Exam UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Subcategories of informatics - CORRECT ANSWER biomedical, clinical, nursing,
consumer, public health
Biomedical Informatics - CORRECT ANSWER incorporates a core set of
methodologies that are applicable for managing data, information, and knowledge across the
translational medicine continuum, from bench to biology to clinical care and research to
public health
Clinical decision support - CORRECT ANSWER software processes and algorithms
that use codified information from a patient record and aid in diagnosis and treatment
Clinical informatics - CORRECT ANSWER focused on information systems to ensure
that they support patient care that is safe, efficient, effective, timely, patient-centered, and
equitable; research help to establish standards and policy
Computer-aided diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER incorporation of computer images
with aspects of artificial intelligence to detect and identify potential disease factors
Computerized provider order entry - CORRECT ANSWER applications that allow
providers to write orders for medications or other treatments and transmit them electronically
Consolidated health informatics - CORRECT ANSWER initiative to adopt existing
health information interoperability standards throughout all federal agencies
Consumer informatics - CORRECT ANSWER support and inform consumers to
facilitate the management and participation in their own care
, Data mining - CORRECT ANSWER involves searching, analyzing, and summarizing
large data sets from different perspectives to identify trends and other useful information
Decision analysis - CORRECT ANSWER systematic approach to decision making
under conditions of imperfect knowledge; practical application of probability theory that is
used to calculate the optimal strategy from among a series of alternative strategies
Digital Imaging Communication in Medicine (DICOM) - CORRECT
ANSWER standard that promotes a digital image communications format and picture
archive and communications systems for use with digital images
E-Health - CORRECT ANSWER emerging field at the intersection of medical
informatics, public health, and business, referring to health services and information
delivered or enhanced through the Internet and related technologies
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) - CORRECT
ANSWER law provides the legal standard to be followed for the collection, use, and
disclosure of genetic information
Genomics - CORRECT ANSWER branch of biotechnology concerned with the genetic
mapping and DNA sequencing of sets of genes or the complete genomes of selected
organisms
Health informatics - CORRECT ANSWER field of information science concerned with
the management of all aspects of health data and information through the application of
computers and computer technologies
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - CORRECT
ANSWER addresses standards for transactions and code sets for electronic exchange of
health-related information
Health Level 7 (HL7) - CORRECT ANSWER international organization of healthcare
professionals dedicated to creating standards for the exchange, management, and integration
of electronic information