US Healthcare System Chapter 5 ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
8What is medical technology - CORRECT ANSWER - Application of the scientific body
of knowledge for the purpose of improving health and creating efficiencies in the delivery of
health care
Example of medical technology - CORRECT ANSWER - • organic chemistry- drugs,
anesthetic
• physic- MRI
• computer science and communication- telemedicine
• nanotechnology- nanomedicine
IT application - CORRECT ANSWER - •Clinical information system
•administrative information systems
•decision support systems
Clinical information system - CORRECT ANSWER - Support patient care delivery
Administrative information systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Support financial and
administrative systems
Decision support systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Support managerial and clinical
decision making
EHR - CORRECT ANSWER - Enable the processing of any electronically stored
information pertaining to individuals patients for the purpose of delivering health care services
Interoperability - CORRECT ANSWER - • enables access to individual records online
from many separate automated systems with an electronic network
, • coordinated care: physicians , hospital, pharmacists
• great if all are using the same network
Use of the Internet and mobile devices - CORRECT ANSWER - • patients have become
active participant in their own health- Google
• online support communities
• empowerment and change in physician patient dynamics
• E- health
•M- health
• E- therapy
• virtual physician visits
E-HEALTH - CORRECT ANSWER - Various types of health care delivered over the
Internet and access to one's own EHR
M- health - CORRECT ANSWER - Use of wireless communications devices
E- therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - Interaction with health professionals over the Internet
Telemedicine - CORRECT ANSWER - • distant delivery of medical treatment ,
employing the use of telecommunications technology for diagnosis and care
• examp: evaluation for.medical Marijuana
Syschronous - CORRECT ANSWER - Real- time interactive videoconferencing, provider
can interview/ examine patient
Asynchronous - CORRECT ANSWER - Use of store and forward technology, the
recipient reviews the information later ,
• Tele radiology- provider review scans
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
8What is medical technology - CORRECT ANSWER - Application of the scientific body
of knowledge for the purpose of improving health and creating efficiencies in the delivery of
health care
Example of medical technology - CORRECT ANSWER - • organic chemistry- drugs,
anesthetic
• physic- MRI
• computer science and communication- telemedicine
• nanotechnology- nanomedicine
IT application - CORRECT ANSWER - •Clinical information system
•administrative information systems
•decision support systems
Clinical information system - CORRECT ANSWER - Support patient care delivery
Administrative information systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Support financial and
administrative systems
Decision support systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Support managerial and clinical
decision making
EHR - CORRECT ANSWER - Enable the processing of any electronically stored
information pertaining to individuals patients for the purpose of delivering health care services
Interoperability - CORRECT ANSWER - • enables access to individual records online
from many separate automated systems with an electronic network
, • coordinated care: physicians , hospital, pharmacists
• great if all are using the same network
Use of the Internet and mobile devices - CORRECT ANSWER - • patients have become
active participant in their own health- Google
• online support communities
• empowerment and change in physician patient dynamics
• E- health
•M- health
• E- therapy
• virtual physician visits
E-HEALTH - CORRECT ANSWER - Various types of health care delivered over the
Internet and access to one's own EHR
M- health - CORRECT ANSWER - Use of wireless communications devices
E- therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - Interaction with health professionals over the Internet
Telemedicine - CORRECT ANSWER - • distant delivery of medical treatment ,
employing the use of telecommunications technology for diagnosis and care
• examp: evaluation for.medical Marijuana
Syschronous - CORRECT ANSWER - Real- time interactive videoconferencing, provider
can interview/ examine patient
Asynchronous - CORRECT ANSWER - Use of store and forward technology, the
recipient reviews the information later ,
• Tele radiology- provider review scans
