Question 1

Separate and diverse HIS make it easier to collate date for population health management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Data is for the most part unrelated to research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The purpose of governmental health care policy is to:

Accepted Answer

A)   Address issues that the private sector cannot.
B)   Address issues that are related to civil liberties, national security, and public safety.
C)   Protect public health.
D)   All of the above. D

Question 4

Comparative effectiveness research has the goal of providing the best overview and synthesis of research results to organizations and clinicians so they can put the best therapies and workflows in place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Research is only as good as the data available.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Systems for exporting data to reporting organizations, such as The Joint Commission, fall into Quadrant _____ of the HIS Planning Framework.

Accepted Answer

A)   I
B)   II
C)   III
D)   IV
E)   All of the above.

Question 7

The number of clinical trials and case reports published each year has grown from _____ in 1950 to ______ now.

Accepted Answer

A)   0 to 27,000
B)   500 to 3,000
C)   27,000 to 150,000
D)   150,000 to 2,000,000

Question 8

Sentinel monitoring is an automatic collaboration, intrinsic in EHR systems, between care providers and public health agencies to alert the public disease outbreaks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Outcomes research, the study of the end results of medical care-is practiced by:

Accepted Answer

A)   Clinicians.
B)   Universities and teaching institutions.
C)   Private companies and consumers.
D)   Government agencies.
E)   All of the above.

Question 10

List the six sources of public health data.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Policy analysts and makers use HIS data to evaluate the quality and efficiency of clinical processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The field of public health uses data from HIS in primary as well as secondary ways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The HIS Conceptual model works bi-directionally-layers both build upon each other and provide feedback for each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How does data and information sharing between and outside of healthcare organizations have the power to support population health management?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

List three areas important to EHR data and its usefulness for research.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Health services research is:

Accepted Answer

A)   The examination of how people get care, what it costs, and what the outcomes are.
B)   The prediction of critical public health threats.
C)   A focused look at clinical care processes and which serve patients best.
D)   All of the above.

Question 17

Which of the following does not support better public health surveillance and management?

Accepted Answer

A)   Widespread EHRs
B)   Health information exchange (HI
E)  
C)   Online appointment scheduling
D)   Mobile health technology
E)   Better analytics for data

Exam 11: HIS and Research, Policy, and Public Health

Separate and diverse HIS make it easier to collate date for population health management.

Data is for the most part unrelated to research.

The purpose of governmental health care policy is to:

Comparative effectiveness research has the goal of providing the best overview and synthesis of research results to organizations and clinicians so they can put the best therapies and workflows in place.

Research is only as good as the data available.

Systems for exporting data to reporting organizations, such as The Joint Commission, fall into Quadrant _____ of the HIS Planning Framework.

The number of clinical trials and case reports published each year has grown from _ in 1950 to __ now.

Sentinel monitoring is an automatic collaboration, intrinsic in EHR systems, between care providers and public health agencies to alert the public disease outbreaks.

Outcomes research, the study of the end results of medical care-is practiced by:

List the six sources of public health data.

Policy analysts and makers use HIS data to evaluate the quality and efficiency of clinical processes.

The field of public health uses data from HIS in primary as well as secondary ways.

The HIS Conceptual model works bi-directionally-layers both build upon each other and provide feedback for each other.

How does data and information sharing between and outside of healthcare organizations have the power to support population health management?

List three areas important to EHR data and its usefulness for research.

Health services research is:

Which of the following does not support better public health surveillance and management?