Deck 12: New Technologies in Health Communication

Question 1

A digital version of a patient's medical record that is maintained by the patient's physician is a(n):

A) Health information exchange
B) Personal health record
C) Electronic health record
D) Health information technology
E) Digital telemedicine record

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Telemedicine is a means provided by advanced technologies of allowing distant medical resources to meet unfulfilled demands in healthcare services. Which of the following is not a component of this definition?

A) Teleological
B) Technological
C) Spatial
D) Benefits
E) Medical

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is not a benefit of telemedicine?

A) Providers can reach geographically isolated areas.
B) Communication can be asynchronous.
C) Care is more cost effective.
D) Patient satisfaction is higher.
E) Physician satisfaction is higher.

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Which of the following is not a challenge to using telemedicine?

A) Complicated legal issues
B) Higher cost of care
C) Patient privacy concerns
D) Insurance questions
E) Knowledge and expertise

Question 5

What percentage of Internet users have looked up health information online?

A) 0.36
B) 0.48
C) 0.65
D) 0.8
E) 0.99

Question 6

What is the most trusted source of health information?

A) Doctors
B) The Internet
C) Medical journals
D) Family members
E) Nurses

Question 7

Which of the following are outcomes of electronic health records?

A) Improved patient safety
B) More coordinated care
C) Lower healthcare costs
D) Reduced demand for office visits
E) Increased security of patient records

Question 8

Which of the following is a classification of telemedicine?

A) Specific disease
B) Specialty area
C) Class of clinical problem
D) Participants
E) History of encounter

Question 9

The health industry has done a good job of keeping up with information technology advances.

Question 10

The medical field has been eager to adopt information technology, just like banking and retail industries.

Question 11

The increased use of electronic health records has decreased the number of office visits, emergency room visits, and inpatient hospitalizations.

Question 12

Telemedicine is a means provided by advanced technologies of allowing distant medical resources to meet unfulfilled demands in healthcare services.

Question 13

Most health information on the internet is accurate.

Question 14

The HON ("Health on Net") Foundation is dedicated to ensuring useful and reliable health information online.

Question 15

Research on SparkPeople.com suggests that this website helps people achieve their health goals through providing various forms of social support (e.g., community pages, success stories, encouragement and motivation from other members).

Question 16

Naturopathy is a form of holistic medicine that emphasizes the body's inherent self-healing ability.

Question 17

Electronic health records are relatively inexpensive to implement.

Question 18

What are some advantages and disadvantages of electronic health records?

Question 19

What is telemedicine, and how has it been used to improve healthcare?

Question 20

How do access and credibility come into play when looking up health information online?

Question 21

What is the HONcode, and what does it mean?

Question 22

What is SparkPeople.com and how has it been evaluated in research?