Deck 1: Alignment: His Technology and Current Challenges in Health Care

Question 1

There is an increased interest in health information systems and technology in today's health care and government settings.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The reason for this increased interest is.

A) An urgency to improve the quality of health care.
B) Administrative processes have increased in number and complexity.
C) Increased interactions between health care providers and health care groups.
D) Increased complexity and cost of medicine and health care processes.
E) All of the above.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

It is only important to study health information systems if you want to become an IT specialist.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Health care comprises 17.2% (or $2.8 trillion) of the United States' GDP.

Question 5

The IOM's report To Err is Human revealed that _______________ deaths occur every year in hospitals not because of the patient's condition but because of __________________.

Question 6

The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is subject to state laws.

Question 7

Due to the first and second waves of health care legislation and presidential initiatives, the Congressional Budget Office projects that _____ of physicians and ______ of hospitals will use comprehensive EHRs.

Question 8

Meaningful Use criteria are features, functions, and capabilities shown to improve care.

Question 9

If patients are more engaged in their health, such as through new media,

A) health processes will slow down.
B) health care information systems will be more complex.
C) health status outcomes will improve.

Question 10

Countries with over 90% of health practitioners using EHRs include.

A) the United States.
B) Australia.
C) Canada.

Question 11

Describe why health information data is important to the public's health.

Question 12

List the six key aims of health care, as described in the IOM's Crossing the Quality Chasm

Question 13

Only PHI contained in HIS that are used inside healthcare organizations are subject to HIPAA rules.

Question 14

It is much easier to implement HIS in countries other than the U.S.

Question 15

The following country's smart card initiative for personal health records stalled due to privacy concerns on the part of its citizenry.

A) The United Kingdom
B) Denmark
C) Germany
D) Australia

Question 16

Recent significant increases in HIS initiatives in the U.S. are motivated by cost and quality concerns.