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Information Technology for the Health Professions 4th Edition By Lillian Burke – Test Bank

Chapter One Exam

Multiple Choice Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

  1. Information technology includes the use of computers, communications ______________, and computer literacy.
  2. groups
  3. tags
  4. networks
  5. None of the above
  6. An electronic device that can accept data as input, process it according to a program, store it, and produce information as output is called a/an _________________.
  7. calculator
  8. adding machine
  9. multiplication table
  10. computer
  11. Step-by-step instructions are called a _________________.
  12. menu
  13. program
  14. hardware
  15. None of the above
  16. A _______ is a computer contained in a touch screen.
  17. supercomputer
  18. tablet
  19. mainframe
  20. None of the above
  21. A tiny ____________ can be put into a human being and can dispense medication among other things.
  22. supercomputer
  23. personal digital assistant (PDA)
  24. embedded computer
  25. minicomputer
  26. ________________ take data that humans understand and digitize it, that is, translate it into binary form of ones and zeroes.
  27. Output devices
  28. Input devices
  29. Storage devices
  30. None of the above
  31. A/An _________________ manipulates data, doing arithmetic or logical operations on it.
  32. output device
  33. input device
  34. storage device
  35. processing unit
  36. _____________________ can take complex mathematical data and create simulations of epidemics, pandemics, and other disasters.
  37. Supercomputers
  38. Personal digital assistants (PDAs)
  39. Embedded computers
  40. Minicomputers
  41. __________________ are used in business for input/output intensive purposes, such as generating pay checks or processing medical insurance claims.
  42. Supercomputers
  43. Personal digital assistants (PDAs)
  44. Mainframes
  45. None of the above
  46. _______________________ identifies people by their body parts. It includes fingerprints, handprints, face recognition, and iris scans.
  47. Biometrics
  48. All security systems
  49. Both A and B
  50. None of the above

Chapter One Exam

Fill-Ins Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

  1. The term _______________ includes knowledge of computers, the Internet, and computer literacy.
  2. A computer manipulates data by following step-by-step instructions called a _______________.
  3. _______________ are the largest and most powerful computers at any time. They are used for weather forecasting and scientific research.
  4. _______________ devices take data that humans understand and input it into the computer in digital form of ons and offs, ones and zeroes that the computer can process.
  5. _______________ are the second largest computers at any time. They are used for input/output intensive operations like generating payroll.
  6. ___________ computing refers to “the act of utilizing a network, usually the Internet, to store information that you want to access from multiple network devices.” The technology allows the user to access all information via the Internet.
  7. The embedded computer is a single-purpose computer on a _______________ of silicon.
  8. In a digital computer, all information including text, music, animation, graphics, smell, and sound is represented by combinations of ones and zeroes, called _______________ or bits.
  9. The physical components of a computer are called _______________.
  10. _______________ is changeable, temporary, volatile memory.
  11. _______________ or firmware contains basic start-up instructions, which are burned into a chip at the factory; you cannot change the contents.
  12. _______________ refers to the programs—the step-by-step instructions that tell the hardware what to do.
  13. The _______________ is a group of programs that manages and organizes the resources of the computer.
  14. _______________ is a wireless technology that can connect digital devices from computers to medical devices to cell phones.
  15. Transmission over networks is governed by sets of technical standards or rules called _______________.

Chapter Two Exam

Multiple Choice Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

  1. ________________ refers to the use of computers to organize information in health care.
  2. Computer informatics
  3. Medical computing
  4. Medical informatics
  5. None of the above
  6. _____________________ uses computers to solve biological problems.
  7. Biological informatics
  8. Bioinformatics
  9. Computerized biology
  10. Biological computing
  11. _____________________ refers to the connection of people and diverse computer systems.
  12. Interoperability
  13. Systemic computerization
  14. Intersystemology
  15. None of the above
  16. ________________ is the use of computers and software to enter prescriptions and send them to pharmacies electronically.
  17. Computer prescription
  18. Elemental prescribing
  19. e-prescribing
  20. None of the above
  21. _____________________ was passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law in 1996. Its goal was to make health insurance portable from one job to another and to secure the privacy of medical records.
  22. HIPAA
  23. HIPPA
  24. The Americans with Disabilities Act
  25. None of the above
  26. ________ has the task of overseeing the adoption and meaningful use of EHRs, setting standards, and judging the impact.
  27. ARRA
  28. The Congress
  29. The President
  30. ONCHIT
  31. The _______________ was signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Obama; it included billions of dollars for the expansion of health information technology. Through Medicare and Medicaid, monetary incentives would be offered to doctors and hospitals to adopt EHRs.
  32. Americans with Disabilities Act
  33. USA PATRIOT Act
  34. Homeland Security Act
  35. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
  36. The federal government has set a goal of the year ___________ for universal adoption of electronic records.
  37. 2009
  38. 2010
  39. 2013
  40. 2014
  41. Which of the following is TRUE?
  42. A fully developed electronic health record sends a warning to doctors of adverse drug reactions.
  43. No doctors now use electronic health records.
  44. No hospitals now use electronic health records.
  45. None of the above
  46. Which of the following are obstacles in the way of adopting electronic records?
  47. Cost
  48. Privacy concerns
  49. Lack of interoperability
  50. All of the above

Chapter Two Exam

Fill-Ins Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

  1. The emphasis in _______________ is on the use of technology to organize information in health care.
  2. ____________________ (HITECH) which is a part of the ARRA encourages the “Meaningful Use of Electronic Medical Records,” with 19 billion dollars in incentives through Medicare and Medicaid for doctors and hospitals to adopt them.
  3. The U.S. Government is attempting to make the EHR and e-prescribing universal by ___________________.
  4. One of the obstacles in the way of introducing the EHR is ____________.
  5. Patients may establish their own records through the________. It is a personal medical record that the patient can create and maintain at no cost.
  6. To be effective in improving care, EHRs have to be fully interoperable (have to be able to communicate with each other) nationally. A first step toward national interoperability would be regional interoperability. Regional cooperation is being fostered through the establishment of ___________________ (RHIOsin which data could be shared within a region.
  7. The ____________ Administration, as part of a federal initiative, is to play a key role in developing electronic records.
  8. The ________________ (NHIN) is the infrastructure that would allow communication between RHIOs.
  9. The first information systems introduced into hospitals (in the 1960s) were used for __________________ purposes (managing finances and inventory).
  10. A ___________ information system is concerned with the financial details of running a hospital.
  11. A _________ information system uses computers to manage clinical information.
  12. ____________ information systems monitor drug allergies, interactions, fill and track prescriptions. They also track inventory and create patient drug profiles.
  13. ___________________ information systems are supposed to improve care by using computers to manage charting, staff scheduling, and the integration of clinical information.
  14. _______________________________ manages radiological images in digital form in hospitals.
  15. ____________________ (PACS) information systems use computers to manage both laboratory tests and their results.

Chapter Three Exam

Multiple Choice Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

  1. The ______________ use of computers includes anything that has to do with direct patient care, such as diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment.
  2. clinical
  3. special purpose
  4. administrative
  5. None of the above
  6. ____________________ applications include the use of computers in education, research, and some aspects of pharmacy.
  7. Clinical
  8. Special purpose
  9. Administrative
  10. None of the above
  11. _________________ applications include office management, scheduling, and accounting tasks.
  12. Clinical
  13. Special purpose
  14. Administrative
  15. None of the above
  16. Medical offices must use _______________ billing to accommodate two or three insurers, who must be billed in a timely fashion before the patient is billed.
  17. super
  18. partial
  19. bucket
  20. None of the above
  21. An organized collection of related data is called a ____________________.
  22. relational database
  23. program
  24. bill
  25. None of the above
  26. ___________________ software allows the user to enter, organize, and store huge amounts of data and information.
  27. Word processing
  28. Database management
  29. Spreadsheet
  30. Graphics
  31. In a database, a _____________ holds all related information on an entity, for example, a medical practice.
  32. field
  33. record
  34. file
  35. None of the above
  36. A table is made up of related _______________; each holds all the information on one item in the table.
  37. fields
  38. records
  39. files
  40. keys
  41. Each record is made up of related ______________. One holds one piece of information.
  42. fields
  43. records
  44. files
  45. keys
  46. The ______________ field uniquely identifies each record in a table.
  47. super
  48. record
  49. file
  50. key

Chapter Three Exam

Fill-Ins Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

  1. The _______________ uses of computers include anything that has to do with direct patient care, such as diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment.
  2. _______________ applications include the use of computers in education and some aspects of pharmacy.
  3. _______________ applications include office management, scheduling, and accounting tasks.
  4. _______________—the delivery of health care over telecommunications lines—includes clinical, special purpose, and administrative applications.
  5. Medical offices use _______________ billing to accommodate two or three insurers, who must be billed in a timely fashion before the patient is billed.
  6. A _______________ is an organized collection of related data; information input in one part of the program can be linked to information in another part of the program.
  7. A _______________ allows the user to enter, organize, and store huge amounts of data and information. (Use the abbreviation in your answer)
  8. A database _______________ holds all related information on an entity, for example, a medical practice.
  9. Within each file, there can be several _______________, each of which holds related information.
  10. A table is made up of related _______________, each of which holds all the information on one item in a table, for example, one patient.
  11. Each record is made up of related _______________, one of which holds one piece of information, such as patient’s last name or Social Security number or chart number.
  12. The _______________ field uniquely identifies each record in a table.
  13. A standard grouping system is _______________ on which hospital reimbursement by private and government insurers is based. (Use the abbreviation in your answer)
  14. Services including tests, laboratory work, examinations, and treatments are coded using _______________. (Use the abbreviation in your answer)
  15. Charges, payments, and adjustments are called _______________.

Chapter Four Exam

Multiple Choice Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

  1. ______________ uses computers and telecommunications equipment to deliver medical care at a distance.
  2. Medical informatics
  3. Telemedicine
  4. Computer informatics
  5. None of the above
  6. The Department of ________________ of the United States has spent millions of dollars on telemedicine equipment and installation.
  7. Veterans Affairs
  8. Defense
  9. Education
  10. Health
  11. ______________ treats skin rashes at a distance.
  12. TeleStroke
  13. Telecardiology
  14. Teleoncology
  15. Teledermatology
  16. ___________________ technology involves sharing information in a time- and place-independent way over the Internet.
  17. Store and send
  18. Send and store
  19. Store-and-forward
  20. Interactive videoconferencing
  21. _____________________ or teleconferencing allows doctors to consult with each other and with patients in real time, at a distance.
  22. Store and send
  23. Send and store
  24. Store-and-forward
  25. Interactive videoconferencing
  26. _______________ involves the sending of radiological images in digital form over telecommunications lines.
  27. Teleradiology
  28. Telekinetics
  29. Both A and B
  30. None of the above
  31. In ___________, the pathologist sees images on a monitor instead of under a microscope.
  32. teleradiology
  33. telepathology
  34. interactive radiology
  35. None of the above
  36. __________________ technology can link devices such as a pacemaker and a cell phone.
  37. Wi-Fi
  38. Satellite
  39. Bluetooth
  40. None of the above
  41. _______________________ saves patients by speeding diagnosis, so that tPA can be given within a few hours if appropriate.
  42. TeleStroke
  43. Teleoncology
  44. Telecardiology
  45. Telepsychiatry
  46. _____________________ involves the delivery of therapy using teleconferencing.
  47. TeleStroke
  48. Teleoncology
  49. Telecardiology
  50. Telepsychiatry

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