Question 1

What are the advantages of telehealth for patients? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Decreased travel time or distance and removal of travel barriers 
B)  Ease of reimbursement for costs 
C)  Immediate access to care 
D)  Early detection of disease processes or health issues 
E)  Ownership of healthcare and feelings of empowerment 
A)  Decreased travel time or distance and removal of travel barriers 
B)  Ease of reimbursement for costs 
C)  Immediate access to care 
D)  Early detection of disease processes or health issues 
E)  Ownership of healthcare and feelings of empowerment A, C, D, E

Question 2

What are the two overarching types of telehealth technologies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Live and real time 
B)  Web-based and synchronous 
C)  Asynchronous and videoconferencing 
D)  Synchronous and asynchronous 
A)  Live and real time 
B)  Web-based and synchronous 
C)  Asynchronous and videoconferencing 
D)  Synchronous and asynchronous D

Question 3

What is the most important element for operationalizing and ensuring telehealth acceptance by providers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost of telehealth technology 
B)  Training 
C)  Location of equipment 
D)  Transmission speed 
A)  Cost of telehealth technology 
B)  Training 
C)  Location of equipment 
D)  Transmission speed B

Question 4

The development of telemedicine and telehealth across state lines has been most hampered by:

Accepted Answer

A)  low levels of patient trust. 
B)  the STEP Act. 
C)  the need to obtain licenses to practice in each state in the network. 
D)  HIPAA. 
A)  low levels of patient trust. 
B)  the STEP Act. 
C)  the need to obtain licenses to practice in each state in the network. 
D)  HIPAA.

Question 5

The migration of informatics and telehealth toward uHealth means:

Accepted Answer

A)  ecosystems of interoperable technologies and services organized to meet global patients' needs in a ubiquitous manner. 
B)  an approach toward underground installation of fiber optics and cable networks organized to meet global patients' needs in a ubiquitous manner. 
C)  conversion to a consumer-driven global healthcare model with localized implementation. 
D)  a sharp reduction in university programs for training healthcare providers to meet global patients' needs. 
A)  ecosystems of interoperable technologies and services organized to meet global patients' needs in a ubiquitous manner. 
B)  an approach toward underground installation of fiber optics and cable networks organized to meet global patients' needs in a ubiquitous manner. 
C)  conversion to a consumer-driven global healthcare model with localized implementation. 
D)  a sharp reduction in university programs for training healthcare providers to meet global patients' needs.

Question 6

Legal and regulatory issues directly impacting telehealth practice for healthcare providers include: (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  technology. 
B)  malpractice. 
C)  licensure. 
D)  credentialing. 
E)  reimbursement.
F) broadband. 
A)  technology. 
B)  malpractice. 
C)  licensure. 
D)  credentialing. 
E)  reimbursement.
F) broadband.

Question 7

The first use of telehealth was documented in:

Accepted Answer

A)  1897. 
B)  1935. 
C)  1999. 
D)  2002. 
A)  1897. 
B)  1935. 
C)  1999. 
D)  2002.

Question 8

Which government organization manages the largest telehealth program in the United States as of this writing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Department of Defense 
B)  NASA 
C)  Department of Veterans Affairs 
D)  Office for the Advancement of Telehealth 
A)  Department of Defense 
B)  NASA 
C)  Department of Veterans Affairs 
D)  Office for the Advancement of Telehealth

Question 9

eHealth literacy for consumers includes which elements? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Visual literacy 
B)  Computer literacy 
C)  Financial literacy 
D)  Business modeling literacy 
E)  Information literacy
F) Digital literacy 
A)  Visual literacy 
B)  Computer literacy 
C)  Financial literacy 
D)  Business modeling literacy 
E)  Information literacy
F) Digital literacy

Question 10

NIFTE has suggested guidelines for which content areas related to telehealth? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Certification programs 
B)  Human resources 
C)  Organizational readiness 
D)  Technology and equipment 
E)  Conflict-zone telemedicine 
A)  Certification programs 
B)  Human resources 
C)  Organizational readiness 
D)  Technology and equipment 
E)  Conflict-zone telemedicine

Exam 8: Telehealth and Applications for Delivering Care at a Distance

What are the advantages of telehealth for patients? (Select all that apply.)

What are the two overarching types of telehealth technologies?

What is the most important element for operationalizing and ensuring telehealth acceptance by providers?

The development of telemedicine and telehealth across state lines has been most hampered by:

The migration of informatics and telehealth toward uHealth means:

Legal and regulatory issues directly impacting telehealth practice for healthcare providers include: (Select all that apply.)

The first use of telehealth was documented in:

Which government organization manages the largest telehealth program in the United States as of this writing?

eHealth literacy for consumers includes which elements? (Select all that apply.)

NIFTE has suggested guidelines for which content areas related to telehealth? (Select all that apply.)

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Technical Infrastructure to Support Healthcare

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Clinical Decision Support Systems in Healthcare

Public Health Informatics

The Evolving Epatient

Social Media Tools for Practice and Education

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Project Management Principles and Clinical Systems

Contract Negotiations and Software Licensing

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Health Information Systems: Downtime and Disaster Recovery

Improving the User Experience for Health Information Technology Products

Informatics-Related Standards and Standards-Setting Organizations

Data Science and Analytics in Healthcare

Patient Safety and Quality Initiatives in Informatics

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Informatics in the Curriculum for Healthcare Professionals

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The Evolution of Health Informatics

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