Deck 2: HIS Scope, Definition Conceptual Model

Question 1

Health Information Systems refers to hardware (computers, servers, etc.) and not to the software, networks, or data in computer systems.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The myth of "plug-and-play"-that HIS architecture is as easy as 1-2-3-is harmful to the organization and the HIS team.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Name the spheres or layers of the HIS Scope Model.

Answer 3

HIS; Systems and Management; Health Informatics; Data and Analytics; and Research, Policy, and Public Health.

Question 4

The field of informatics:

A) Is related to the maintenance of hardware.
B) Describes a system of managing human resources in IT departments.
C) Uses information to improve the way work is done and advance practice in clinical, administrative, and public health disciplines.

Question 5

All of the below are examples of primary use of data except for one. Which is an example of secondary use of data?

A) A clinician seeing which medications a patient is using, and if any future therapies are contraindicated.
B) A public health report indicates there is a measles outbreak in a certain county.
C) An administrator sees that there had been a change in an insured's coverage.
D) The laboratory sends results to a patient's primary care provider.

Question 6

There are four steps of progression in the HIS Conceptual Model. Fill in the blank. 1) Foundation (HIS); 2) Use (Informatics); 3) Learning/Knowledge (_________________); and 4) Change.

Question 7

Health software vendors emerged in the:

A) 1970s.
B) 1980s
C) 1990s

Question 8

Several types of "payers" exist in the United States, including private insurance, government programs, and military programs.

Question 9

The Veterans Administration developed an early example of a multi-facility EHR.

Question 10

Generally speaking, public health organizations create and capture their own data.

Question 11

Identify the example of a Health Information Exchange:

A) Michiana Health Information Network
B) Kaiser Permanente
C) The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Question 12

What year was ARRA passed?

A) 1994
B) 2000
C) 2009
D) 2013

Question 13

Describe the purpose of HITECH.

Question 14

List three Meaningful Use Stage 2 data sets that must be coded uniformly.

Question 15

The Joint Commission inspects and accredits hospitals based on their ability to meet a rigorous set of scored criteria.

Question 16

An RHIO is a type of HIE.