Fundamentals of Health IT Final Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Fundamentals of Health IT introduces students to the essential concepts and tools in health information technology as applied to the modern healthcare environment. The course covers the structure and functions of electronic health records (EHRs), health information systems, interoperability, privacy and security regulations such as HIPAA, and the impact of health IT on clinical workflows, patient outcomes, and healthcare delivery. Emphasis is placed on the practical use of information technology to support healthcare professionals, improve data management, and facilitate decision-making processes in diverse care settings.
Recommended Textbook Information Technology for the Health Professions 4th Edition Lillian Burke
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Information
Technologyhardware, Software, and Telecommunications
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Q1) __________________ are used in business for input/output intensive purposes,such as generating pay checks or processing medical insurance claims.
A)Supercomputers
B)Personal digital assistants (PDAs)
C)Mainframes
D)None of the above
Answer: C
Q2) _______________ are the largest and most powerful computers at any time.They are used for weather forecasting and scientific research.
Answer: Supercomputers
Q3) _______________ devices take data that humans understand and input it into the computer in digital form of ons and offs,ones and zeroes that the computer can process.
Answer: Input
Q4) Transmission over networks is governed by sets of technical standards or rules called _______________.
Answer: protocols
Q5) The physical components of a computer are called _______________. Answer: hardware
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Chapter 2: Medical Informatics: the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act, Hitech, and the Health Information
Technology Decade
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Q1) Which of the following is TRUE?
A)A fully developed electronic health record sends a warning to doctors of adverse drug reactions.
B)No doctors now use electronic health records.
C)No hospitals now use electronic health records.
D)None of the above
Answer: A
Q2) The ____________ Administration,as part of a federal initiative,is to play a key role in developing electronic records.
Answer: national health information network
Q3) Patients may establish their own records through the________.It is a personal medical record that the patient can create and maintain at no cost.
Answer: iHealth Record
Q4) A _________ information system uses computers to manage clinical information.
Answer: Pharmacy
Q5) One of the obstacles in the way of introducing the EHR is ____________.
Answer: cost or resistance by personnel
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Chapter 3: An Introduction to the Administrative
Applications of Computers: Practice Management:
Scheduling and Accounting
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Q1) _______________ applications include the use of computers in education and some aspects of pharmacy.
Answer: Special purpose
Q2) Services including tests,laboratory work,examinations,and treatments are coded using _______________.(Use the abbreviation in your answer)
Answer: CPT
Q3) A table is made up of related _______________,each of which holds all the information on one item in a table,for example,one patient. Answer: records
Q4) An organized collection of related data is called a ____________________.
A)relational database
B)program
C)bill
D)None of the above
Answer: A
Q5) The _______________ field uniquely identifies each record in a table. Answer: key
Q6) Charges,payments,and adjustments are called _______________. Answer: transactions Page 5
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Chapter 4: Telemedicine
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Q1) __________________ technology can link devices such as a pacemaker and a cell phone.
A)Wi-Fi
B)Satellite
C)Bluetooth
D)None of the above
Q2) _______________ technology can link devices such as a pacemaker and a cell phone.
Q3) ______________ treats skin rashes at a distance.
A)TeleStroke
B)Telecardiology
C)Teleoncology
D)Teledermatology
Q4) Interactive videoconferencing or _______________ allows doctors to consult with each other and with patients in real time,at a distance.
Q5) Many of the newest,still experimental,monitoring devices use sensors embedded in fabric.One wearable system called ___________ has completed several years of research.
Q6) _______________ involves the delivery of therapy using teleconferencing.
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Chapter 5: Information Technology in Public Health
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Q1) Hurricane __________________ flooded New Orleans both because it was a "monster hurricane" and because the levees failed.
Q2) The ________________________________ (part of the Public Health Information Network)will promote "integrated surveillance systems that can transfer ...public health,laboratory and clinical data ...over the Internet." This would be a national electronic surveillance system.
Q3) In the early twentieth century,epidemic ____________________ struck in New York for the first time.
Q4) Computers can create what-if scenarios or ________________ of what would happen to an infectious disease if something else happened (e.g. ,if air travel increased/decreased or the temperature rose or fell;if there was an adequate supply of antiviral drugs,if a vaccine existed or did not exist).
A)let us pretend
B)spreadsheets
C)simulations
D)None of the above
Q5) ___________________ is already having a devastating effect on the earth and is affecting agricultural production in some places.
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Chapter 6: Information Technology in Radiology
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Q1) _______________ can show the specific brain activity associated with schizophrenia,manic-depression,posttraumatic stress disorder,and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Q2) _______________ (IMRT)scans may be used in place of coronary angiograms to examine coronary artery blockages.
Q3) __________________________ uses x-rays and digital technology to produce a cross-sectional image of the body.
A)Barium swallow
B)PET scan
C)Ultrasound
D)Computerized tomography (CT)scan
Q4) ___________ are used to image brain tumors and in helping to diagnose disorders of the nervous system such as multiple sclerosis (MS).
A)X-rays
B)PET scans
C)Ultrasounds
D)MRIs
Q5) If a broken bone is suspected,a/an _______________ is likely to be used.
Q6) _______________ MRIs measure brain activity by changes in blood oxygen.
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Chapter 7: Information Technology in Surgerythe Cutting Edge
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Q1) One form of minimally invasive robotic surgery is called ________ surgery.It does NOT require incisions.It is also called natural orifice surgery.
Q2) Much computer-assisted surgery is said to be _______________-directed;the surgeon looks at a monitor,NOT directly at the surgical field.
Q3) Much computer-aided surgery is ______________ invasive,performing surgery through small incisions.
A)maximally
B)middling
C)minimally
D)None of the above
Q4) Through a combination of hardware and software,a _______________ may be able to "see" via video devices and to "hear" through microphones using speech-recognition software.
Q5) _______________ is surgery performed through small incisions.
Q6) Computer-assisted surgical planning involves the use of ____________________ technology to provide surgeons with realistic accurate models on which to teach surgery and plan and practice operations.
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Q7) Telepresence surgery (distance surgery)was first developed by
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Chapter 8: Information Technology in Pharmacy
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Q1) The _______________,sponsored in the United States by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Energy,began in 1990 and involved hundreds of scientists all over the world.It was an effort to understand the hereditary instructions that make each of us unique.
Q2) Some medications can currently be delivered on an implanted _______________.
Q3) ________________________ sees the human body as a collection of molecules and seeks to understand and treat disease in terms of these molecules.
A)Bioinformatics
B)Medical computing
C)Biotechnology
D)None of the above
Q4) _______________ involves using a computer,a network connection,and a drug-dispensing unit to allow patients to obtain drugs outside of a traditional pharmacy setting.
Q5) _______________ is a process that cells use to turn off genes.The attempt at developing drugs based on this process is in its infancy.
Q6) _______________ are cells that can develop into different kinds of cells.
Q7) The application of information technology to biology is called _______________.
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Chapter 9: Information Technology in Dentistry
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Q1) Teledentistry programs have been developed to help ______________________.
A)fill cavities over the telephone
B)dentists access specialists
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above
Q2) Computer-controlled injections are administered by the ___________________.It includes a microprocessor that measures tissue density;this insures a steady flow of anesthetic.
A)computerized injection machines
B)WAND
C)robotic needle
D)None of the above
Q3) _______________ among dentists is rising;for example,some dentists deal with geriatrics,others with diagnostics,and others with cosmetic dentistry.
A)The percent of generalists
B)Prevention
C)Specialization
D)None of the above
Q4) ______________________ among dentists is rising.
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Chapter 10: Informational Resources: Computer-Assisted
Instruction, Expert Systems, Health Information Online
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Q1) A program called _______________ helps students learn the skills needed for minimally invasive surgery.
Q2) A/An _______________ is an attempt to make a computer an expert in one narrow field.
Q3) A project called the _______________ is digitizing some of the 7,000 human embryos lost in miscarriages.
Q4) __________________________ is a collection of 40 databases maintained by the National Library of Medicine.Some of the databases in the collection are MEDLINE and SDILINE.
A)MEDCOM
B)MEDLARS insert register mark
C)MED40
D)MEDONLINE
Q5) _______________ refers to learning in an environment where student and instructor are NOT physically face-to-face.
Q6) _______________ is a simulation program that teaches anatomy and physiology.
Q7) _________________ is a completely wireless patient simulator.It was designed around a human-like skeleton.Its arms,neck,spine,and hips move.Its skin looks and feels human.It can sweat,breathe,drool,cry,and bleed.. Page 13
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Chapter 11: Information Technology in Rehabilitative
Therapies: Computerized Medical Devices, Assistive Technology, and Prosthetic Devices
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Q1) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York used a technique called ________ ___________________ to look at at the body's response to an implant at the cellular level.
A)microcell
B)neuropacing
C)microdialysis
D)None of the above
Q2) A/An _______________ examines the eye and prescribes glasses.
Q3) ______________ to daily living help physically challenged people control their environments.
Q4) _______________ allow people to control the mouse with their mouths.
Q5) _________________ is a "computer-based system [which] gives physical therapists real-time,objective measures of the motion of each joint in the patient's body."
A)Measuring monitor
B)Step monitor
C)Walking monitor
D)Motion monitor
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Q6) _______________ (replacement limbs and organs)that contain motors and respond to electrical signals existed prior to computers.
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Chapter 12: Security and Privacy in an Electronic Age
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Q1) The unauthorized copying of software protected by copyright is a crime called
A)software stealth
B)software carbon
C)software piracy
D)None of the above
Q2) The ___________________________ encourages the use of electronic medical records and requires health care facilities to have privacy policies.
A)Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
B)Americans with Disabilities Act
C)USA PATRIOT Act
D)Welfare Reform Act
Q3) ________________ includes attempts to protect computer systems and the privacy of computerized data.
A)Security
B)SafeComputer
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above
Q4) _______________ is the scrambling of data so that it does NOT make sense.
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