Deck 22: Laboratory Information Systems

Question 1

Which of the following is not considered a patient demographic?

A)patient sex
B)referring physician
C)age or birthdate
D)All of the above are part of patient demographics.

Answer 1

All of the above are part of patient demographics.

Question 2

The major impact of CLIA '88 on the LIS lies in data-retention requirements.Records of test requests and results must be retained in a conveniently retrievable manner for ______ years for anatomical pathology and cytology results, ______ years for blood bank and immunohematology (HLA typing) results, and ______ years for all other results.

A)10, 5, 2
B)5, 2, 10
C)10, 2, 5
D)2, 10, 2

Answer 2

10, 5, 2

Question 3

What bar code is normally used for the labeling of blood products?

A)Code 128
B)Code 139
C)Code 39
D)Code ISBT-128

Answer 3

Code ISBT-128

Question 4

Which of the following would be considered allowable in an LIS order entry and not be alerted as a probable duplicate test?

A)two glucose orders on a patient in the intensive care unit within an hour interval
B)two electrolyte panel orders from an outpatient clinic an hour apart
C)a daily testosterone level on an outpatient
D)All of the above requests are acceptable.

Question 5

Interfacing a high-volume automated instrument to an LIS has what effect on productivity and errors?

A)increases productivity and decreases errors
B)decreases productivity and increases errors
C)decreases productivity and decreases errors
D)increases productivity and increases errors

Question 6

HIPAA stands for:

A)the Health Insurance Privacy and Accountability Act.
B)the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
C)the Health Insurance Privacy and Assurance Act.
D)the Health Insurance Portability and Assurance Act.

Question 7

Which of the following situations would be acceptable when considering autoverification?

A)autoverification of a WBC differential if the WBC count is below 1000
B)autoverification of a platelet count of 20,000 on a patient in an oncology clinic
C)autoverification of both creatinine and BUN if the creatinine value is out of range
D)All are acceptable situations for autoverification.

Question 8

Before an instrument can be interfaced to an LIS, what conditions need to be satisfied?

A)The LIS and the instrument must be linked by a physical connection.
B)Interface software must be available on the LIS to allow it to receive data from and transmit data to the instrument.
C)Both a and b
D)Neither a nor b

Question 9

______________ can be defined as the applications software and the associated operating systems, other software, and hardware needed to run programs that support the operational and management needs of a clinical laboratory.

A)digital computer network
B)intranet
C)laboratory information system
D)unidirectional interface

Question 10

When considering bar codes, what characters make up a Code 39?
1)uppercase alphabets
2)lowercase alphabets
3)numbers
4)special symbols

A)1, 2, 3, 4
B)2, 4
C)1, 3
D)2, 3, 4

Question 11

Which of the following is not considered an analytical function of the LIS?

A)manual worklist
B)instrument worklist
C)phlebotomy draw list
D)manual result entry

Question 12

Which of the following statements are true of an LIS?
1)The LIS structures tasks and assists in the management of data produced by the lab.
2)The LIS requires reconfiguration as instrumentation and testing changes.
3)The LIS is the same throughout every laboratory.
4)The LIS affects the preanalytical and postanalytical parts of the laboratory.

A)1, 2, 3, 4
B)1, 2, 4
C)2, 3, 4
D)1, 3, 4

Question 13

An unconscious patient comes into the emergency room with no identification.What information can be entered into the system on this patient?

A)a pseudoname
B)a pseudonumber
C)both a and b
D)neither a nor b

Question 14

An LIS:
1)can display flags signifying results outside reference ranges or life-threatening results.
2)can display previous results for the same test.
3)will place unverified results in a pending area where other departments are allowed to see results before they are verified by the laboratory.
4)can display results outside technical ranges.

A)1, 2, 3, 4
B)2, 3, 4
C)1, 2
D)1, 3, 4

Question 15

When considering bar codes, what characters make up a Code 128?
1)uppercase alphabets
2)lowercase alphabets
3)numbers
4)special symbols

A)1, 2, 3, 4
B)2, 4
C)1, 3
D)2, 3, 4

Question 16

Most LISs can produce epidemiology reports that support which of the following?
1)quality assurance
2)accreditation
3)CLIA
4)public health

A)1, 2, 3, 4
B)1, 2, 4
C)1, 2, 3
D)1, 3, 4

Question 17

Software maintenance may:
1)repair software defects or design problems.
2)support new hardware or operating systems.
3)occur once a year.
4)include changes in the user environment.

A)1, 2, 3, 4
B)2, 3, 4
C)1, 3, 4
D)1, 2, 4