EHSM Study Questions and Correct Answers 2025

The time frame for strategic planning is typically: 1) 3-5 years 2) 12-18 months 3) Depends on program being planned 4) Duration of given project - Correct Ans-1) 3-5 years Workflow and process improvement performed in advance of vendor selection specifically aids in: 1) unintended consequences of health IT 2) productivity improvement 3) information system implementation 4) functionality requirement specification - Correct Ans-4) functionality requirement specification The number of years it takes to recoup an expenditure is: 1) payback period 2) internal rate of return 3) net present value 4) return on investment - Correct Ans-1) payback period Cybernetics is very important in EHR system implementation and adoption because of its attention to: 1) feedback 2) control processes 3) unity of pupose 4) outputs - Correct Ans-1) feedback The traditional systems development life cycle (SDLA) as compared to the modern SDLS, lacks: 1) consensus building 2) planning step 3) feedback mechanism 4) disposition step - Correct Ans-3) feedback mechanism A migration path describes health IT components: 1) At a 30,000 foot level for a specific organization 2) As a model for nationwide adoption 3) In generic ways common to any organization 4) From a tactical perspectives per IT project - Correct Ans-1) At a 30,000 foot level for a specific organization What is the primary difference between a closed and an open system? 1) A closed system costs money whereas the open system is free. 2) Closed systems are designed for use in secure environments whereas the open system can operate in any environment. 3) Closed systems do not interact with the environment while open systems are influenced by the environment. 4) A closed system is for internal use only while the open system works with the Internet. - Correct Ans-3) Closed systems do not interact with the environment while open systems are influenced by the environment. In which stage of the US EMR Adoption Model from HIMSS Analytics is a bar code medication administration required to be used? 1) Stage 3: Nursing/clinical documentation 2) Stage 2: Major ancillary clinical systems 3) Stage 4: Computerized provider order entry 4) Stage 5: Closed-loop medication administration - Correct Ans-4) Stage 5: Closed-loop medication administration What does a diamond shape represent in s systems flowchart? 1) process 2) on-page reference 3) decision 4) terminator - Correct Ans-3) decision Which of the following is a clinical benefit of an EHR? 1) improved patient education 2) avoiding additional storage costs 3) reduced days in accounts receivable 4) lowered cost of drugs - Correct Ans-1) improved patient education In information theory, an example of a channel is: 1) internet 2) cable 3) record 4) communication - Correct Ans-3) record An example of a connectivity system that supports the EHR is: 1) portal 2) storage 3) registry 4) hardware - Correct Ans-1) portal Workflow refers to: 1) analysis of systems for identifying potential improvement 2) identification of defects in the way work is performed 3) sequence of steps in a process 4) tasks that are to be performed to achieve a specific result - Correct Ans-3) sequence of steps in a process Which of the following provides the feedback mechanism in the modern systems development life cycle (SDLC)? 1) system maintenance 2) monitoring results 3) change management 4) goal setting - Correct Ans-2) monitoring results A way to strengthen anecdotal evidence for an EHR is through: 1) requiring journals to be kept by all clinical users of the system 2) integrating findings from many similar organizations that use similar systems 3) assigning cost/benefits estimates to each anecdots 4) reducing the evidence to numeric values - Correct Ans-2) integrating findings from many similar organizations that use similar systems The enhanced utility of an EHR over a paper-based health record is primarily intended to: 1) ensure privacy and security of health information 2) reduce paper processing costs 3) engage patients in their healthcare 4) improve quality of care - Correct Ans-4) improve quality of care The standards that an EHR must meet in order for providers to earn federal meaningful use (MU) incentives are specified by: 1) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 2) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 3) Affordable Care Act (ACA) 4) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) - Correct Ans-4) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) The goals of improving the experience of care and health of the population and of reducing cost of care is referred to as: 1) Medicare goals 2) EHR incentive program 3) Health reform 4) Triple Aim - Correct Ans-4) Triple Aim Which of the following main categories of information systems that comprise the EHR contributes data to an EHR? 1) Connectivity systems 2) Source Systems 3) Supporting infrastructure 4) Core clinical systems - Correct Ans-2) Source Systems In the Gartner EHR Generation Criteria, the phase in which the EHR is fully mature is: 1) helper 2) mentor 3) documenter 4) colleague - Correct Ans-2) mentor EMR is a term used by the federal government to describe: 1) A document imaging systems 2) A record of health-related information used within one organization 3) A basic EHR 4) An interoperable record of health-related information - Correct Ans-2) A record of health-related information used within one organization There is a benefit of using use-case modeling in: 1) benefit realization 2) planning for health IT 3) current state documentation 4) testing of system implementation - Correct Ans-4) testing of a system implementation The delineation of all potential costs and financial values of benefits is: 1) return on investment 2) financial benefit study 3) total cost of ownership 4) cost-benefit analysis - Correct Ans-3) total cost of ownership A critical success factor for health IT strategic planning is to: 1) hire a project manager 2) create a vision 3) engage a facilitator 4) select a low-cost option - Correct Ans-2) create a vision What processes should be assessed in planning for an EHR? 1) only processes needing improvement 2) all clinical processes 3) all information processes performed in the organization 4) only processes impacted by the EHR - Co