QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
When healthcare agencies provide access to health information on websites they:
A. Are essentially practicing medicine
B. Expect people to follow the advice
C. Are responsible for actions that people take as a result
D. Must adhere to responsible information standards - CORRECT ANSWER D. Must
adhere to responsible information standards
What describes the broader benefit for implementing a nationwide electronic health record?
A. Common language for healthcare workers
B. Data access easier for researchers
C. Improved quality and care delivery
D. Facilitate health educators teaching ease - CORRECT ANSWER C. Improved
quality and care delivery
The widespread use of the smartphone has prompted healthcare organizations to:
A. Ban their use in hospitals
B. Develop policies for use
C. Prevent employees from using them
D. Create enforceable state laws - CORRECT ANSWER B. Develop policies for use
Healthcare professionals need to be familiar with:
A. Goals and purposes of the HITECH Act of 2009
, B. The concepts of meaningful use and certified EHR technology
C. HIPPA Act of 1996
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER D. All of the above
Ethics is best described as:
A. A revolution in health care brought on by technological change
B. Ever-changing principles that guide decision making
C. An approach to answering questions with multiple answers
D. Paradigmatic changes central to the healthcare system - CORRECT ANSWER C.
An approach to answering questions with multiple answers
Developing a national HIT infrastructure is an extremely complex undertaking that requires:
A. Financial assets
B. Technological assets
C. Human resources
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER D. All of the above
What best describes what is needed in a healthcare professional's decision-making process?
A. Intuition and logic
B. Acquisition and dissemination
C. Collecting and building data
D. Knowledge and wisdom - CORRECT ANSWER D. Knowledge and wisdom
What is the source of knowledge that causes one to react without thinking?
A. Reason