OR350 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
What is HIPAA?
A. The federal rules for Medicare payments
B. The federal standards for the protection of health information
C. The federal rules for Medicaid payments
D. The state rules for Medicaid - ANSWER-B
Which one of the following is NOT a barrier to the adoption of health information
technology?
A. Governmental support
B. Cost of technology
C. Interoperability
D. Physician resistance - ANSWER-A
True or False: IBM Watson is an example of Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning? - ANSWER-True
Select one of the main reasons that health informatics is difficult
A. Data are scarce
B. Data are structured
C. Data are vague, imprecise and inconsistent
D. Lack of adequate data warehouses - ANSWER-C
Think about the data triangle we discussed in class—based on this triangle and the
different levels of data, which of the following statements is true?
A. Computer science tends to deal with data
B. Informaticians deal primarily with data
C. Information technology professionals deal mainly with information
D. Computer science tends to deal with knowledge - ANSWER-A
Which of the following is NOT individually identifiable information?
A. The individual's past, present or future physical or mental health or condition
B. The provision of health care to the individual
C. The past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to the individual
D. Employment records that the covered entity maintains in its capacity as an employer
- ANSWER-D
Which of the following can help convert information into knowledge?
A. Unstructured data
B. Voice recognition
C. Electronic health records
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
What is HIPAA?
A. The federal rules for Medicare payments
B. The federal standards for the protection of health information
C. The federal rules for Medicaid payments
D. The state rules for Medicaid - ANSWER-B
Which one of the following is NOT a barrier to the adoption of health information
technology?
A. Governmental support
B. Cost of technology
C. Interoperability
D. Physician resistance - ANSWER-A
True or False: IBM Watson is an example of Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning? - ANSWER-True
Select one of the main reasons that health informatics is difficult
A. Data are scarce
B. Data are structured
C. Data are vague, imprecise and inconsistent
D. Lack of adequate data warehouses - ANSWER-C
Think about the data triangle we discussed in class—based on this triangle and the
different levels of data, which of the following statements is true?
A. Computer science tends to deal with data
B. Informaticians deal primarily with data
C. Information technology professionals deal mainly with information
D. Computer science tends to deal with knowledge - ANSWER-A
Which of the following is NOT individually identifiable information?
A. The individual's past, present or future physical or mental health or condition
B. The provision of health care to the individual
C. The past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to the individual
D. Employment records that the covered entity maintains in its capacity as an employer
- ANSWER-D
Which of the following can help convert information into knowledge?
A. Unstructured data
B. Voice recognition
C. Electronic health records
