CHDA EXAM 4 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ In healthcare, one of the primary uses for data warehouses is
_________.
Answer: Outcomes management
◉ The most basic, or core, element in an information system is the
_______.
Answer: data
◉ The first level of HCPCS consists of _____.
Answer: CPT
◉ ICD-10-CM is an example of a _______.
Answer: clinical classification
◉ In SNOWMED-CT, this term is used to describe how concepts are
linked to one another:
Answer: relationship
,◉ The process by which concepts and terms in one system are
associated with concepts and terms in another system is called
________.
Answer: mapping
◉ Which of the following acronyms represents the language used to
extract data from a database?
Answer: SQL
◉ If a database contains two tables: physicians, patients. If a
physician may be linked to many patients and patients may only be
related to one physician, what is the cardinality of the relationship
between the two tables?
Answer: One-to-many
◉ Which of the following is an example of unstructured data?
Answer: pathology report
◉ Dictated and transcribed reports and notes written by the
physicians and other practitioners are examples of _________
Answer: Unstructured data
◉ The term that describes the ability of one information system to
exchange data with another information system is _______.
, Answer: interoperability
◉ Which is the data model that is most widely used to illustrate a
relational database structure?
Answer: Entity-relationship diagram
◉ The technology that converts human language into data that can
be translated then manipulated by computer systems is
Answer: Natural language processing
◉ The management of all aspects of health data and information
through the application of computers and computer technologies is
called
Answer: healthcare informatics
◉ The emergency data standards that are meant to create a health
history for an individual are _______.
Answer: DEEDS (Data elements for Emergency Department
Systems)
◉ The technology commonly utilized for automated claims
processing (sending bills directly to third-party payers) is:
Answer: electronic data interchange
EVALUATION 2026 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ In healthcare, one of the primary uses for data warehouses is
_________.
Answer: Outcomes management
◉ The most basic, or core, element in an information system is the
_______.
Answer: data
◉ The first level of HCPCS consists of _____.
Answer: CPT
◉ ICD-10-CM is an example of a _______.
Answer: clinical classification
◉ In SNOWMED-CT, this term is used to describe how concepts are
linked to one another:
Answer: relationship
,◉ The process by which concepts and terms in one system are
associated with concepts and terms in another system is called
________.
Answer: mapping
◉ Which of the following acronyms represents the language used to
extract data from a database?
Answer: SQL
◉ If a database contains two tables: physicians, patients. If a
physician may be linked to many patients and patients may only be
related to one physician, what is the cardinality of the relationship
between the two tables?
Answer: One-to-many
◉ Which of the following is an example of unstructured data?
Answer: pathology report
◉ Dictated and transcribed reports and notes written by the
physicians and other practitioners are examples of _________
Answer: Unstructured data
◉ The term that describes the ability of one information system to
exchange data with another information system is _______.
, Answer: interoperability
◉ Which is the data model that is most widely used to illustrate a
relational database structure?
Answer: Entity-relationship diagram
◉ The technology that converts human language into data that can
be translated then manipulated by computer systems is
Answer: Natural language processing
◉ The management of all aspects of health data and information
through the application of computers and computer technologies is
called
Answer: healthcare informatics
◉ The emergency data standards that are meant to create a health
history for an individual are _______.
Answer: DEEDS (Data elements for Emergency Department
Systems)
◉ The technology commonly utilized for automated claims
processing (sending bills directly to third-party payers) is:
Answer: electronic data interchange
