HSCI710 Quiz Health Information Technology

Question 1

The system that supports the secure electronic exchange of patient data among authorized health care providers and patients is called

Health information exchange (HIE)

Electronic health record (HRE)

Health information technology (HIT)

E-prescriptions

Question 2

The central health information technology tool is the Electronic Health Record.

True

False

Question 3

Tools that can help consumers compare health insurance products and providers and make informed decisions about how to spend their health care dollars are called

Consumer-mediated exchanges

Consumer decision-support tools

Patient portals

Computerized provider order-entry systems

Question 4

What is one potential result of participants’ lack of trust in the security and privacy of an electronic exchange of information?

Higher costs of running the exchange

Patients’ reduced willingness to disclose health information

Greater risk of data breaches

Weakened provider accountability

Question 5

The interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption, and application of IT-based innovations in the health care industry is called

Health informatics

Health information technology

Electronic health records

Big data

Question 6

1 / 1 pts

Consumers were given the right to review and obtain a copy of their protected health information through which legislation?

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Question 7

1 / 1 pts

One successful application of consumer-facing IT has allowed providers to do which of the following?

Increase their use of telemedicine

Remotely monitor glucose levels of diabetic patients

Make office appointments more efficiently

Improve their accountability

Question 8

1 / 1 pts

Two major drivers of health information technology are the establishment of the ONC and the passage of HITECH.

True

False

Question 9

1 / 1 pts

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) was established by

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

President George W. Bush

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

President Barack Obama

Question 10

1 / 1 pts

Which of the following can affect HIT systems that lack sufficient cybersecurity protections and controls? Select all that apply.

Hacking

Identify theft

Service disruption

Malware

Big data

Question 11

1 / 1 pts

Which of the following is required for interoperability in any industry?

A Mac and a PC

A printer

An up-to-date operating system

Data exchange standards

Question 12

1 / 1 pts

Systems that can utilize clinical guidelines, patient-specific data, and algorithm-guided reasoning to generate regular alerts and information to providers at the point of care are called

Computerized provider order-entry systems

E-prescriptions

Health information exchanges

Clinical decision support tools

IncorrectQuestion 13

0 / 1 pts

The healthcare system can better address social determinants of health when there is integration and data sharing among public health and health care organizations

True

False

Question 14

Which of the following are among the results of passage of the HITECH Act of 2009? Select all that apply.

Growth in the adoption of electronic health records

Establishment of a discretionary fund for reducing barriers to the adoption and use of HIT

Founding of the Beacon Community Program to demonstrate HIT’s role in patient-centered care

Increased patient privacy

Question 15

Which of the following are recommendations for improving cybersecurity in the health care industry? Select all that apply.

Increase security and resilience of medical devices and HIT

Increase cybersecurity awareness and education

Build smaller pools of participating patients

Improve sharing of information about industry threats and weaknesses

IncorrectQuestion 16

0 / 1 pts

Health information exchanges among hospitals remain a challenge, but physicians are progressing well.

True

False

PartialQuestion 17

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Which of the following are among the functions of computerized provider order-entry systems? Select all that apply.

Automatically notify patients when their medical appointments are coming up

Accept physicians’ orders for medications

Share instructions for patient care with other parts of the EHR system

Allow physicians to submit requests for lab tests and imaging

Question 18

1 / 1 pts

Health information technology (HIT) includes the use of which of the following to document and maintain health information?

Paper health records

Electronic health records

Insurance databases

CDC information about disease outbreaks

Question 19

1 / 1 pts

Health information technologies are only used by providers and patients.

True

False

Question 20

1 / 1 pts

By 2016, what percent of hospitals in the United States were using electronic health records?

61%

78%

85%

96%

Question 21

1 / 1 pts

Mobile medical software and devices that support clinical decision-making fall under the jurisdiction of which of the following?

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

PartialQuestion 22

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Which of the following are barriers to adopting HIT? Select all that apply.

High costs of initial acquisition and implementation

Lack of business incentives

Difficulty of hiring IT managers

Lack of interoperability

Question 23

1 / 1 pts

One of the earliest initiatives to allow patients to download their own health data on an electronic portal was conducted by which of the following?

Veterans Health Administration

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Microsoft

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Question 24

Early attempts to apply IT solutions to health care delivery demonstrated the value of HIT, especially in

Processing insurance claims

Saving medical care costs

Improving patient safety

Screening qualified professionals

Question 25

Which of the following can collect health data and vital signs from patients when they are away from the point of care?

Remote patient monitoring

Telehealth

Ransomware

Interoperability