HIIM 215 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
________ is the use of computers and software to enter prescriptions and send them to
pharmacies electronically. - Answer -e-prescribing
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. - Answer -American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
________ has the task of overseeing the adoption and meaningful use of EHRs, setting
standards, and judging the impact. - Answer -ONCHIT
________ refers to the connection of people and diverse computer systems. - Answer -
Interoperability
Information technology can help infection control practitioners in the task of ________. -
Answer -All of these
________ supports public health practice and research with information technology. -
Answer -Public health informatics
Computers can create what-if scenarios or ________ of what would happen to an
infectious disease if something else happened (e.g., if air travel increased/decreased or
the temperature rose or fell; if there was an adequate supply of antiviral drugs, if a
vaccine existed or did not exist). - Answer -simulations
________ uses "health-related data that precede diagnosis and signal a sufficient
probability of a case or an outbreak." - Answer -Syndromic surveillance
A/An ________ is a global outbreak of disease to which every individual in the world is
susceptible. - Answer -pandemic
Radiology is increasingly concerned with treating disease. Radiologists who treat
disease are called ________ radiologists. - Answer -interventional
Digital images ________. - Answer -All of these
If a doctor suspects that you have a broken bone, which of the following imaging
techniques is likely to be used? - Answer -X-ray
Neuroimaging techniques using ________ can present a picture of brain activity
associated with cognitive processes like memory and the use of language. - Answer -
PET scans
________ is the use of computers and software to enter prescriptions and send them to
pharmacies electronically. - Answer -e-prescribing
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. - Answer -American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
________ has the task of overseeing the adoption and meaningful use of EHRs, setting
standards, and judging the impact. - Answer -ONCHIT
________ refers to the connection of people and diverse computer systems. - Answer -
Interoperability
Information technology can help infection control practitioners in the task of ________. -
Answer -All of these
________ supports public health practice and research with information technology. -
Answer -Public health informatics
Computers can create what-if scenarios or ________ of what would happen to an
infectious disease if something else happened (e.g., if air travel increased/decreased or
the temperature rose or fell; if there was an adequate supply of antiviral drugs, if a
vaccine existed or did not exist). - Answer -simulations
________ uses "health-related data that precede diagnosis and signal a sufficient
probability of a case or an outbreak." - Answer -Syndromic surveillance
A/An ________ is a global outbreak of disease to which every individual in the world is
susceptible. - Answer -pandemic
Radiology is increasingly concerned with treating disease. Radiologists who treat
disease are called ________ radiologists. - Answer -interventional
Digital images ________. - Answer -All of these
If a doctor suspects that you have a broken bone, which of the following imaging
techniques is likely to be used? - Answer -X-ray
Neuroimaging techniques using ________ can present a picture of brain activity
associated with cognitive processes like memory and the use of language. - Answer -
PET scans
