how an organization operates and achieves its goals. - >>A workflow and information management redesign specialist is a visual representation of a process that shows boundaries (i.e., where the process begins and ends), steps or tasks in the process, and sequence or order of the steps. - >>Process map Perhaps the most common form of process map is a ______________. A ______________ is a diagram (graphical representation) that uses standard symbols to depict the logical, step-by-step progression through a process. - >>flowchart Data flow is also called process flow. - >>False-information flow In process mapping, ______________ refers to the set of shapes and drawing conventions used to create process maps, or diagrams. - >>notation A process map is an _______________ when it is "used to visualize the sequence of tasks and to identify tasks that are inefficient." - >>abstraction A process map is a ___________ when it is used as a guide to complete or replicate a defined process in order to achieve a defined result. - Continues...