Question 1

The "digital divide" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  higher adoption and use of information technologies among individuals from ethnic minorities, of lower socioeconomic status, and of older age. 
B)  the gap between the current security of PHRs and the security needed for PHRs to become more prevalent. 
C)  lower adoption and use of information technologies among individuals from ethnic minorities, of lower socioeconomic status, and of older age. 
D)  the difference between rates of overall cellphone ownership and "smartphone" ownership. 
A)  higher adoption and use of information technologies among individuals from ethnic minorities, of lower socioeconomic status, and of older age. 
B)  the gap between the current security of PHRs and the security needed for PHRs to become more prevalent. 
C)  lower adoption and use of information technologies among individuals from ethnic minorities, of lower socioeconomic status, and of older age. 
D)  the difference between rates of overall cellphone ownership and "smartphone" ownership. C

Question 2

Secure PHR messaging refers to the capacity to:

Accepted Answer

A)  send messages between healthcare providers within a single EHR. 
B)  send messages between healthcare providers across healthcare systems. 
C)  send messages from patients to providers via a tethered PHR. 
D)  send messages from patients to providers via a stand-alone PHR. 
A)  send messages between healthcare providers within a single EHR. 
B)  send messages between healthcare providers across healthcare systems. 
C)  send messages from patients to providers via a tethered PHR. 
D)  send messages from patients to providers via a stand-alone PHR. C

Question 3

Which statement is true of Meaningful Use?

Accepted Answer

A)  Healthcare facilities needed to meet Stage 3 requirements by October 2015 to maintain accreditation. 
B)  They are a set of criteria created by the ONC to determine eligibility for financial incentives for health information technology adoption and use. 
C)  Meaningful Use criteria were created by Congress to delineate the appropriate uses of health data for research purposes. 
D)  The term refers to the ratio of actual usefulness that patients experience with medical devices prescribed for them compared to their theoretical usefulness. 
A)  Healthcare facilities needed to meet Stage 3 requirements by October 2015 to maintain accreditation. 
B)  They are a set of criteria created by the ONC to determine eligibility for financial incentives for health information technology adoption and use. 
C)  Meaningful Use criteria were created by Congress to delineate the appropriate uses of health data for research purposes. 
D)  The term refers to the ratio of actual usefulness that patients experience with medical devices prescribed for them compared to their theoretical usefulness. B

Question 4

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a federal entity charged with increasing public awareness of the value of health information technology. 
B)  the principal federal entity charged with promoting nationwide sales of advanced health information technology. 
C)  the principal federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information. 
D)  a federal agency that regulates the contents and functions of health information technologies, including PHRs. 
A)  a federal entity charged with increasing public awareness of the value of health information technology. 
B)  the principal federal entity charged with promoting nationwide sales of advanced health information technology. 
C)  the principal federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information. 
D)  a federal agency that regulates the contents and functions of health information technologies, including PHRs.

Question 5

Which statement is true of PHRs?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have been used in paper form for many years, and electronic versions offer the same functionality. 
B)  They were a new idea when proposed in the 1990s and are a now a well-established technology. 
C)  Approximately 35% of the US population currently has one. 
D)  They have been used in paper form for many years, but electronic versions offer new functionality. 
A)  They have been used in paper form for many years, and electronic versions offer the same functionality. 
B)  They were a new idea when proposed in the 1990s and are a now a well-established technology. 
C)  Approximately 35% of the US population currently has one. 
D)  They have been used in paper form for many years, but electronic versions offer new functionality.

Question 6

The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires that: (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals be granted access to their healthcare records upon request. 
B)  healthcare providers keep an audit trail of access to an individual's record. 
C)  Congress update the privacy and security measures required for health records annually. 
D)  healthcare providers must be able to electronically exchange health records by 2016. 
E)  healthcare providers must be able to electronically exchange lab data by 2016. 
A)  individuals be granted access to their healthcare records upon request. 
B)  healthcare providers keep an audit trail of access to an individual's record. 
C)  Congress update the privacy and security measures required for health records annually. 
D)  healthcare providers must be able to electronically exchange health records by 2016. 
E)  healthcare providers must be able to electronically exchange lab data by 2016.

Question 7

Which statement is true regarding the continuity of care record (CCR)?

Accepted Answer

A)  By describing the exact format of the information to be exchanged, it allows for syntactically interoperable records. 
B)  It is an HTML-based extract of the health record that automatically encrypts and decrypts data that is sent and received using WPA2. 
C)  It is a tab-delimited extract of the health record that can be viewed on simple spreadsheet software. 
D)  It was the first effort, in 1989, by a set of healthcare facilities in the United States to create a digital language in order to share medical records and histories. 
A)  By describing the exact format of the information to be exchanged, it allows for syntactically interoperable records. 
B)  It is an HTML-based extract of the health record that automatically encrypts and decrypts data that is sent and received using WPA2. 
C)  It is a tab-delimited extract of the health record that can be viewed on simple spreadsheet software. 
D)  It was the first effort, in 1989, by a set of healthcare facilities in the United States to create a digital language in order to share medical records and histories.

Question 8

What are the main types of PHRs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tethered, untethered, stand-alone, and networked 
B)  Integrated, tethered, untethered, and stand-apart 
C)  Tethered, de-tethered, stand-apart, and stand-together 
D)  USB-based, web-based, and patient portals 
A)  Tethered, untethered, stand-alone, and networked 
B)  Integrated, tethered, untethered, and stand-apart 
C)  Tethered, de-tethered, stand-apart, and stand-together 
D)  USB-based, web-based, and patient portals

Question 9

The most commonly used functions of personal health records are:

Accepted Answer

A)  viewing test results and medication refills. 
B)  reading patient education materials and renewing medication prescriptions. 
C)  entering data (such as self-measured glucose and blood pressure) and medical condition review. 
D)  online appointment scheduling and reading clinical notes. 
A)  viewing test results and medication refills. 
B)  reading patient education materials and renewing medication prescriptions. 
C)  entering data (such as self-measured glucose and blood pressure) and medical condition review. 
D)  online appointment scheduling and reading clinical notes.

Question 10

The Kaiser Permanente PHR mobile app lets users do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  schedule and cancel appointments. 
B)  participate in telemedicine. 
C)  refill a prescription. 
D)  access lab results. 
A)  schedule and cancel appointments. 
B)  participate in telemedicine. 
C)  refill a prescription. 
D)  access lab results.

Exam 14: Personal Health Records PHRS

The "digital divide" refers to:

Secure PHR messaging refers to the capacity to:

Which statement is true of Meaningful Use?

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is best described as:

Which statement is true of PHRs?

The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires that: (Select all that apply.)

Which statement is true regarding the continuity of care record (CCR)?

What are the main types of PHRs?

The most commonly used functions of personal health records are:

The Kaiser Permanente PHR mobile app lets users do all of the following EXCEPT:

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