Chapter 12: Technical Infrastructure to Support Healthcare
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which item is an example of information we might find in an EHR’s clinical data repository?
a. A physician’s surgical schedule
b. The list of medications available in a hospital’s formulary
c. The result of a patient’s microbiology lab test
d. Monthly billing charges for the radiology department
ANS: C
The result of a patient’s microbiology lab test is an example of information we would find in a
CDR. The other items would be found in other administrative databases.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: p. 198
2. Which factor would strongly influence the reliability of an EHR’s repository?
a. Technical architecture, such as replication of the repository on standby servers
b. Clinician training on EHR applications
c. The coding system used for laboratory results
d. The use of strong passwords
ANS: A
Technical architecture, such as replication of the repository on standby servers, is a factor that
would contribute to the reliability of an EHR’S data repository. The other items affect
application use, accessibility, and security.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: p. 198
3. Which statement describes a repository with central storage of a longitudinal record?
a. Patient data are from a single hospital’s data for the most current encounters.
b. Data from multiple hospitals are kept compact and efficient by deleting “old” data.
c. Portions of a patient’s lifetime medical record are stored in databases at the facility
where the data were collected.
d. The information collected by the organization is stored in a single database no
matter when or where the patient was seen.
ANS: D
The information collected by an organization that is stored in a single database no matter
when or where the patient was seen is an example of a repository with central storage of a
longitudinal record. The other items describe aspects of distributed and/or encounter-based
records.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply REF: p. 199
4. Which example best describes knowledge base content?
a. Standard admission order sets based on presenting problems
b. Patient contact information
c. Organizational structure of a healthcare enterprise
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which item is an example of information we might find in an EHR’s clinical data repository?
a. A physician’s surgical schedule
b. The list of medications available in a hospital’s formulary
c. The result of a patient’s microbiology lab test
d. Monthly billing charges for the radiology department
ANS: C
The result of a patient’s microbiology lab test is an example of information we would find in a
CDR. The other items would be found in other administrative databases.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: p. 198
2. Which factor would strongly influence the reliability of an EHR’s repository?
a. Technical architecture, such as replication of the repository on standby servers
b. Clinician training on EHR applications
c. The coding system used for laboratory results
d. The use of strong passwords
ANS: A
Technical architecture, such as replication of the repository on standby servers, is a factor that
would contribute to the reliability of an EHR’S data repository. The other items affect
application use, accessibility, and security.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand REF: p. 198
3. Which statement describes a repository with central storage of a longitudinal record?
a. Patient data are from a single hospital’s data for the most current encounters.
b. Data from multiple hospitals are kept compact and efficient by deleting “old” data.
c. Portions of a patient’s lifetime medical record are stored in databases at the facility
where the data were collected.
d. The information collected by the organization is stored in a single database no
matter when or where the patient was seen.
ANS: D
The information collected by an organization that is stored in a single database no matter
when or where the patient was seen is an example of a repository with central storage of a
longitudinal record. The other items describe aspects of distributed and/or encounter-based
records.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply REF: p. 199
4. Which example best describes knowledge base content?
a. Standard admission order sets based on presenting problems
b. Patient contact information
c. Organizational structure of a healthcare enterprise
