Test Bank for Information Technology for the Health
Professions 5th Edition by Burke
D) None of the above
Answer: A
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,6) has the task of overseeing the adoption and meaningful use of EHRs, setting
standards, and judging the impact.
A) ARRA
B) The Congress
C) The President
D) ONCHIT
Answer: D
7) The was signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Obama; it included
billions of dollars for the expansion of health information technology. Through Medicare and
Medicaid, monetary incentives would be offered to doctors and hospitals to adopt EHRs.
A) Americans with Disabilities Act
B) USA PATRIOT Act
C) Homeland Security Act
D) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Answer: D
8) Administrative applications of computers include .
A) scheduling
B) coding
C) accounting
D) all of the above
Answer: D
9) Medical offices must use billing to accommodate two or three insurers, who must
be billed in a timely fashion before the patient is billed.
A) super
B) partial
C) bucket
D) None of the above
Answer: C
10) Which of the following are obstacles in the way of adopting electronic records?
A) Cost
B) Privacy concerns
C) Lack of interoperability
D) All of the above
Answer: D
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, 1.2 Short Answer Questions
1) The emphasis in is on the use of technology to organize information in health care.
Answer: medical informatics
2) (HITECH) which is a part of the ARRA encourages the "Meaningful Use of
Electronic Medical Records," with 19 billion dollars in incentives through Medicare and
Medicaid for doctors and hospitals to adopt them.
Answer: The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
3) List three administrative uses of computers: .
Answer: scheduling, coding, accounting
4) One of the obstacles in the way of introducing the EHR is .
Answer: cost or resistance by personnel
5) Patients may establish their own records through the . It is a personal medical record
that the patient can create and maintain at no cost.
Answer: iHealth Record
6) Charges, payments, and adjustments are called .
Answer: transactions
7) analytics help in finding hidden trends.
Answer: Big data
8) Billing is based on diagnosis; the relevant code is called the .
Answer: DRG
9) The first information systems introduced into hospitals (in the 1960s) were used for
purposes (managing finances and inventory).
Answer: administrative
10) A information system is concerned with the financial details of running a hospital.
Answer: financial
11) software allows the user to enter, organize, and store huge amounts of data and
information.
Answer: database management system
12) information systems monitor drug allergies, interactions, fill and track
prescriptions. They also track inventory and create patient drug profiles.
Answer: Pharmacy
13) information systems are supposed to improve care by using computers to manage
charting, staff scheduling, and the integration of clinical information.
Answer: Nursing
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Professions 5th Edition by Burke
D) None of the above
Answer: A
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,6) has the task of overseeing the adoption and meaningful use of EHRs, setting
standards, and judging the impact.
A) ARRA
B) The Congress
C) The President
D) ONCHIT
Answer: D
7) The was signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Obama; it included
billions of dollars for the expansion of health information technology. Through Medicare and
Medicaid, monetary incentives would be offered to doctors and hospitals to adopt EHRs.
A) Americans with Disabilities Act
B) USA PATRIOT Act
C) Homeland Security Act
D) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Answer: D
8) Administrative applications of computers include .
A) scheduling
B) coding
C) accounting
D) all of the above
Answer: D
9) Medical offices must use billing to accommodate two or three insurers, who must
be billed in a timely fashion before the patient is billed.
A) super
B) partial
C) bucket
D) None of the above
Answer: C
10) Which of the following are obstacles in the way of adopting electronic records?
A) Cost
B) Privacy concerns
C) Lack of interoperability
D) All of the above
Answer: D
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, 1.2 Short Answer Questions
1) The emphasis in is on the use of technology to organize information in health care.
Answer: medical informatics
2) (HITECH) which is a part of the ARRA encourages the "Meaningful Use of
Electronic Medical Records," with 19 billion dollars in incentives through Medicare and
Medicaid for doctors and hospitals to adopt them.
Answer: The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
3) List three administrative uses of computers: .
Answer: scheduling, coding, accounting
4) One of the obstacles in the way of introducing the EHR is .
Answer: cost or resistance by personnel
5) Patients may establish their own records through the . It is a personal medical record
that the patient can create and maintain at no cost.
Answer: iHealth Record
6) Charges, payments, and adjustments are called .
Answer: transactions
7) analytics help in finding hidden trends.
Answer: Big data
8) Billing is based on diagnosis; the relevant code is called the .
Answer: DRG
9) The first information systems introduced into hospitals (in the 1960s) were used for
purposes (managing finances and inventory).
Answer: administrative
10) A information system is concerned with the financial details of running a hospital.
Answer: financial
11) software allows the user to enter, organize, and store huge amounts of data and
information.
Answer: database management system
12) information systems monitor drug allergies, interactions, fill and track
prescriptions. They also track inventory and create patient drug profiles.
Answer: Pharmacy
13) information systems are supposed to improve care by using computers to manage
charting, staff scheduling, and the integration of clinical information.
Answer: Nursing
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