INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE FULL SOLUTION

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR THE
HEALTH PROFESSIONS UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE FULL SOLUTION

●● * Obstacles to adoption of HIT
Answer: Fragmented healthcare system
Many different systems among providers
Shortage of trained technology professionals
Highly regulated industry


●● * Examples of hardware
Answer: keyboards, computers, printers, and network devices.


●● * software
Answer: contains logic that makes computers do what they do; set of
instructions that helps hardware process data into information.


●● * data
Answer: raw facts that have little or no meaning


●● * In 1960 the US spent ____% of GDP on healthcare.

, Answer: 5.2 %


●● * In 2007 the US spent ___% of GDP on healthcare.
Answer: 17 %


●● * In 2007 US spent over $___ per person for health care.
Answer: $7400


●● * In 2006 it was $___ per person.
Answer: $7026


●● * Cost of healthcare regulation in US in 2004 was close to $___.
Answer: $1 trillion


●● * Parent department/agency of HHS
Answer: President


●● * Parent department/agency of ONC
Answer: HHS


●● * Parent department/agency of CMS
Answer: HHS