HIM Chapter 11 Exam Questions And Verified
Detailed Answers 2024-2025
The pediatrician's office is busy and struggles to keep patients current with
immunizations. In addition, some parents express frustration with the redundant testing
their children are subjected to. What could be a potential solution for the office? -
Answer The correct answer is: Deploy a CDSS interfaced with the EHR
A clinical decision support system (CDSS) is capable of all the following EXCEPT: -
Answer assist in surgeries.
The alert for duplicate testing from the CDSS would be considered: - Answer alerts and
cost/charges reductions.
A hospital is usually responsible for oversight and performing statistical reviews of: -
Answer All of the above
An large physician office has installed an electronic health record and also purchased a
clinical decision support system. In the process it is determined that a large investment
will be needed to integrate the two systems with each other. The physicians are rightly
disappointed but still believe they can use the CDSS without the integration. How can
that be? - Answer The CDSS system they have purchased is a stand alone system.
Alert fatigue can be avoided by: - Answer monitoring thresholds appropriately.
All of the following are features or tools of clinical decision support systems EXCEPT: -
Answer clinical classifications.
An outpatient facility would participate in analyzing all of the following EXCEPT: -
Answer length of stay.
, A patient may be benefited from the use of CDSS in many ways including: - Answer All of
the answers are correct
A patient is admitted to the hospital with bleeding in the stomach. The doctor, before
ordering any diagnostic test, checks the past history and prescriptions that this patient
was on anti-inflammatory for a long period of time. This stomach bleeding of the patient
could have been avoided if the provider would have used _____ effectively. - CDSS
A physician dealing with a patient's kind of cancer that is most rarely found is using the
CDSS to support him in retrieving updated information on clinical trials and types of
chemotherapy. For what is the physician using the CDSS? Answer Treatment options
A doctor is retrieving clinical patient data from the EHR and using the CDSS to guide him
in selecting medication. Immediately, upon his typing the medicine in the system, a
message of abnormal laboratory results pops up. What type of CDSS use does this
example show? -Answer Alerts
While the physician goes to see the patient, he records new information such as signs
and symptoms in the EHR. The system then automatically provides the physician with a
range of likely diagnoses. What system is providing this in the EHR? - Answer CDSS
Clinical decision support systems are of benefit to clinicians when: - Answer integrated
as part of the EHR.
Which of the following reasons Clinical decision support systems have gained popularity
because they: - Answer All of the above
Dr. Kim is having a hard time keeping up with all the patient alerts that come up on her
computer such a patient's lab values being out of normal range, drug-drug interactions,
etc. to what does this lead? - Answer All of the answers are correct
Given the size and budget, all kinds of diseases cannot have specialists working in a
rural hospital. It should, however, ensure that patients coming in with rare diseases
receive quality care just like those coming in with everyday diseases. Putting aside the
Detailed Answers 2024-2025
The pediatrician's office is busy and struggles to keep patients current with
immunizations. In addition, some parents express frustration with the redundant testing
their children are subjected to. What could be a potential solution for the office? -
Answer The correct answer is: Deploy a CDSS interfaced with the EHR
A clinical decision support system (CDSS) is capable of all the following EXCEPT: -
Answer assist in surgeries.
The alert for duplicate testing from the CDSS would be considered: - Answer alerts and
cost/charges reductions.
A hospital is usually responsible for oversight and performing statistical reviews of: -
Answer All of the above
An large physician office has installed an electronic health record and also purchased a
clinical decision support system. In the process it is determined that a large investment
will be needed to integrate the two systems with each other. The physicians are rightly
disappointed but still believe they can use the CDSS without the integration. How can
that be? - Answer The CDSS system they have purchased is a stand alone system.
Alert fatigue can be avoided by: - Answer monitoring thresholds appropriately.
All of the following are features or tools of clinical decision support systems EXCEPT: -
Answer clinical classifications.
An outpatient facility would participate in analyzing all of the following EXCEPT: -
Answer length of stay.
, A patient may be benefited from the use of CDSS in many ways including: - Answer All of
the answers are correct
A patient is admitted to the hospital with bleeding in the stomach. The doctor, before
ordering any diagnostic test, checks the past history and prescriptions that this patient
was on anti-inflammatory for a long period of time. This stomach bleeding of the patient
could have been avoided if the provider would have used _____ effectively. - CDSS
A physician dealing with a patient's kind of cancer that is most rarely found is using the
CDSS to support him in retrieving updated information on clinical trials and types of
chemotherapy. For what is the physician using the CDSS? Answer Treatment options
A doctor is retrieving clinical patient data from the EHR and using the CDSS to guide him
in selecting medication. Immediately, upon his typing the medicine in the system, a
message of abnormal laboratory results pops up. What type of CDSS use does this
example show? -Answer Alerts
While the physician goes to see the patient, he records new information such as signs
and symptoms in the EHR. The system then automatically provides the physician with a
range of likely diagnoses. What system is providing this in the EHR? - Answer CDSS
Clinical decision support systems are of benefit to clinicians when: - Answer integrated
as part of the EHR.
Which of the following reasons Clinical decision support systems have gained popularity
because they: - Answer All of the above
Dr. Kim is having a hard time keeping up with all the patient alerts that come up on her
computer such a patient's lab values being out of normal range, drug-drug interactions,
etc. to what does this lead? - Answer All of the answers are correct
Given the size and budget, all kinds of diseases cannot have specialists working in a
rural hospital. It should, however, ensure that patients coming in with rare diseases
receive quality care just like those coming in with everyday diseases. Putting aside the
