HSA 3111 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
It was not until the 1990s that commercially produced EHR systems were mass marketed and
sold to healthcare institutions in high volume. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
"Meaningful use" of electronic health records is best described as:
physicians and hospital managers passing federal examinations on electronic health record
creation and applications.
physicians and other providers making electronic health records accessible to patients.
Criteria defined by the Office of the National Coordinator in collaboration with the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid services that require meeting time-limited objectives in order to qualify
for incentive payments under the HITECH Act.
efficient applications of electronic health records under internal criteria established within
physician practices and hospitals. - CORRECT ANSWER Criteria defined by the Office of
the National Coordinator in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services
that require meeting time-limited objectives in order to quality for incentive payments under the
HITECH Act.
Which of the following describes a historical barrier to broad implementation of HIT?
The concern of cost and no viable business plan for implementation
The inefficiency of workflow, impedance to competition, and value difficult to measure
No optimizing of the process at the point of care, and providers feel less confident that new
workflow procedures are efficient
, The gap between those who bear the costs of the technology and those who receive its benefits -
CORRECT ANSWER The gap between those who bear the costs of the technology and
those who receive its benefits
Which of the following is not one of the three essential components of a successful HIT
implementation?
technology
Process
Organization's policies and procedures
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER Organizations policies and procedures
The World Health Organization describes quality as: - CORRECT ANSWER the degree to
which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health
outcomes.
Information blocking is: - CORRECT ANSWER a conscious effort on the part of some
EHR vendors to make their EHR systems difficult to interface with other vendor's EHR systems,
and thus require their customers to buy more of their software.
The percentage of office-based physicians with any EHR/EMR systems in the United States as of
2017 illustrates the current state of adoption for the outpatient setting. This report indicated that
all states, except New York and the District of Columbia, have some level of EHR adoption.
(T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
All of the following describe a personal health record (PHR) except:
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
It was not until the 1990s that commercially produced EHR systems were mass marketed and
sold to healthcare institutions in high volume. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
"Meaningful use" of electronic health records is best described as:
physicians and hospital managers passing federal examinations on electronic health record
creation and applications.
physicians and other providers making electronic health records accessible to patients.
Criteria defined by the Office of the National Coordinator in collaboration with the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid services that require meeting time-limited objectives in order to qualify
for incentive payments under the HITECH Act.
efficient applications of electronic health records under internal criteria established within
physician practices and hospitals. - CORRECT ANSWER Criteria defined by the Office of
the National Coordinator in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services
that require meeting time-limited objectives in order to quality for incentive payments under the
HITECH Act.
Which of the following describes a historical barrier to broad implementation of HIT?
The concern of cost and no viable business plan for implementation
The inefficiency of workflow, impedance to competition, and value difficult to measure
No optimizing of the process at the point of care, and providers feel less confident that new
workflow procedures are efficient
, The gap between those who bear the costs of the technology and those who receive its benefits -
CORRECT ANSWER The gap between those who bear the costs of the technology and
those who receive its benefits
Which of the following is not one of the three essential components of a successful HIT
implementation?
technology
Process
Organization's policies and procedures
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER Organizations policies and procedures
The World Health Organization describes quality as: - CORRECT ANSWER the degree to
which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health
outcomes.
Information blocking is: - CORRECT ANSWER a conscious effort on the part of some
EHR vendors to make their EHR systems difficult to interface with other vendor's EHR systems,
and thus require their customers to buy more of their software.
The percentage of office-based physicians with any EHR/EMR systems in the United States as of
2017 illustrates the current state of adoption for the outpatient setting. This report indicated that
all states, except New York and the District of Columbia, have some level of EHR adoption.
(T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
All of the following describe a personal health record (PHR) except:
