Question 1

Clinical and public health practices can be harmonized when clinical EHR systems can automatically report certain data to authorized public health entities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

In 2009, what injury became the leading cause of external injury deaths?

Accepted Answer

A)  Automobile accidents 
B)  Skiing accidents 
C)  Drug poisonings 
D)  Alcohol poisonings 
A)  Automobile accidents 
B)  Skiing accidents 
C)  Drug poisonings 
D)  Alcohol poisonings C

Question 3

Because of agreed-upon public health measures throughout the world, international travel is no longer a reason for infectious diseases to spread.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

HIM professionals can contribute to improving prevention of injuries by

Accepted Answer

A)  Advocating for the required use of external use of injury coding in all hospitals and emergency departments. 
B)  Adding injury data to their facility's syndromic surveillance reporting. 
C)  Becoming knowledgeable about Joint Commission publications on external injury data. 
D)  Both a and c 
A)  Advocating for the required use of external use of injury coding in all hospitals and emergency departments. 
B)  Adding injury data to their facility's syndromic surveillance reporting. 
C)  Becoming knowledgeable about Joint Commission publications on external injury data. 
D)  Both a and c

Question 5

Senior citizens who die of an injury are most likely to die from

Accepted Answer

A)  Motor vehicle/traffic accident. 
B)  Firearm. 
C)  Poisoning. 
D)  Fall. 
A)  Motor vehicle/traffic accident. 
B)  Firearm. 
C)  Poisoning. 
D)  Fall.

Question 6

Injuries and violence are the leading cause of death for individuals aged

Accepted Answer

A)  1-30 years 
B)  1-44 years 
C)  25-44 years 
D)  45-70 years 
A)  1-30 years 
B)  1-44 years 
C)  25-44 years 
D)  45-70 years

Question 7

Mexico has more current cases of tuberculosis than the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What CDC publication can you access to find out public health information from individual states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 
B)  Healthy People 2020 
C)  Onehealthport.com 
D)  Preventing Chronic Disease (E-journal) 
A)  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 
B)  Healthy People 2020 
C)  Onehealthport.com 
D)  Preventing Chronic Disease (E-journal)

Question 9

Of the U.S. states near the Mexico border, which had the highest number of reported cases of tuberculosis (2010)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Texas 
B)  Arizona 
C)  California 
D)  New Mexico 
A)  Texas 
B)  Arizona 
C)  California 
D)  New Mexico

Question 10

Assuring and supporting healthy pregnancies is considered a core public health activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Healthy People 2020 is sponsored by

Accepted Answer

A)  NCQA. 
B)  CDC. 
C)  AHRQ. 
D)  ONC. 
A)  NCQA. 
B)  CDC. 
C)  AHRQ. 
D)  ONC.

Question 12

In 2010, how many work-related assaults required a visit to an emergency department?

Accepted Answer

A)  50,407 
B)  123,102 
C)  137,400 
D)  143,200 
A)  50,407 
B)  123,102 
C)  137,400 
D)  143,200

Question 13

HEDIS reporting combines reference data from the CDC with HEDIS data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A HIM professional in a hospital would be supporting implementation of a syndromic surveillance system when he

Accepted Answer

A)  Presents the public health benefits to the Chairman of the Medical Record Committee in preparation for a scheduled monthly meeting. 
B)  Works with the hospital's CIO to research and develop a secure methodology to identify and transmit de-identified hospital-specific coded health care data to the public health authority. 
C)  Educates ER, outpatient, and hospital HIM coders about the critical nature of syndromic surveillance. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Presents the public health benefits to the Chairman of the Medical Record Committee in preparation for a scheduled monthly meeting. 
B)  Works with the hospital's CIO to research and develop a secure methodology to identify and transmit de-identified hospital-specific coded health care data to the public health authority. 
C)  Educates ER, outpatient, and hospital HIM coders about the critical nature of syndromic surveillance. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 15

As eligible health professionals and hospitals adopt, implement, and upgrade their EHR systems through the CMS EHR Incentive programs (Meaningful Use programs), there is an opportunity for public health agencies (PHAs) to receive health data routinely from settings other than emergency departments and urgent care centers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Public health provides both direct clinical services and community services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Public health focuses on what society can do to assure healthy conditions for its citizens and concentrates on populations, not individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which one of the following is not a public health obligation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prevent epidemics and the spread of disease. 
B)  Prevent injuries. 
C)  Promote and encourage healthy behaviors and mental health. 
D)  Assure everyone has access to Obamacare. 
A)  Prevent epidemics and the spread of disease. 
B)  Prevent injuries. 
C)  Promote and encourage healthy behaviors and mental health. 
D)  Assure everyone has access to Obamacare.

Question 19

The top leading cause of death in the United States in 1900 was

Accepted Answer

A)  Pneumonia/influenza. 
B)  Heart attack. 
C)  Cancer. 
D)  Childbirth. 
A)  Pneumonia/influenza. 
B)  Heart attack. 
C)  Cancer. 
D)  Childbirth.

Question 20

The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set report card system aggregates data across health care plans and produces a report entitled

Accepted Answer

A)  The Quality Chasm. 
B)  Healthy People 2020. 
C)  State of Health Care Quality. 
D)  Use Case Examples for Health Information Exchange. 
A)  The Quality Chasm. 
B)  Healthy People 2020. 
C)  State of Health Care Quality. 
D)  Use Case Examples for Health Information Exchange.

Clinical and public health practices can be harmonized when clinical EHR systems can automatically report certain data to authorized public health entities.

In 2009, what injury became the leading cause of external injury deaths?

Because of agreed-upon public health measures throughout the world, international travel is no longer a reason for infectious diseases to spread.

HIM professionals can contribute to improving prevention of injuries by

Senior citizens who die of an injury are most likely to die from

Injuries and violence are the leading cause of death for individuals aged

Mexico has more current cases of tuberculosis than the United States.

What CDC publication can you access to find out public health information from individual states?

Of the U.S. states near the Mexico border, which had the highest number of reported cases of tuberculosis (2010)?

Assuring and supporting healthy pregnancies is considered a core public health activity.

Healthy People 2020 is sponsored by

In 2010, how many work-related assaults required a visit to an emergency department?

HEDIS reporting combines reference data from the CDC with HEDIS data.

A HIM professional in a hospital would be supporting implementation of a syndromic surveillance system when he

Public health provides both direct clinical services and community services.

Public health focuses on what society can do to assure healthy conditions for its citizens and concentrates on populations, not individuals.

Which one of the following is not a public health obligation?

The top leading cause of death in the United States in 1900 was

The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set report card system aggregates data across health care plans and produces a report entitled

Health Care Systems

The Health Informatics and Information Management Profession

Health Information Infrastructure and Systems

Health Data Concepts and Information Governance

Data Access and Retention

Electronic Health Record Systems

Classification Systems, Clinical Vocabularies and Terminology

Technology, Applications and Security

Health Information Systems: Collaboration, Analysis, Design, Implementation, and Operations

Statistics and Data Presentation

Research and Epidemiology

Performance Management and Patient Safety

Data Analytics: Reporting, Interpretation, and Use

Privacy and Health Law

Human Resource Management

Operational Management

Revenue Cycle and Financial Management

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Exam 14: Public Health Informatics

Clinical and public health practices can be harmonized when clinical EHR systems can automatically report certain data to authorized public health entities.

In 2009, what injury became the leading cause of external injury deaths?

Because of agreed-upon public health measures throughout the world, international travel is no longer a reason for infectious diseases to spread.

HIM professionals can contribute to improving prevention of injuries by

Senior citizens who die of an injury are most likely to die from

Injuries and violence are the leading cause of death for individuals aged

Mexico has more current cases of tuberculosis than the United States.

What CDC publication can you access to find out public health information from individual states?

Of the U.S. states near the Mexico border, which had the highest number of reported cases of tuberculosis (2010)?

Assuring and supporting healthy pregnancies is considered a core public health activity.

Healthy People 2020 is sponsored by

In 2010, how many work-related assaults required a visit to an emergency department?

HEDIS reporting combines reference data from the CDC with HEDIS data.

A HIM professional in a hospital would be supporting implementation of a syndromic surveillance system when he

Public health provides both direct clinical services and community services.

Public health focuses on what society can do to assure healthy conditions for its citizens and concentrates on populations, not individuals.

Which one of the following is not a public health obligation?

The top leading cause of death in the United States in 1900 was

The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set report card system aggregates data across health care plans and produces a report entitled

Health Care Systems

The Health Informatics and Information Management Profession

Health Information Infrastructure and Systems

Health Data Concepts and Information Governance

Data Access and Retention

Electronic Health Record Systems

Classification Systems, Clinical Vocabularies and Terminology

Technology, Applications and Security

Health Information Systems: Collaboration, Analysis, Design, Implementation, and Operations

Statistics and Data Presentation

Research and Epidemiology

Performance Management and Patient Safety

Data Analytics: Reporting, Interpretation, and Use

Privacy and Health Law

Human Resource Management

Operational Management

Revenue Cycle and Financial Management

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