HIt Pro Health Management Information
Systems UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
_______is the science where information is characterized as data with meaning.
a. Informatics
b. Information management
c. Information science
d. Health information management - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: a. Informatics
True or False. The basic theoretical concept that underlies informatics practice involves a
partnership between a person and an information resource. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Answer: True
True or False. Biomedical informatics as a field of study is narrow in that it focuses on the use of
biomedical information. - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: False
An application of biomedical informatics that has the individual as its focus is ____.
a. Public health informatics
b. Bioinformatics
c. Clinical informatics
d. Imaging informatics - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: c. Clinical informatics
What legislation was passed in 2009 that is considered to be a driver for increased use of
information technology in health care?
a. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
b. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
c. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
, d. National Health Care Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: c. American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act
True or False. A role for a clinical informatician whose background is in medicine is to
characterize, evaluate, and refine clinical processes. - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer:
True
Health informaticians could use information technology to advance _____.
a. Cost-effective care
b. High-quality care
c. Patient safety
d. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: d. All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a hardware component of a computer?
a. Device drivers
b. Video card
c. Hard drive
d. Monitor - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: a. Device drivers
A ______ network link is a link that does not consist of a physical (wired or wireless) connection
between two computing devices
a. Local-area
b. Wide-area
c. Virtual
d. Mesh - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: c. Virtual
Which of the following health care information system components houses a centralized
database of patient clinical data?
a. Care delivery and clinical documentation
Systems UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
_______is the science where information is characterized as data with meaning.
a. Informatics
b. Information management
c. Information science
d. Health information management - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: a. Informatics
True or False. The basic theoretical concept that underlies informatics practice involves a
partnership between a person and an information resource. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Answer: True
True or False. Biomedical informatics as a field of study is narrow in that it focuses on the use of
biomedical information. - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: False
An application of biomedical informatics that has the individual as its focus is ____.
a. Public health informatics
b. Bioinformatics
c. Clinical informatics
d. Imaging informatics - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: c. Clinical informatics
What legislation was passed in 2009 that is considered to be a driver for increased use of
information technology in health care?
a. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
b. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
c. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
, d. National Health Care Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: c. American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act
True or False. A role for a clinical informatician whose background is in medicine is to
characterize, evaluate, and refine clinical processes. - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer:
True
Health informaticians could use information technology to advance _____.
a. Cost-effective care
b. High-quality care
c. Patient safety
d. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: d. All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a hardware component of a computer?
a. Device drivers
b. Video card
c. Hard drive
d. Monitor - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: a. Device drivers
A ______ network link is a link that does not consist of a physical (wired or wireless) connection
between two computing devices
a. Local-area
b. Wide-area
c. Virtual
d. Mesh - CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: c. Virtual
Which of the following health care information system components houses a centralized
database of patient clinical data?
a. Care delivery and clinical documentation
