Ch 9, 10, 11, 12 final study – Flashcards
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Medical identity theft is:
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Stealing demographic data to commit Medicare fraud Theft of personal information to gain illegal access to controlled substances Unauthorized use of another individual's information to pay for health care services
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RAID storage is used primarily for:
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Performance improvement
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The rules for sending and receiving data across a network are known as:
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Network protocols
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Poor system maintenance can result in data corruption.
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True
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Protocols that support communication between applications are often referred to as:
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Messaging standards
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A system based on older technology is often referred to as:
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Legacy system
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Which is not considered an input device?
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Printer
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Which device may be both an input and output device?
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Display screen
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Medical grade viewing of diagnostic images requires:
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High resolution screens
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Which type of computer architecture is the predominant form of computer architecture in healthcare organizations today, where certain computers are configured to perform most of the processing and other computers are less powerful, only capturing, viewing and performing limited process on data?
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Client/server architecture
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A digital signature supports non-repudiation.
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True
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Audit controls an only detect breaches of confidentiality after the fact.
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True
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When is a benefits realization study conducted?
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After the EHR has been implemented
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Maintenance costs for EHR can be equivalent to the full price of the software.
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False
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Personnel costs may be included in implementation and support.
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True
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ROI analysis
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Economic analysis on firm financial information Cash flow projects can be determined from this analysis
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Pro forma cost-benefit analysis
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Estimate of costs and benefits to determine feasibility Aids in acquiring financing
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Benefits realization
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Aids in taking corrective measures to achieve goals Helps future system planning
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Software costs may be spread out over time.
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True
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The most commonly used source of funding for an EHR is:
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Bank loan
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Which of the following is not a source of funding for an EHR?
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Charging more to patients
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Which term describes a scenario in which the products in one vendor's suite of products are integrated, making it difficult to introduce other vendor's products?
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Best of fit
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Performance warranties
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Addresses response time, uptime, and batch processing throughout
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Pricing structure
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Identifies on-time costs, ongoing maintenance, and operational changes
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Acceptance testing and payment
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Establishes milestones to be reached throughout implementation
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Scope of license
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Identifies restrictions on number of users
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Change in vendor control
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Defines triggering events and exclusions for limitation of liability
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Describes process to escalate issues and provides exit clause
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Dispute resolution
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Documents what products and services the contract covers
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Product definition
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Which conversion to an EHR system provides the most comfort but is also most costly and potentially most risky?
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Parallel
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When having vendors conduct a demonstration of their EHR, it is a good idea to:
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Supply the vendor with a work flow in advance for them to use in the demonstration
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Products that are technology neutral and do not restrict the use of other software are known as:
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Open source
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Open source EHR products are:
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Able to be modified
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Which of the following is the equivalent of a marketing literature search?
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Request for information
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Which RFP component would fit the following description? Describe the EHR product's data architecture, analytical processes supported, necessary interfaces, reliability and security features, system capacity, expansion capabilities, response time, downtime, and other issues associated with system maintenance.
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Operational requirements
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A formal document sent to vendors inviting them to submit bids for the organization's EHR project is known as:
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Request for proposal
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The first step in your due diligence for an EHR product is to:
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Evaluate the responses to the RFPs
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Which RFP component would fit the following description? Describe how your product supports the ability to register a patient in the clinic, then admit the patient using the same medical record number and demographic information, and share the medication list for medication reconciliation with the nursing home to which the patient is discharged.
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Use case
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How can health care organizations avoid reactive purchasing, such as acquiring a new emergency department EHR system because the physicians do not like the old one?
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Plot a migration path that makes sense for your organization
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An arrangement that involves a customer paying a subscription fee to access a traditional client/server software application that resides on secure computers managed off-site by a vendor is known as:
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Application service provider
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A vendor that specializes in getting disparate vendor products to work together is:
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System integrator
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A key factor in controlling the vendor selection process is:
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Applying pre-defined criteria
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A grouping of terms of similar meaning for defined purpose is known as:
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Classification
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Which of the following may represent any word in a language or grouping in a classification?
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Code
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Which is used to capture the results of data modeling?
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Data dictionary
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Data mapping
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Establishes relationships between two data models
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The three primary means of data modeling are:
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Entity-relationship, relational, and object
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If several applications contribute the same data to a data repository, how is the quality of the data assured?
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Data must be transformed, cleansed and linked to an individual
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Which of the following is a predefined group of data elements to be collected?
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Data set
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A signed patient consent form scanned into an EHR is an example of:
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Document image data
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Which of the following is required for use by the Meaningful Use Incentive Program?
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LOINC
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ICD-9-CM
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Classification system
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UHDDS
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Data set
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Omaha System
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Nursing terminology
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Registry
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Collection of data
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DICOM
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Message format standard
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SNOMED CT
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Controlled vocabulary
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CPT
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Terminology
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MEDCIN
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Proprietary terminology
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Metadata
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Data about data
