HL7 CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
1. jjA jj____________ jjis jjthe jjatomic jjunit jjof jjdata jjtransferred jjbetween jjsystems jjand jjis
jja
collection jjof jjdata jjthat jjsends jjinformation jjabout jjan jjevent jjin jjthe jjhealthcare
jjenterprise.
a. jjMessage
b. jjField
c. jjElement
d. jjSegment jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
a. jjMessage
2. jjAn jjHL7 jjMessage jjis jjintended jjto jjpass jjinformation jjabout jja jjdistinct jjevent jjfrom
jjone
computer jjto jjanother.
a. jjTrue
b. jjFalse jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
a. jjTrue
3. jjWhat jjshould jjthe jjfirst jjsegment jjof jjan jjHL7 jjMessage jjbe?
a. jjEVN jj(Event jjInformation) jjsegment
b. jjMSH jj(Message jjHeader) jjsegment
c. jjPID jj(Patient jjInformation) jjsegment
d. jjPV1 jj(Patient jjVisit) jjsegment jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
b. jjMSH jj(Message jjHeader) jjsegment
4. jjUsing jjthe jjdefault jjencoding, jjeach jjHL7 jjSegment jjshould jjend jjwith jj___.
,a. jjASCII jjcharacter jj04 jj(End jjof jjtransmission)
b. jjASCII jjcharacter jj06 jj(Acknowledge)
c. jjASCII jjcharacter jj08 jj(Backspace)
d. jjASCII jjcharacter jj13 jj(carriage jjreturn) jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
d. jjASCII jjcharacter jj13 jj(carriage jjreturn)
5. jjWhen jjdefining jjan jjHL7 jjMessage, jjthe jjsegments jjmay jjbe jj________.
a. jjOptional jjor jjrepeated
b. jjRequired jjor jjoptional
c. jjRequired, jjoptional jjor jjrepeated
d. jjNone jjof jjthe jjabove jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
c. jjRequired, jjoptional jjor jjrepeated
6. jjIf jja jjmessage jjtype jjcontains jjoptional jjand/or jjrepeating jjsegments, jjtwo jjinstances
jjof jjthe
message jjtype jjmay jjcontain jjdifferent jjnumbers jjof jjsegments.
a. jjTrue
b. jjFalse jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
a. jjTrue
7. jjA jjmessage jjtype jjmay jjbe jjassociated jjwith jjmore jjthan jjone________.
a. jjField
b. jjComponent
c. jjTrigger jjevent
d. jjElement jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
c. jjTrigger jjevent
8. jjThere jjis jja jjone-to-many jjrelationship jjbetween jjtrigger jjevent jjcodes jjand jjmessage
types.
a. jjTrue
b. jjFalse jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
b. jjFalse
9. jjThe jjADT jjMessage jjtype jjis jjused jjto jjtransmit jjinformation jjrelated jjto jja jjpatient's
jj_____.
a. jjAdmission, jjDischarge jjand jjTransfer
,b. jjAppointment jjpreferences
c. jjObservation jjresults
d. jjUnsolicited jjdisplay jjupdate jjmessage jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
a. jjAdmission, jjDischarge jjand jjTransfer
10. jjThe jjORU jjMessage jjtype jjis jjused jjto jjtransmit jjinformation jjrelated jjto jja jjpatient's
jj______.
a. jjAdmission, jjDischarge jjand jjTransfer
b. jjAppointment jjpreferences
c. jjObservation jjresults
d. jjUnsolicited jjdisplay jjupdate jjmessage jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
c. jjObservation jjresults
11. jjWhich jjmessages jjare jjnot jjsent jjin jjresponse jjto jja jjspecific jjquery jjfrom jja jjuser jjor
jjan
application?
a. jjUnsolicited
b. jjSolicited
c. jjBoth jjA jjand jjB
d. jjNone jjof jjthe jjabove jj- jjAnswerAnswer jj: jja.
a. jjUnsolicited
Explanation jj: jjUnsolicited jjupdates jjare jjnot jjsent jjin jjresponse jjto jja jjspecific jjquery
jjfrom jjan jjuser jjor jjan jjapplication
12. jjWhich jjstandard jjdefines jja jjseries jjof jjpredefined jjlogical jjformats jjfor jjpackaging
healthcare jjdata jjin jjthe jjform jjof jjmessages jjto jjbe jjtransmitted jjamong jjcomputer
systems?
a. jjLOINC
b. jjSNOMED
c. jjHealth jjLevel jjSeven jj(HL7)
d. jjDICOM jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
c. jjHealth jjLevel jjSeven jj(HL7)
13. jjWhich jjchapter jjof jjthe jjHL7 jjStandard jjcontains jjrules jjthat jjare jjused jjby jjoriginating
jjsystems jjto jjbuild jjmessages jjand jjby jjdestination jjsystems jjto jjinterpret jjthe jjmessage
jjdata jjthey jjreceive jjand jjthe jjformation jjand jjcommunication jjof jjmessages jjin jjgeneral?
a. jjChapter jj1
b. jjChapter jj2
c. jjChapter jj3
, d. jjChapter jj4 jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
b. jjChapter jj2
14. jjHL7 jjconceptually jjoperates jjat jjthe jjseventh jjlevel jjof jjthe jjISO jjmodel jjfor jjOpen
jjSystem
Interconnection jj(OSI).
a. jjTrue
b. jjFalse jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
a. jjTrue
15. jjName jjthe jjenvironments jjthat jjsupport jja jjrobust jjtransport jjlevel, jjbut jjdo jjnot jjmeet
jjthe
high jjlevel jjrequirements?
a. jjTCP/IP
b. jjDECNET
c. jjSNA
d. jjAll jjof jjthe jjabove jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
d. jjAll jjof jjthe jjabove
16. jjWhich jjare jjthe jjISO jjand jjproprietary jjnetworks jjthat jjimplement jjup jjto jjpresentation
jjlevel
and jjother jjhigh jjlevel jjservices?
a. jjIBM's jjSNA jjLU6.2
b. jjSUN jjMicrosystems's jjNFS
c. jjDECNET
d. jjSNA jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
a. jjIBM's jjSNA jjLU6.2
b. jjSUN jjMicrosystems's jjNFS
17. jjIn jjan jjenvironment jjwhere jjtwo jjor jjmore jjapplications jjrunning jjon jjthe jjsame
jjphysical jjand/or jjlogical jjmachine jjare jjnot jjtightly jjintegrated, jjmessaging jjcapabilities
jjmay jjbe
provided jjby jjinter-process jjcommunications jjservices jj(e.g., jjPipes jjin jja jjUNIX jjSystem).
a. jjTrue
b. jjFalse jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
a. jjTrue
18. jjThe jjchapter jjof jjthe jjHL7 jjStandard jjthat jjdefines jjmessage jjstructures jjfor jjthe
COMPLETE ANSWERS
1. jjA jj____________ jjis jjthe jjatomic jjunit jjof jjdata jjtransferred jjbetween jjsystems jjand jjis
jja
collection jjof jjdata jjthat jjsends jjinformation jjabout jjan jjevent jjin jjthe jjhealthcare
jjenterprise.
a. jjMessage
b. jjField
c. jjElement
d. jjSegment jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
a. jjMessage
2. jjAn jjHL7 jjMessage jjis jjintended jjto jjpass jjinformation jjabout jja jjdistinct jjevent jjfrom
jjone
computer jjto jjanother.
a. jjTrue
b. jjFalse jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
a. jjTrue
3. jjWhat jjshould jjthe jjfirst jjsegment jjof jjan jjHL7 jjMessage jjbe?
a. jjEVN jj(Event jjInformation) jjsegment
b. jjMSH jj(Message jjHeader) jjsegment
c. jjPID jj(Patient jjInformation) jjsegment
d. jjPV1 jj(Patient jjVisit) jjsegment jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
b. jjMSH jj(Message jjHeader) jjsegment
4. jjUsing jjthe jjdefault jjencoding, jjeach jjHL7 jjSegment jjshould jjend jjwith jj___.
,a. jjASCII jjcharacter jj04 jj(End jjof jjtransmission)
b. jjASCII jjcharacter jj06 jj(Acknowledge)
c. jjASCII jjcharacter jj08 jj(Backspace)
d. jjASCII jjcharacter jj13 jj(carriage jjreturn) jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
d. jjASCII jjcharacter jj13 jj(carriage jjreturn)
5. jjWhen jjdefining jjan jjHL7 jjMessage, jjthe jjsegments jjmay jjbe jj________.
a. jjOptional jjor jjrepeated
b. jjRequired jjor jjoptional
c. jjRequired, jjoptional jjor jjrepeated
d. jjNone jjof jjthe jjabove jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
c. jjRequired, jjoptional jjor jjrepeated
6. jjIf jja jjmessage jjtype jjcontains jjoptional jjand/or jjrepeating jjsegments, jjtwo jjinstances
jjof jjthe
message jjtype jjmay jjcontain jjdifferent jjnumbers jjof jjsegments.
a. jjTrue
b. jjFalse jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
a. jjTrue
7. jjA jjmessage jjtype jjmay jjbe jjassociated jjwith jjmore jjthan jjone________.
a. jjField
b. jjComponent
c. jjTrigger jjevent
d. jjElement jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
c. jjTrigger jjevent
8. jjThere jjis jja jjone-to-many jjrelationship jjbetween jjtrigger jjevent jjcodes jjand jjmessage
types.
a. jjTrue
b. jjFalse jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
b. jjFalse
9. jjThe jjADT jjMessage jjtype jjis jjused jjto jjtransmit jjinformation jjrelated jjto jja jjpatient's
jj_____.
a. jjAdmission, jjDischarge jjand jjTransfer
,b. jjAppointment jjpreferences
c. jjObservation jjresults
d. jjUnsolicited jjdisplay jjupdate jjmessage jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
a. jjAdmission, jjDischarge jjand jjTransfer
10. jjThe jjORU jjMessage jjtype jjis jjused jjto jjtransmit jjinformation jjrelated jjto jja jjpatient's
jj______.
a. jjAdmission, jjDischarge jjand jjTransfer
b. jjAppointment jjpreferences
c. jjObservation jjresults
d. jjUnsolicited jjdisplay jjupdate jjmessage jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
c. jjObservation jjresults
11. jjWhich jjmessages jjare jjnot jjsent jjin jjresponse jjto jja jjspecific jjquery jjfrom jja jjuser jjor
jjan
application?
a. jjUnsolicited
b. jjSolicited
c. jjBoth jjA jjand jjB
d. jjNone jjof jjthe jjabove jj- jjAnswerAnswer jj: jja.
a. jjUnsolicited
Explanation jj: jjUnsolicited jjupdates jjare jjnot jjsent jjin jjresponse jjto jja jjspecific jjquery
jjfrom jjan jjuser jjor jjan jjapplication
12. jjWhich jjstandard jjdefines jja jjseries jjof jjpredefined jjlogical jjformats jjfor jjpackaging
healthcare jjdata jjin jjthe jjform jjof jjmessages jjto jjbe jjtransmitted jjamong jjcomputer
systems?
a. jjLOINC
b. jjSNOMED
c. jjHealth jjLevel jjSeven jj(HL7)
d. jjDICOM jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
c. jjHealth jjLevel jjSeven jj(HL7)
13. jjWhich jjchapter jjof jjthe jjHL7 jjStandard jjcontains jjrules jjthat jjare jjused jjby jjoriginating
jjsystems jjto jjbuild jjmessages jjand jjby jjdestination jjsystems jjto jjinterpret jjthe jjmessage
jjdata jjthey jjreceive jjand jjthe jjformation jjand jjcommunication jjof jjmessages jjin jjgeneral?
a. jjChapter jj1
b. jjChapter jj2
c. jjChapter jj3
, d. jjChapter jj4 jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
b. jjChapter jj2
14. jjHL7 jjconceptually jjoperates jjat jjthe jjseventh jjlevel jjof jjthe jjISO jjmodel jjfor jjOpen
jjSystem
Interconnection jj(OSI).
a. jjTrue
b. jjFalse jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
a. jjTrue
15. jjName jjthe jjenvironments jjthat jjsupport jja jjrobust jjtransport jjlevel, jjbut jjdo jjnot jjmeet
jjthe
high jjlevel jjrequirements?
a. jjTCP/IP
b. jjDECNET
c. jjSNA
d. jjAll jjof jjthe jjabove jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
d. jjAll jjof jjthe jjabove
16. jjWhich jjare jjthe jjISO jjand jjproprietary jjnetworks jjthat jjimplement jjup jjto jjpresentation
jjlevel
and jjother jjhigh jjlevel jjservices?
a. jjIBM's jjSNA jjLU6.2
b. jjSUN jjMicrosystems's jjNFS
c. jjDECNET
d. jjSNA jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
a. jjIBM's jjSNA jjLU6.2
b. jjSUN jjMicrosystems's jjNFS
17. jjIn jjan jjenvironment jjwhere jjtwo jjor jjmore jjapplications jjrunning jjon jjthe jjsame
jjphysical jjand/or jjlogical jjmachine jjare jjnot jjtightly jjintegrated, jjmessaging jjcapabilities
jjmay jjbe
provided jjby jjinter-process jjcommunications jjservices jj(e.g., jjPipes jjin jja jjUNIX jjSystem).
a. jjTrue
b. jjFalse jj- jjAnswerAnswer:
a. jjTrue
18. jjThe jjchapter jjof jjthe jjHL7 jjStandard jjthat jjdefines jjmessage jjstructures jjfor jjthe
