Health Informatics Final Exam.
Health informatics is both a ______________________ as well as a(n) _____________________.
ans: profession;
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What is the main idea of the subsection titled "Why Informatics in Healthcare: An Example"?
ans: An interoperable healthcare system that provides clear, concise patient data and information among institutes is lacking in many facilities, and its presence would greatly facilitate things such as patient transfers
Which of the following statements about EHRs is false?
ans: By 2014, 50% of physicians in the US had implemented an EHR, with another 13% in the process of implementing one
The _________ is one of the oldest, and still widely used methods for building and implementing software applications in IT arena
ans: SDLC
What is the primary difference between an open and closed system?
ans: An open system has a semipermeable boundary and therefore will filter both inputs and outputs when interacting with the environment
A primary characteristic used to analyze an open system include?
ans: structure, purpose, and functions
Which statement describes the measurement of information as defined by the Shannon and Weaver model?
ans: The amount of information is measured by the extent the message decreases entropy
On its own, the number 190 is an example of datat
ans: True
Knowing when and how to use knowledge is referred to as wisdom
ans: True
The three types of learned behaviors are: (1) cognitive, (2) long-term memory, and (3) psychomotor
ans: False
Innovators are the group that will test out new technology but are not usually seen as leaders within an organization.
ans: True
Implementation, planning, and evaluation are part of the Staggers and Nelson systems life cycle, which is a guide for informatics projects.
ans: True
The butterfly effect describes a situation in which a minor change in input can have a major change on output. This aspect of a chaotic system illustrates the property of:
ans: preordained periodic behavior
Reverberation is when change is expanded, creating an unintended consequence down the line, producing an initial change
ans: True
The top three uses of the US Army's telehealth network include all of the following but
ans: otolaryngology
Which two hurdles does the STAR Model address in employing evidence-based practice?
ans: The volume and for of knowledge
Which type of review is considered the most rigorous?
ans: systematic reviews
A(n) ________ is considered the gold standard research design for answering questions about the efficacy of treatments.
ans: RCT
Your organization hires you to conduct a formative evaluation of a new informatics intervention. Which areas would you focus on in a formative evaluation?
ans: Intervention fidelity, implementation quality, and types of personnel
Of the following, which of these steps in the CDC's six-step program evaluation framework comes first? ans: Engage stakeholders
Which list includes the three levels of theory relevant to evaluation?
ans: Values, expectations of others, behaviors, and perceived self-efficacy
The stages of change identified in diffusion of innovation theory are:
ans: knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation, and confirmation
If you choose to evaluate an informatics intervention by examining the impact on a clinician's ability to think ahead about future events, which level of situation awareness would you be measuring?
ans: Projection
You decide to interview all the key stakeholders involved in an informatics intervention as part of the planning process. Together you identify the resources available, the likely barriers, and the short-term and long-term objectives. Which kind of theoretical model are you using?
ans: Logic model
In a social network analysis, each node is usually a(n):
ans: individual or unit of analysis
The goal of the intersection of informatics and evidence-based practice is to transform healthcare to be reliable, safe, and effective
ans: True
Using the STAR Model, all of the following points indicated below include knowledge transformation has occurred?
ans: False
Standardized terminology is requisite for: naming evidence, classifying evidence, and tagging evidence ans: True
These are all a part of evidence summaries?
literature reviews, systematic reviews, and integrative reviews
ans: True
How many "main points" does the Star Model have?
ans: 5
Which factor would strongly influence the reliability of an EHR's repository?
ans: The redundancy of storage hardware
For healthcare infrastructures with many communicating systems, an interface engine is helpful because:
ans: it decreases the number of interfaces that must be maintained and lessens complexity
A method for exchanging patient data among healthcare organizations that is endorsed by the federal government is:
ans: implementing a secure internet connection using components of the eHealth Exchange.
Which is a significant challenge to technical infrastructures in healthcare environments?
ans: Implementing a data repository that will be able to handle unanticipated new information and advances in medicine
Which description best defines the electronic health record (EHR)?
ans: An electronic record of patient health information created by encounters across multiple settings
The Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) developed an EMR adoption model that includes eight stages toward creating a paperless patient record environment. All application capabilities within each stage must be operational before the next stage can be achieved. Your organization has implemented systems for Stages 1 and 2. Which system should your organization consider as Stage 3 adoption? A
ns: Nursing/clinical documentation (flow sheets) and clinical decision support
Which system is recommended as a method to address patient safety and reduce errors that occur during the actual administration of medicines?
ans: Barcode medication administration (BCMA)
As EHR adoption expands to include data from multiple healthcare entities, more opportunities for error exist. Which process can affect data integrity
ans: system failure
A financial information system (FIS) includes
ans: accounts receivable management, accounts payable management, and fiscal reporting management.
Return on investment (ROI) in financial information systems (FISs) is challenging because:
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