Deck 14: Health Care Globalization Through Health Information Technology Enabled Initiatives

Question 1

Which of the following is not generally affected by globalization?

A) Economy
B) Technology
C) Environment
D) Religion

Answer 1

D

Question 2

During which of the following time periods was globalization not a force that affected society?

A) Until about 1300
B) 1500-1600
C) 1700-1900
D) Globalization has always been in effect.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following helps regulate relations among nations?

A) CDSS
B) NLP
C) WTO
D) CME

Answer 3

C

Question 4

How does tele-care depend on ICT?

A) Without it, options would be limited to telephone services.
B) They are largely independent of one another.
C) ICT came before tele-care.
D) Tele-care drove the creation of ICT.

Question 5

What is the difference between tele-care and telemedicine?

A) The amount of bandwidth needed
B) Whether a provider is involved
C) The degree of government regulation
D) Whether the physician is included in the benefit

Question 6

Which of the following describes the care of a patient with a skin infection conducted via the internet?

A) Tele-oncology
B) Tele-dermatology
C) Tele-obstetrics
D) Tele-education

Question 7

Which of the following is the newest kind of telemedicine?

A) Tele-oncology
B) Tele-dermatology
C) Tele-education
D) Tele-surgery

Question 8

How do telemedicine and e-health relate?

A) The former is part of the latter.
B) The latter is replacing the former.
C) The former is newer than the latter.
D) The latter is dependent on the former for funding.

Question 9

What barrier to adoption of e-health might most affect a rural county?

A) Financial
B) Technological
C) Social/cultural
D) Legal

Question 10

Which stakeholder could, by refusal, prevent implementation of otherwise flawless health IT?

A) Surgeon
B) IT professional
C) Patient
D) Billing clerk

Question 11

When did WHO begin to survey global efforts in e-health?

A) 2002
B) 2005
C) 2007
D) 2010

Question 12

Which body focuses on development through knowledge?

A) HHS
B) ONC
C) WHO
D) World Bank

Question 13

Tele-consultation occurs with a time-delay between provision of care and receipt by the patient.

Question 14

mHealth requires a high-speed network.

Question 15

Tele-ophthalmology is the care of the skin over the internet.

Question 16

A follow-up appointment for a 54-year-old breast cancer patient conducted by VOIP is an example of tele-oncology.

Question 17

Tele-education can save time and expense at a time when fewer doctors are available to care for patients.

Question 18

Patients can self-monitor their EKGs in tele-cardiology.

Question 19

e-health needs ICT to thrive and grow.

Question 20

IT is now key for health care in both strategy and operations.

Question 21

ICT has the potential to create inequities in health provision.

Question 22

TAM can be used to study why and when people resist telemedicine.

Question 23

The Theory of Planned Behavior can help to explain why some people readily accept technology used in health care.

Question 24

_________ delivers care to the patient in the patient's domicile.

Question 25

_________ includes administrators in remote aspects of medical care.

Question 26

Define tele-care, telemedicine, tele-health, and e-health. Discuss the similarities and differences among these terms.

Question 27

Name four major types of telemedicine and provide some applications of each.

Question 28

Discuss the production possibility frontier (PPF) and positive externality economic perspectives and their implications on e-health.

Question 29

Identify factors and barriers influencing the adoption of e-health among healthcare organizations and providers.

Question 30

Discuss the importance of the process of stakeholder analysis, and identify the major stakeholders in globalized e-health.

Question 31

Discuss the relevance of each tier in the World Health Organization (WHO) framework for strategic e-health development presented in this chapter.