Deck 1: An Introduction to Health Informatics

Question 1

Dr. James, in studying patient safety in U.S. hospitals, found that the number of preventable adverse events leading to serious harm fell in the approximate range of ____________ to _____________ cases per year.

A) 4.4 million; 8.8 million
B) 440,000; 880,000
C) 1 million; 5 million
D) 40,000; 100,000

Answer 1

4.4 million; 8.8 million

Question 2

Health informatics is both a ___________ as well as a(n) ____________.

A) discipline; field of study
B) profession; practice
C) field of study; art
D) profession; discipline

Answer 2

profession; discipline

Question 3

The top three uses of the U.S. Army's telehealth network include all of the following EXCEPT ________________.

A) behavioral telehealth
B) cardiology
C) otolaryngology
D) dermatology

Answer 3

otolaryngology

Question 4

What is the main idea of the subsection titled "Why Informatics Is Needed in Healthcare: An Example"?

A) An interoperable healthcare system that provides clear, concise patient data and information among institutions is lacking in many facilities, and its presence would greatly facilitate things such as patient transfers.
B) The quality of discharge communication during transfers of geriatric patients from hospital to nursing home is generally high.
C) Skilled nursing facilities aren't trained enough to identify the information they need to facilitate a high-quality transition of a patient into their facility.
D) Healthcare informaticians alone are responsible for building interoperable systems that will facilitate communication between and among healthcare facilities.

Question 5

The chapter makes the argument for increased automation for such things as managing supplies, because studies have shown that ______________________________.

A) only 70% of a nurse's day is actually spent at patients' bedsides
B) nurses waste "an hour a shift" finding equipment
C) over $14 million in nurses' wages nationwide were spent in 2011 on tasks like hunting for equipment
D) patients report being comforted by the presence of robotic technology in their rooms

Question 6

The ________ is one of the oldest-and still widely used-methods for building and implementing software applications in IT arena.

A) TUG
B) clinical decision support system
C) HIPAA
D) SDLC

Question 7

Which of the following statements about EHRs is false?

A) The percentage of hospitals using an EHR jumped from 59% to 75% from 2013 to 2014.
B) Stage 2 is the minimum level of EHR required in order to be counted as using EHR.
C) By 2014 50% of physicians in the United States had implemented an EHR, with another 13% in the process of implementing one.
D) There were no EHR systems in U.S. hospitals in 2009.

Question 8

Internationally, healthcare delivery systems face a number of common challenges, including: (Select all that apply.)

A) cost and the need to cut costs and demonstrate value.
B) a lack of new HIT advances.
C) dynamic forces like workforce shortages and increased consumerism.
D) an international population that is growing increasingly younger and healthier.
E) increasing government regulation to protect patient health, safety, and privacy.