QUESTION Which of the following are phases in the systems development life cycle (SDLC)? (Select all that apply.) a. System selection b. Design c. Implementation d. Maintenance ANSWER: ANS: B, C, D Phases in the SDLC include design, implementation, and maintenance. The initial phase of the systems development life cycle is to identify requirements. […]
QUESTION Upon entering an order for two units of packed red blood cells into a computerized physician order entry system, a dialog box is displayed stating that the patient is designated as “Bloodless,” meaning that the patient will refuse all blood products. This is an example of: a. clinical decision support. b. evidence-based medicine. c. […]
QUESTION Which statement is true regarding the continuity of care record (ASTM standard E2369-05e2)? a. It is an XML-based extract of the health record that allows for syntactically interoperable records. b. It is an XML-based extract of the health record that allows for semantically interoperable records. c. It is a tab-delimited extract of the health […]
QUESTION A large medical practice that specializes in cancer care is weighing the advantages and disadvantages of implementing the most recent version of a commercial EHR or building its own homegrown system for its office. The staff selects a commercial EHR from a major vendor. Which factor best supports this decision? a. A commercial product […]
QUESTION The “digital divide” refers to: a. higher adoption and use of information technologies among individuals from ethnic minorities, of lower socioeconomic status, and older age. b. the gap between current adoption of PHRs and their potential use. c. lower adoption and use of information technologies among individuals from ethnic minorities, those of lower socioeconomic […]
QUESTION A large medical center that specializes in high-risk pregnancies is implementing an entire suite of clinical applications such as CPOE, barcode medication administration (BCMA), nursing documentation, data acquisition system to collect clinical data from cardiac and fetal monitors and ventilators, laboratory system, radiology system, PACS, and cardiology. It has a large, highly skilled, experienced […]
QUESTION Which statement is true of Meaningful Use? a. These are criteria created by patient advocacy groups intended to ensure that patient-facing technology is addressing users’ needs. b. These are criteria created by the ONC to determine eligibility for incentives for health information technology adoption and use. c. These are criteria created by Congress that […]
QUESTION An unintended consequence associated with the use of an electronic health system occurs when: a. a physician places a medication order with an inappropriate drug dose for a pediatric patient in a CPOE system. b. a physician enters orders on a patient who was incorrectly selected from a drop-down list of the physician’s personal […]
QUESTION Which statement is true of PHRs? a. They have been used in paper form for many years, and electronic versions offer the same functionality. b. They were a new idea when proposed in the 1990s and are a now a well-established technology. c. Approximately 35% of the US population currently has one. d. They […]
QUESTION A system that incorporates evidence-based content and clinical decision support includes: a. building multiple aliases. b. using Tall Man lettering for select medications. c. enforcing the use of only CMS-approved abbreviations. d. providing real-time updates to the order item master. ANSWER: ANS: B Using Tall Man lettering for select medication is the only […]
