Biomedical Informatics – Midterm Exam
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Biomedical Informatics (BMI) - Correct answer-An interdisciplinary field that
studies and pursues the effective use of biomedical data, information, and
knowledge for scientific inquiry, problem solving, and decision making, motivated
by efforts to improve human health.
Bioinformatics - Correct answer-A field that is more clinical and biologics based,
concerned with molecular and cellular level data.
Domains of BMI - Correct answer-Computer science, bioengineering,
epidemiology and statistics, basic biomedical sciences, clinical sciences,
management science, cognitive science and decision making.
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) - Correct answer-A leadership
organization in the field of biomedical informatics, officially the professional
society of the field.
Institute of Medicine (IOM) - Correct answer-Now known as the National
Academy of Medicine (NAM), it identifies and publishes important information as
,an independent, nonprofit organization committed to nonpartisan, evidence-based
leadership.
Computer-Based Patient Record - Correct answer-Identified need by the IOM for a
system to improve patient data management.
Patient Safety - Correct answer-Now a major national priority as alerted by the
IOM.
HIPAA - Correct answer-A framework for privacy and security of healthcare data
created in response to concerns raised by the IOM.
Quality (IOM definition) - Correct answer-Defined by 6 quality aims: Safety,
Effectiveness, Patient-centeredness, Timeliness, Efficiency, Equity.
Human Genome Project - Correct answer-Began in 1988 and was completed in
2003.
Learning Healthcare System Components - Correct answer-Transparency of data
and information, reward outcomes and value, not volume, errors promptly
identified and corrected.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Correct answer-Result of the
2008 recession, which includes the HITECH ACT.
, HITECH ACT - Correct answer-Part of the ARRA, allocated $30B for incentives
for adoption and 'meaningful use' of EHR, and $2B for health information
exchange, regional extension centers, workforce development, and research.
Cures Rule - Correct answer-Established in 2016, it focuses on data
interoperability and 'app' framework via SMART on FHIR, prohibits 'information
blocking', and requires access to EHRs for patients.
Systems Medicine - Correct answer-Applies 'systems' concepts to the development
of a disease.
Robert Ledley - Correct answer-Georgetown faculty and inventor of the whole-
body CT scanner.
Larry Weed - Correct answer-Created the problem oriented medical record
(POMR) and the SOAP note.
Donald Lindberg - Correct answer-Led the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
and was a leader in terminology development and standardization.
Margaret Dayhoff - Correct answer-Pioneered bioinformatics and contributed to
the Human Genome Project.
Atlas of protein sequence and structure - Correct answer-Published in 1965 by
Margaret Dayhoff.
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Biomedical Informatics (BMI) - Correct answer-An interdisciplinary field that
studies and pursues the effective use of biomedical data, information, and
knowledge for scientific inquiry, problem solving, and decision making, motivated
by efforts to improve human health.
Bioinformatics - Correct answer-A field that is more clinical and biologics based,
concerned with molecular and cellular level data.
Domains of BMI - Correct answer-Computer science, bioengineering,
epidemiology and statistics, basic biomedical sciences, clinical sciences,
management science, cognitive science and decision making.
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) - Correct answer-A leadership
organization in the field of biomedical informatics, officially the professional
society of the field.
Institute of Medicine (IOM) - Correct answer-Now known as the National
Academy of Medicine (NAM), it identifies and publishes important information as
,an independent, nonprofit organization committed to nonpartisan, evidence-based
leadership.
Computer-Based Patient Record - Correct answer-Identified need by the IOM for a
system to improve patient data management.
Patient Safety - Correct answer-Now a major national priority as alerted by the
IOM.
HIPAA - Correct answer-A framework for privacy and security of healthcare data
created in response to concerns raised by the IOM.
Quality (IOM definition) - Correct answer-Defined by 6 quality aims: Safety,
Effectiveness, Patient-centeredness, Timeliness, Efficiency, Equity.
Human Genome Project - Correct answer-Began in 1988 and was completed in
2003.
Learning Healthcare System Components - Correct answer-Transparency of data
and information, reward outcomes and value, not volume, errors promptly
identified and corrected.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Correct answer-Result of the
2008 recession, which includes the HITECH ACT.
, HITECH ACT - Correct answer-Part of the ARRA, allocated $30B for incentives
for adoption and 'meaningful use' of EHR, and $2B for health information
exchange, regional extension centers, workforce development, and research.
Cures Rule - Correct answer-Established in 2016, it focuses on data
interoperability and 'app' framework via SMART on FHIR, prohibits 'information
blocking', and requires access to EHRs for patients.
Systems Medicine - Correct answer-Applies 'systems' concepts to the development
of a disease.
Robert Ledley - Correct answer-Georgetown faculty and inventor of the whole-
body CT scanner.
Larry Weed - Correct answer-Created the problem oriented medical record
(POMR) and the SOAP note.
Donald Lindberg - Correct answer-Led the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
and was a leader in terminology development and standardization.
Margaret Dayhoff - Correct answer-Pioneered bioinformatics and contributed to
the Human Genome Project.
Atlas of protein sequence and structure - Correct answer-Published in 1965 by
Margaret Dayhoff.
