HIIM 215 CHAPTER 1 - 10 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The _____ is a code used by private and government insurers to determine insurance
reimbursement.
a. CPT
b. DRG
c. ICD
d. None of the above - Answer -DRG aka diagnosis-related group
_____ informatics focuses on the use of technology to organize information in health
care in order to improve health care; it includes the administrative, clinical, and special-
purpose uses of computers.
a. Financial
b. Chemo-
c. Clinical or medical
d. None of the above - Answer -medical informatics
____ informatics uses computer technology to support public health practice, research
and learning.
a. Public health
b. Research
c. Pediatric
d. Laboratory - Answer -public health
One important focus of clinical or medical informatics is the _____ of HIS, so that the
results of one system are immediately available to the others. For example, radiological
images would be available in real time in the operating room.
a. separation
b. integration
c. All of the above
d. None of the above - Answer -integration
Regional cooperation was being fostered though the establishment of _____ in the
United States.
a. national health organizations (NHOs)
b. international health organizations (IHOs)
c. regional health information organizations (RHIOs)
d. None of the above - Answer -regional health information organizations aka RHIOs
,A _____ information system is concerned with the financial details of running a hospital.
a. clinical
b. radiology
c. patient
d. financial - Answer -financial
_____ information systems are supposed to be improved nursing care by using
computers to manage charting, staff scheduling and the integration of clinical
information.
a. clinical
b. radiology
c. nursing
d. financial - Answer -nusring
_____ will permit the exchange of all medical information in the United States
a. ARRA
b. ONCHIT
c. RHIOs
d. eHealth Exchange - Answer -eHealth Exchange
_____ information systems manage patients in radiology department, including
scheduling appointments, tracking film and reporting results.
a. clinical
b. radiology
c. patient
d. financial - Answer -radiology
PACS (picture archiving and communication systems) is a system associated with
_____ information systems.
a. clinical
b. radiology
c. patient
d. financial - Answer -radiology
_____ applications include the use of computers in office management, accounting,
scheduling and planning.
a. clinical
b. administrative
c. special-purpose
d. None of the above - Answer -administrative
, Medicare serves _____.
a. people age 65 years and over
b. people under age 65 years with broken legs
c. people with chronic renal disorders
d. Both a and c - Answer -people age 65 years and over
Practices that submit electronic claims use a/an _____, a business that collects
insurance claims from providers and sends them to the correct insurance carrier.
a. insurance collector
b. collection agency
c. clearinghouse
d. None of the above - Answer -clearinghouse
_____ has the tasks of overseeing the adoption and meaningful use of EHR, setting
standards, and judging the impact; also in charge of promoting the unveral adoption of
HIT in the US.
a. The Public Health Institute
b. ONCHIT
c. The House of Committee on Health
d. None of the above - Answer -ONCHIT
The _____ is a longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated by
one or more encounters in any care delivery setting.
a. EMR
b. EHR
c. EPR
d. Both a and b - Answer -EHR aka electronic health record
The _____ belongs to one health care institution - a doctor's office or hospital.
a. electronic medical record
b. electronic health record
c. electronic personal record
d. Both a and b - Answer -electronic medical record aka EMR
ONCHIT was funded by the Health Information Technology for Economic and clinical
Health Act (HITECH), part of the _____, signed into law on February 17, 2009 by
President Barack Obama.
a. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPAA)
b. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
The _____ is a code used by private and government insurers to determine insurance
reimbursement.
a. CPT
b. DRG
c. ICD
d. None of the above - Answer -DRG aka diagnosis-related group
_____ informatics focuses on the use of technology to organize information in health
care in order to improve health care; it includes the administrative, clinical, and special-
purpose uses of computers.
a. Financial
b. Chemo-
c. Clinical or medical
d. None of the above - Answer -medical informatics
____ informatics uses computer technology to support public health practice, research
and learning.
a. Public health
b. Research
c. Pediatric
d. Laboratory - Answer -public health
One important focus of clinical or medical informatics is the _____ of HIS, so that the
results of one system are immediately available to the others. For example, radiological
images would be available in real time in the operating room.
a. separation
b. integration
c. All of the above
d. None of the above - Answer -integration
Regional cooperation was being fostered though the establishment of _____ in the
United States.
a. national health organizations (NHOs)
b. international health organizations (IHOs)
c. regional health information organizations (RHIOs)
d. None of the above - Answer -regional health information organizations aka RHIOs
,A _____ information system is concerned with the financial details of running a hospital.
a. clinical
b. radiology
c. patient
d. financial - Answer -financial
_____ information systems are supposed to be improved nursing care by using
computers to manage charting, staff scheduling and the integration of clinical
information.
a. clinical
b. radiology
c. nursing
d. financial - Answer -nusring
_____ will permit the exchange of all medical information in the United States
a. ARRA
b. ONCHIT
c. RHIOs
d. eHealth Exchange - Answer -eHealth Exchange
_____ information systems manage patients in radiology department, including
scheduling appointments, tracking film and reporting results.
a. clinical
b. radiology
c. patient
d. financial - Answer -radiology
PACS (picture archiving and communication systems) is a system associated with
_____ information systems.
a. clinical
b. radiology
c. patient
d. financial - Answer -radiology
_____ applications include the use of computers in office management, accounting,
scheduling and planning.
a. clinical
b. administrative
c. special-purpose
d. None of the above - Answer -administrative
, Medicare serves _____.
a. people age 65 years and over
b. people under age 65 years with broken legs
c. people with chronic renal disorders
d. Both a and c - Answer -people age 65 years and over
Practices that submit electronic claims use a/an _____, a business that collects
insurance claims from providers and sends them to the correct insurance carrier.
a. insurance collector
b. collection agency
c. clearinghouse
d. None of the above - Answer -clearinghouse
_____ has the tasks of overseeing the adoption and meaningful use of EHR, setting
standards, and judging the impact; also in charge of promoting the unveral adoption of
HIT in the US.
a. The Public Health Institute
b. ONCHIT
c. The House of Committee on Health
d. None of the above - Answer -ONCHIT
The _____ is a longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated by
one or more encounters in any care delivery setting.
a. EMR
b. EHR
c. EPR
d. Both a and b - Answer -EHR aka electronic health record
The _____ belongs to one health care institution - a doctor's office or hospital.
a. electronic medical record
b. electronic health record
c. electronic personal record
d. Both a and b - Answer -electronic medical record aka EMR
ONCHIT was funded by the Health Information Technology for Economic and clinical
Health Act (HITECH), part of the _____, signed into law on February 17, 2009 by
President Barack Obama.
a. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPAA)
b. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
