CPHIMS exam 1 questions with
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A universal goal to improve patient safety is the use of - correct answer ✔✔ surgical pause. This
is one of the main goals of The Joint Commission International
Center for Patient Safety.
When setting up relational databases, the primary
key refers to a field or set of fields that - correct answer ✔✔ uniquely identifies each record
stored in the table.
Technology assessment within a project is used to: - correct answer ✔✔ consider the effect of
technology when it is
introduced, extended, or modified.
MUMPS or M - correct answer ✔✔ traditional database model of healthcare (similar to NoSQL)
-> hierarchical database
MUMPS advantage - correct answer ✔✔ Elastic horizontal scaling across multiple low-cost
commodity servers.
Designed to support Big Data quantities of data beyond the capabilities of RDBMS with
extremely high performance.
Extremely simple to administer requiring essentially no DBAs.
Very low cost resulting from commodity hardware and open source code.
Flexible data modeling able to easily duplicate the features of RDBMS, key value, columnar,
document, and graph architectures.
Readily supports advanced analytics and BI with SQL.
,Full ACID for OLTP
Object-oriented databases - correct answer ✔✔ An object-oriented database management
system (OODBMS) provides a fast way to access images and sound information and can
understand multiple programming languages.
hypermedia databases - correct answer ✔✔ access to objects, video and audio files.
distributed database - correct answer ✔✔ allows for space to be added so the database can
grow and remain working if one of its contributing databases stops working
master patient index (MPI) - correct answer ✔✔ identify the patient's records with numbers
that
all people who access the database use
Evidence-based medicine, or EBM - correct answer ✔✔ a collaborative database of conclusions
based on patient cases that can be used as a source for healthcare providers.
Systems related to healthcare are divided
into 3 groups, which are? - correct answer ✔✔ mechanical systems, human systems, and man-
machine systems
Mechanical systems - correct answer ✔✔ systems necessary for a healthcare organization to
function
mechanically, including the capability of maintaining the physical environments of the
organization
human system - correct answer ✔✔ system relating to people, including patients and physicians
and their relationships.
, Man-machine systems - correct answer ✔✔ systems that are used to aid a person in the
healthcare process.
Define a healthcare system - correct answer ✔✔ 1. A system is something that has oneness and
can be described based on its unique
characteristics. A system will be its own entity and elicit a precise description.
2. A system contains interwoven parts that are numerous and rely on each other for the
system to function. A healthcare system will have many levels and each level can be broken
down into smaller levels.
3. A system will change when necessary and resist deterioration when system upgrades are
necessary.
4. A system must be able to react to defined situations and to situations that are not defined. It
must be adaptable to human needs.
5. The system must be able to receive information, process the information and provide a
response to the information.
6. The system has to be able to adjust itself to the response or output it provides, a process
that is referred to as feedback.
7. An open system can be affected by external sources while a closed system is self-contained
and cannot be affected by outside sources.
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) - correct answer ✔✔ physicians that see patients
within a specific insurance plan for a prearranged price set between the insurance company and
HMO
preferred provider organization (PPO) - correct answer ✔✔ physician who provides medical
services for a lower cost to a predefined group of people
verified answers rated A+
A universal goal to improve patient safety is the use of - correct answer ✔✔ surgical pause. This
is one of the main goals of The Joint Commission International
Center for Patient Safety.
When setting up relational databases, the primary
key refers to a field or set of fields that - correct answer ✔✔ uniquely identifies each record
stored in the table.
Technology assessment within a project is used to: - correct answer ✔✔ consider the effect of
technology when it is
introduced, extended, or modified.
MUMPS or M - correct answer ✔✔ traditional database model of healthcare (similar to NoSQL)
-> hierarchical database
MUMPS advantage - correct answer ✔✔ Elastic horizontal scaling across multiple low-cost
commodity servers.
Designed to support Big Data quantities of data beyond the capabilities of RDBMS with
extremely high performance.
Extremely simple to administer requiring essentially no DBAs.
Very low cost resulting from commodity hardware and open source code.
Flexible data modeling able to easily duplicate the features of RDBMS, key value, columnar,
document, and graph architectures.
Readily supports advanced analytics and BI with SQL.
,Full ACID for OLTP
Object-oriented databases - correct answer ✔✔ An object-oriented database management
system (OODBMS) provides a fast way to access images and sound information and can
understand multiple programming languages.
hypermedia databases - correct answer ✔✔ access to objects, video and audio files.
distributed database - correct answer ✔✔ allows for space to be added so the database can
grow and remain working if one of its contributing databases stops working
master patient index (MPI) - correct answer ✔✔ identify the patient's records with numbers
that
all people who access the database use
Evidence-based medicine, or EBM - correct answer ✔✔ a collaborative database of conclusions
based on patient cases that can be used as a source for healthcare providers.
Systems related to healthcare are divided
into 3 groups, which are? - correct answer ✔✔ mechanical systems, human systems, and man-
machine systems
Mechanical systems - correct answer ✔✔ systems necessary for a healthcare organization to
function
mechanically, including the capability of maintaining the physical environments of the
organization
human system - correct answer ✔✔ system relating to people, including patients and physicians
and their relationships.
, Man-machine systems - correct answer ✔✔ systems that are used to aid a person in the
healthcare process.
Define a healthcare system - correct answer ✔✔ 1. A system is something that has oneness and
can be described based on its unique
characteristics. A system will be its own entity and elicit a precise description.
2. A system contains interwoven parts that are numerous and rely on each other for the
system to function. A healthcare system will have many levels and each level can be broken
down into smaller levels.
3. A system will change when necessary and resist deterioration when system upgrades are
necessary.
4. A system must be able to react to defined situations and to situations that are not defined. It
must be adaptable to human needs.
5. The system must be able to receive information, process the information and provide a
response to the information.
6. The system has to be able to adjust itself to the response or output it provides, a process
that is referred to as feedback.
7. An open system can be affected by external sources while a closed system is self-contained
and cannot be affected by outside sources.
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) - correct answer ✔✔ physicians that see patients
within a specific insurance plan for a prearranged price set between the insurance company and
HMO
preferred provider organization (PPO) - correct answer ✔✔ physician who provides medical
services for a lower cost to a predefined group of people
