Deck 18: Computers and Technology in Health Care

Question 1

Health care professionals can use MEDLINE/PubMed to:​

A) ​search for information among millions of references.
B) ​connect to the Internet.
C) ​check for possible drug interactions.
D) ​run the administrative functions in a medical office.

Answer 1

​search for information among millions of references.

Question 2

Many employers today use social networking sites to screen job applicants.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

It is not necessary to back up data if your computer has a large hard drive with adequate storage space.​

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A major difficulty with electronic medical records is the inability of various systems to communicate and share information.

Question 5

When writing a report, it is permissible to copy material from a web site without citing it because the information is available for the public to use.

Question 6

Health care providers must submit all Medicare claims for reimbursement electronically.

Question 7

​Bioinformatics refers to the organization of information that enables:

A) ​the Food and Drug Administration to decrease the time needed for drug approvals.
B) ​educators to offer distance education courses to health care professionals.
C) researchers to increase scientific progress by collecting and analyzing information.​
D) ​nurses to better coordinate patient care.

Question 8

​The purpose of an expert system is to:

A) ​provide quick access to diagnostic and treatment information.
B) ​teach health care students how to perform procedures.
C) ​perform surgeries from a distance.
D) ​perform procedures that require great accuracy.

Question 9

​The development of fiber optics has enabled dentists to:

A) ​fill cavities painlessly without the use of anesthesia.
B) ​eliminate the need for x-rays.
C) ​project views from inside the patient's mouth onto a screen.
D) ​prevent cavities in children.

Question 10

Which health care function is made easier by point-of-care charting?​

A) ​Education of health care students
B) ​Diagnosing an illness
C) ​Sending bills for services
D) ​Entering patient data during a home care visit

Question 11

To be computer literate means to be able to correctly use many sophisticated computer programs and applications.​

Question 12

Information accessed through the Internet is highly reliable because the content is regulated by the government.

Question 13

Only health care professionals who work in office environments or highly technical occupations are likely to use computers in their work.​

Question 14

​Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a computerized database?

A) ​Records can be organized and sorted in many ways.
B) ​Mistakes are automatically corrected.
C) More than one person can access the data at the same time.​
D) ​Useful reports can be produced.

Question 15

​An important result of the widespread use of computers is the elimination of repetitious tasks.

Question 16

Documents created with word processing software can be stored for later use.​

Question 17

Most employers allow their employees to send personal e-mail messages and conduct Internet searches as long as it does not interfere with their work.​

Question 18

The federal government is providing funds to help health care providers develop electronic medical record systems.

Question 19

Voice dictation software used for medical charting is nearly as accurate as written notes.

Question 20

​Comprehensive systems of computerized patient records are fairly inexpensive to purchase and implement.

Question 21

​Match each term with the correct examples of its use below.
​Reports, information sheets, memos

A)​Browser
B)​Database
C)​Electronic mail
D)​Electronic spreadsheet
E)​Integrated program
F)​RAM
G)​Site license
H)​Word processing

Question 22

​Match each term with the correct examples of its use below.
​Combination of applications needed to carry on the operations of a medical office

A)​Browser
B)​Database
C)​Electronic mail
D)​Electronic spreadsheet
E)​Integrated program
F)​RAM
G)​Site license
H)​Word processing

Question 23

​If an urgent care center wants to estimate the number of physician assistants it will need next year based on projected numbers of patients, it might use:

A) ​database software.
B) ​expert systems.
C) ​artificial intelligence.
D) ​electronic spreadsheet software.

Question 24

Delicate surgical procedures can be practiced before performing the actual surgery on a patient through the use of:​

A) ​the Visible Human Project.
B) ​virtual reality technology.
C) ​robotics.
D) ​virtual communities.

Question 25

​Match each term with the correct examples of its use below.
​Insurance company records, pharmaceutical test trials, inventory management

A)​Browser
B)​Database
C)​Electronic mail
D)​Electronic spreadsheet
E)​Integrated program
F)​RAM
G)​Site license
H)​Word processing

Question 26

​Match each term with the correct examples of its use below.
​Computer work area containing data you have just entered

A)​Browser
B)​Database
C)​Electronic mail
D)​Electronic spreadsheet
E)​Integrated program
F)​RAM
G)​Site license
H)​Word processing

Question 27

​Match each term with the correct examples of its use below.
​Software used to find web sites about brain injury

A)​Browser
B)​Database
C)​Electronic mail
D)​Electronic spreadsheet
E)​Integrated program
F)​RAM
G)​Site license
H)​Word processing

Question 28

​Which action is most likely to result in damage to your computer hardware?

A) ​Clicking the wrong mouse button
B) ​Entering the wrong command at the keyboard
C) ​Entering data that is incorrect
D) ​Eating popcorn while entering data

Question 29

​Which statement is true regarding the way computer programs save the data you input?

A) ​The hard drive automatically saves everything you enter.
B) ​You must give the computer a command to save your data or set it to save at regular intervals.
C) ​If you place a disk in the drive, your data will periodically be stored on it.
D) ​Data is stored when you turn the computer off.

Question 30

Match each diagnostic procedure with the correct use below.​
​Measure hydrogen atom activity to view tumors

A)​Computerized tomography
B)​Electrical impedance tomography
C)​Magnetic resonance imaging
D)​Positron emission tomography
E)​Ultrasonography

Question 31

Match each diagnostic procedure with the correct use below.​
​Measure signals from sound waves to examine organs and fetuses

A)​Computerized tomography
B)​Electrical impedance tomography
C)​Magnetic resonance imaging
D)​Positron emission tomography
E)​Ultrasonography

Question 32

​Match each term with the correct examples of its use below.
​Document containing permission to load an application software program on five office computers

A)​Browser
B)​Database
C)​Electronic mail
D)​Electronic spreadsheet
E)​Integrated program
F)​RAM
G)​Site license
H)​Word processing

Question 33

Match each diagnostic procedure with the correct use below.​
​Use injected radioactive substance to study brain function

A)​Computerized tomography
B)​Electrical impedance tomography
C)​Magnetic resonance imaging
D)​Positron emission tomography
E)​Ultrasonography

Question 34

​Which sponsor is most likely to have a web site that contains current and accurate information about the link between nutrition and cancer?

A) ​University medical school
B) ​Group of cancer survivors
C) ​Producer of herbal remedies sold over the Internet
D) ​Clinic that offers alternative cancer treatments

Question 35

​Match each term with the correct examples of its use below.
​Budgets, patient bills, business projections, graphs

A)​Browser
B)​Database
C)​Electronic mail
D)​Electronic spreadsheet
E)​Integrated program
F)​RAM
G)​Site license
H)​Word processing

Question 36

​Which type of software would be the best choice for maintaining the personnel records in a large health clinic?

A) ​Spreadsheet
B) ​Database
C) ​Word processing
D) ​Application

Question 37

​The principal purpose of the computer's hard drive is to:

A) ​store instructions and data.
B) ​connect to the Internet.
C) ​allow you to interact with the computer.
D) ​perform calculations.

Question 38

​Match each term with the correct examples of its use below.
​Message sent to all members about an upcoming professional meeting

A)​Browser
B)​Database
C)​Electronic mail
D)​Electronic spreadsheet
E)​Integrated program
F)​RAM
G)​Site license
H)​Word processing

Question 39

The instructions necessary for computers to operate and perform specific tasks are provided by the:​

A) ​hard drive.
B) ​monitor.
C) ​software.
D) ​input devices.

Question 40

​A major barrier that must be overcome in order for telemedicine to be more widely practiced is:

A) ​patient resistance.
B) ​state licensing laws for physicians.
C) ​the lack of technology to send the necessary data to make diagnoses.
D) ​the small number of medical specialists.

Question 41

Hair-thin cables that transmit data, such as internal images of the body during surgery, are called ____________________.

Question 42

Downloading from the Internet should be done with great care because doing so can transfer destructive __________ to your computer.

Question 43

Give at least two examples of how computer technology can be used to help improve the lives of individuals with disabilities.

Question 44

A tracking system called MEADERS is being developed to help prevent ___________ errors that result in thousands of deaths and injuries annually.​

Question 45

List at least four sources of information that a health care learner might find on the Internet when seeking to learn more about the risks of hepatitis B.

Question 46

Match each diagnostic procedure with the correct use below.​
​Measure electrical currents to detect differences in tissues

A)​Computerized tomography
B)​Electrical impedance tomography
C)​Magnetic resonance imaging
D)​Positron emission tomography
E)​Ultrasonography

Question 47

Match each diagnostic procedure with the correct use below.​
​Measure density of tissues to perform evaluations

A)​Computerized tomography
B)​Electrical impedance tomography
C)​Magnetic resonance imaging
D)​Positron emission tomography
E)​Ultrasonography

Question 48

__________ x-rays, used by many dentists, use less radiation than traditional x-rays and can be electronically stored in the patient's record.​

Question 49

When a database is created, a collection of related data is called a __________.

Question 50

List at least four advantages of computerized databases over paper filing systems.

Question 51

Discuss the following statement: "All health care professionals now function as information managers, and the ability to use computers has become an essential health care competency." Include in your answer several examples of tasks performed by health care professionals in your occupational area of interest.

Question 52

__________ are focused light rays that can cut and remove tissue, helping to make surgical incisions cleaner and more accurate.​

Question 53

What are at least two advantages of taking computerized exams for professional certification or licensing?

Question 54

Karen is using the Internet to locate as much information as possible about treatments for cancer.A __________ web site would be a good starting point because it would provide her with links to many potentially useful web sites.​

Question 55

The use of the Electronic Communication Privacy Act of 1986 _____ against the unauthorized access to computerized records.

Question 56

Give at least four ways to help ensure the security and confidentiality of computer records.

Question 57

List at least four ways to prevent viruses from infecting workplace computers.