HSA Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
These replace traditional paper medical records by allowing individual records to be accessed
from many interoperable systems - CORRECT ANSWER EHRs: Electronic Health
Records
The ability to share and access patient information by various users. - CORRECT
ANSWER Interoperability
What are the 4 main components of EHR's? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Collection and
storage of health information on individual patients
2. Access to individual and population level information by authorized users
3. Provision of knowledge and decision-support to enhance the quality, safety, and efficiency of
patient care (medical informatics)
4. Improve the efficiency of health care delivery
ALL forms of electronic health care delivered over the Internet, ranging from informational,
educational, and commercial 'products' to direct services offered by professionals, non
professionals, businesses, or consumers themselves - CORRECT ANSWER E-Health
What is the self-help approach for obtaining Web-based information? - CORRECT
ANSWER E-Health
all _____ is ______, but not all _______ is _______. - CORRECT ANSWER All
telemedicine is telehealth, but not all telehealth is telemedicine.
What form of health info technology?
,Educational, research, and administrative uses; can involve clinical professionals other than
physicians - CORRECT ANSWER Telehealth
Distant delivery of medical treatment (aka distant medicine) that employs telecommunications
technology for medical diagnosis and patient care; sometimes called telehealth - CORRECT
ANSWER Telemedicine
Professional therapeutic interactions online between qualified mental health professionals and
their clients. This is an alternative of face-to-face interactions for behavioral health support and
counseling - CORRECT ANSWER E-Therapy
The development and dissemination of technology; widespread use of technology - CORRECT
ANSWER Technology diffusion
What are the 6 drives for diffusion? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. American cultural beliefs
and values: (technological imperative, capitalism)
2. Medical training: Emphasis on medical specialization (specialty > primary)
3. Insurance coverage: Financing and payment by insurance plans (more technology approved by
insurance co's)
4. Competition among providers: (duplication of services)
5. Expenditures on R&D
6. Government Policy (specialists have no waiting time for medical technology)
Americans want the most advanced services despite high costs - CORRECT
ANSWER technological imperative
, What are the three conditions for diffusion to occur? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Beneficial
(efficacy)
2. Compatible (w/ resources the organization already has in place to provide that technology)
3. Reimbursable (willing to be paid for)
What are the influences of demand for hi-tech goods and services? - CORRECT
ANSWER Americans are always wanting the newest tech for medical services.
(These come at a really high cost and increase medical spending)
Technological Imperative
Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of .... - CORRECT ANSWER 1996
(HIPAA)
To alleviate concerns about the confidentiality of patient information, what restricted the legal
use of personal medical information for three main purposes:
1. health care delivery to the patient
2. operation of the health care organization
3. reimbursement - CORRECT ANSWER Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act
of 1996
What is the evaluation of medical technology to determine its efficacy, safety, and cost-
effectiveness. Also informs stakeholders about the ethical, legal, and social implications of
medical technologies - CORRECT ANSWER Health technology assessment
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
These replace traditional paper medical records by allowing individual records to be accessed
from many interoperable systems - CORRECT ANSWER EHRs: Electronic Health
Records
The ability to share and access patient information by various users. - CORRECT
ANSWER Interoperability
What are the 4 main components of EHR's? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Collection and
storage of health information on individual patients
2. Access to individual and population level information by authorized users
3. Provision of knowledge and decision-support to enhance the quality, safety, and efficiency of
patient care (medical informatics)
4. Improve the efficiency of health care delivery
ALL forms of electronic health care delivered over the Internet, ranging from informational,
educational, and commercial 'products' to direct services offered by professionals, non
professionals, businesses, or consumers themselves - CORRECT ANSWER E-Health
What is the self-help approach for obtaining Web-based information? - CORRECT
ANSWER E-Health
all _____ is ______, but not all _______ is _______. - CORRECT ANSWER All
telemedicine is telehealth, but not all telehealth is telemedicine.
What form of health info technology?
,Educational, research, and administrative uses; can involve clinical professionals other than
physicians - CORRECT ANSWER Telehealth
Distant delivery of medical treatment (aka distant medicine) that employs telecommunications
technology for medical diagnosis and patient care; sometimes called telehealth - CORRECT
ANSWER Telemedicine
Professional therapeutic interactions online between qualified mental health professionals and
their clients. This is an alternative of face-to-face interactions for behavioral health support and
counseling - CORRECT ANSWER E-Therapy
The development and dissemination of technology; widespread use of technology - CORRECT
ANSWER Technology diffusion
What are the 6 drives for diffusion? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. American cultural beliefs
and values: (technological imperative, capitalism)
2. Medical training: Emphasis on medical specialization (specialty > primary)
3. Insurance coverage: Financing and payment by insurance plans (more technology approved by
insurance co's)
4. Competition among providers: (duplication of services)
5. Expenditures on R&D
6. Government Policy (specialists have no waiting time for medical technology)
Americans want the most advanced services despite high costs - CORRECT
ANSWER technological imperative
, What are the three conditions for diffusion to occur? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Beneficial
(efficacy)
2. Compatible (w/ resources the organization already has in place to provide that technology)
3. Reimbursable (willing to be paid for)
What are the influences of demand for hi-tech goods and services? - CORRECT
ANSWER Americans are always wanting the newest tech for medical services.
(These come at a really high cost and increase medical spending)
Technological Imperative
Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of .... - CORRECT ANSWER 1996
(HIPAA)
To alleviate concerns about the confidentiality of patient information, what restricted the legal
use of personal medical information for three main purposes:
1. health care delivery to the patient
2. operation of the health care organization
3. reimbursement - CORRECT ANSWER Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act
of 1996
What is the evaluation of medical technology to determine its efficacy, safety, and cost-
effectiveness. Also informs stakeholders about the ethical, legal, and social implications of
medical technologies - CORRECT ANSWER Health technology assessment
