Ch6 Test Bank Answers Health Care Technology

Chapter 6: Health Care Technology

1. In contrast to electronic medical records, electronic health records also include information on the patient’s:

a. Surgical procedures.

b. Vaccination record.

c. Prescription medications.

d. Known allergies.

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2. Practice management systems are used to create:

a. Third-party claim forms.

b. Operative notes.

c. Lab test results.

d. Family history.

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3. Interoperability can be ensured by purchasing ________-certified software programs.

a. AMS

b. CCHIT

c. CMS

d. CLIA

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4. HIPAA’s Security Rule incorporates three specific standards for security of electronic information, including:

a. Personal safeguards.

b. Family safeguards.

c. Physical safeguards.

d. Occupational safeguards.

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5. All of the following are actions to take to comply with the technical safeguards set by HIPAA’s Security Rule is to ensure all protected information, except:

a. Firewalls.

b. Antivirus software.

c. Password-protection.

d. Polices to protect data.

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6. In health care technology, CPOE stands for:

a. Computerized Patient Optical Encounter.

b. Computer Physician Order Entry.

c. Categorized Physician Order Encounters.

d. Classified Patient Order Examinations.

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7. Certified use of EHR technology is measured by objectives of health care outcomes classified into CMS’s five domains, collectively termed:

a. Alphabetizing.

b. Adoptive practices.

c. Meaningful use.

d. Coordinated care.

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8. Which of the following was created by the federal government to provide protected access to patients’ electronic information and the ability to share the information securely?

a. Health Information Exchange

b. Cloud computing

c. Physician Quality Reporting System

d. Telehealth

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9. Which type of health information exchange (HIE) enables a professional to search for specific data about a patient?

a. Directed exchange

b. Query-based exchange

c. Consumer-mediated exchange

d. Mobile technological exchange

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10. The use of which of the following technologies has improved the ability to share information instantaneously, thereby improving the delivery of care to patients?

a. National physician identifiers

b. Practitioner data bank

c. Computers

d. Specialty training

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11. RFID technology can be used to track:

a. Equipment.

b. Patients.

c. Physicians.

d. All of the above.

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12. The federal government created which of the following specifically to promote the use of telehealth?

a. Agency for Telehealth and mHealth

b. Healthcare Telehealth Center

c. Office for the Advancement of Telehealth

d. Health Resources and Telehealth Services

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13. The use of telecommunications for managing patient health is known as:

a. mHealth.

b. Telehealth.

c. Health Information Technology.

d. All of the above.

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14. The FDA announced approval of which of the following to be used in health care delivery at acute care hospitals?

a. Autonomous remote-presence robot

b. Surgical laser

c. Computer-animated cell

d. Automatic recording device

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15. The da Vinci Robotic System has proven to reduce hospital costs for procedures as much as:

a. 10%.

b. 20%.

c. 30%.

d. 40%.

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16. In health care, MAS is less invasive and has converted many procedures previously approved for inpatient operating room status to be done on an outpatient basis. In this context, MAS stands for:

a. Maximized alternate surgery.

b. Minimal-access surgery.

c. Monitored-anesthesia surgery.

d. Multiple-access surgeries.

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17. A device that is designed to take the place of a human anatomical site is a/n:

a. Artificial device.

b. Mechanical device.

c. Orthotic device.

d. Prosthetic device.

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18. Due to the shortage of organ donors providing viable hearts for transplant, a ________ can be used to extend the life of a patient.

a. mind-controlled prosthetic

b. microprocessor

c. total artificial heart

d. body-powered prosthetic

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19. In health care, the abbreviation RFID stands for:

a. Radiologic Friendly Internal Device.

b. Radiation and Facial Interpretational Device.

c. Rotating Frequently Interpretation Diameter.

d. Radio Frequency Identification.

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20. The ability for software to communicate and exchange data with other software programs is known as:

a. Data exchange link.

b. Interoperability.

c. Perimeter data access.

d. Electronic match-up.

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21. HIPAA’s Security Rule administrative safeguards refer to the:

a. Protection against computer hackers.

b. Processes designed to control access to data.

c. Policies and procedures developed and maintained to protect her.

d. Plug-and-play connectivity.

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22. EHR increases the probability for patient documentation to be completed because ________ can be inserted to prevent the omission of required information.

a. electronic reminders

b. Post-it notes

c. physician queries

d. checklists

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23. Which of the following statements is NOT considered an objective of meaningful use as it relates to health care outcomes?

a. Improve quality, safety, and efficiency.

b. Engage patients and families.

c. Improve care coordination.

d. Ensure patients live longer.

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24. With HIE, patients no longer have to request copies of their records at one physician’s office or hand-carry records to another physician. In this context, HIE stands for:

a. Healthcare Information and Electronics.

b. Hospital Informational Exchange.

c. Health Information Exchange.

d. Health Internal Elements.

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25. The health care industry has already seen proof that timely sharing of patients’ vital information at the time that care is provided will:

a. Increase medication errors.

b. Help to avoid readmissions.

c. Inhibit accurate diagnostic evaluations.

d. Increase health care costs.

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