LSUS MHA 705 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
LATEST PREP GUIDE VERIFIED A+
◉ systems development life
cycle (SDLC)
Answer: A model used to represent the ongoing process of developing
(or purchasing) information systems
◉ Informatics
Answer: the science of information management.A field of study that
focuses on the use of tech-nology to improve access to, and utilization
of, information
◉ information management.
Answer: The acquisition, organization, analysis, storage, retrieval, and
dissemination of information to support decision-making activities
◉ Healthcare informatics
Answer: the field of information science concerned with the
management
of all aspects of health data and information through
the application of computers and computer technologies.The field of
information science concerned with the management of all aspects of
health data and information through the application of computers and
computer technologies
,◉ information science
Answer: The study of the nature and principles of information.
◉ Applied healthcare informatics
Answer: Automated information systems applied to healthcare delivery
business and work-flow processes, including the diagnosis, therapy, and
systems of managing health data and information within the health-care
setting
◉ clinical data repository
Answer: a component of the
EHR that captures data. A central database that fo-cuses on clinical
information.
◉ data types
Answer: A technical category of data (text, numbers, cur-rency, date,
memo, and link data) that a field in a database can contain
◉ discrete data
Answer: Data that represent separate and distinct val-ues or
observations; that is, data that contain only finite num-bers and have
only specified values.
◉ Free-text data
,Answer: Data that are narrative in nature
◉ structured data
Answer: Binary, computer-readable data
◉ Diagnostic image data
Answer: Bit-mapped images used for medi-cal or diagnostic purposes
(for example, chest x-rays or com-puted tomography scans)
◉ bit-mapped data
Answer: Data made up of pixels displayed on a horizontal and vertical
grid or matrix
◉ raster image
Answer: A digital image or digital data made up of pixels in a horizontal
and vertical grid or a matrix instead of lines plotted between a series of
points.
◉ pixel
Answer: An abbreviation for the term picture element, which is defined
by many tiny bits of data or pointsMLA 8th Edition (Modern Language
Assoc.)LaTour, Kathleen M., et al. Health Information Management :
Concepts, Principles, and Practice. Vol. 4th ed, AHIMA Press,
2013.APA 7th Edition (American Psychological Assoc.)LaTour, K. M.,
American Health Information Management Association, Eichenwald, S.,
, & Oachs, P. K. (2013). Health Information Management : Concepts,
Principles, and Practice: Vol. 4th ed. AHIMA Press.
◉ analog
Answer: Data or information that is not represented in an en-coded,
computer-readable formatMLA 8th Edition (Modern Language
Assoc.)LaTour, Kathleen M., et al. Health Information Management :
Concepts, Principles, and Practice. Vol. 4th ed, AHIMA Press,
2013.APA 7th Edition (American Psychological Assoc.)LaTour, K. M.,
American Health Information Management Association, Eichenwald, S.,
& Oachs, P. K. (2013). Health Information Management : Concepts,
Principles, and Practice: Vol. 4th ed. AHIMA Press.
◉ digital
Answer: 1. A data transmission type based on data that have been binary
encoded 2. A term that refers to the data or information represented in an
encoded, computer-readable formatMLA 8th Edition (Modern Language
Assoc.)LaTour, Kathleen M., et al. Health Information Management :
Concepts, Principles, and Practice. Vol. 4th ed, AHIMA Press,
2013.APA 7th Edition (American Psychological Assoc.)LaTour, K. M.,
American Health Information Management Association, Eichenwald, S.,
& Oachs, P. K. (2013). Health Information Management : Concepts,
Principles, and Practice: Vol. 4th ed. AHIMA Press.
◉ digital modalities
Answer: computed radiography (CR), CT,
magnetic resonance (MR), or nuclear medicine
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
LATEST PREP GUIDE VERIFIED A+
◉ systems development life
cycle (SDLC)
Answer: A model used to represent the ongoing process of developing
(or purchasing) information systems
◉ Informatics
Answer: the science of information management.A field of study that
focuses on the use of tech-nology to improve access to, and utilization
of, information
◉ information management.
Answer: The acquisition, organization, analysis, storage, retrieval, and
dissemination of information to support decision-making activities
◉ Healthcare informatics
Answer: the field of information science concerned with the
management
of all aspects of health data and information through
the application of computers and computer technologies.The field of
information science concerned with the management of all aspects of
health data and information through the application of computers and
computer technologies
,◉ information science
Answer: The study of the nature and principles of information.
◉ Applied healthcare informatics
Answer: Automated information systems applied to healthcare delivery
business and work-flow processes, including the diagnosis, therapy, and
systems of managing health data and information within the health-care
setting
◉ clinical data repository
Answer: a component of the
EHR that captures data. A central database that fo-cuses on clinical
information.
◉ data types
Answer: A technical category of data (text, numbers, cur-rency, date,
memo, and link data) that a field in a database can contain
◉ discrete data
Answer: Data that represent separate and distinct val-ues or
observations; that is, data that contain only finite num-bers and have
only specified values.
◉ Free-text data
,Answer: Data that are narrative in nature
◉ structured data
Answer: Binary, computer-readable data
◉ Diagnostic image data
Answer: Bit-mapped images used for medi-cal or diagnostic purposes
(for example, chest x-rays or com-puted tomography scans)
◉ bit-mapped data
Answer: Data made up of pixels displayed on a horizontal and vertical
grid or matrix
◉ raster image
Answer: A digital image or digital data made up of pixels in a horizontal
and vertical grid or a matrix instead of lines plotted between a series of
points.
◉ pixel
Answer: An abbreviation for the term picture element, which is defined
by many tiny bits of data or pointsMLA 8th Edition (Modern Language
Assoc.)LaTour, Kathleen M., et al. Health Information Management :
Concepts, Principles, and Practice. Vol. 4th ed, AHIMA Press,
2013.APA 7th Edition (American Psychological Assoc.)LaTour, K. M.,
American Health Information Management Association, Eichenwald, S.,
, & Oachs, P. K. (2013). Health Information Management : Concepts,
Principles, and Practice: Vol. 4th ed. AHIMA Press.
◉ analog
Answer: Data or information that is not represented in an en-coded,
computer-readable formatMLA 8th Edition (Modern Language
Assoc.)LaTour, Kathleen M., et al. Health Information Management :
Concepts, Principles, and Practice. Vol. 4th ed, AHIMA Press,
2013.APA 7th Edition (American Psychological Assoc.)LaTour, K. M.,
American Health Information Management Association, Eichenwald, S.,
& Oachs, P. K. (2013). Health Information Management : Concepts,
Principles, and Practice: Vol. 4th ed. AHIMA Press.
◉ digital
Answer: 1. A data transmission type based on data that have been binary
encoded 2. A term that refers to the data or information represented in an
encoded, computer-readable formatMLA 8th Edition (Modern Language
Assoc.)LaTour, Kathleen M., et al. Health Information Management :
Concepts, Principles, and Practice. Vol. 4th ed, AHIMA Press,
2013.APA 7th Edition (American Psychological Assoc.)LaTour, K. M.,
American Health Information Management Association, Eichenwald, S.,
& Oachs, P. K. (2013). Health Information Management : Concepts,
Principles, and Practice: Vol. 4th ed. AHIMA Press.
◉ digital modalities
Answer: computed radiography (CR), CT,
magnetic resonance (MR), or nuclear medicine
