HIT 111 Chapter 1 Exam with complete
solutions 2024/2025
Informatics - ANSWER-Using technology to acquire, manage, maintain, and use
information as a basis for the plethora of decisions that must be made in a cost-
effective manner.
Health informatics - ANSWER-The field of information science concerned with the
management of all aspects of health data and information through the application
of computers and computer technologies.
Health Information Technology - ANSWER-Includes the technical aspects of
processing health data and records including classification and coding,
abstracting, registry development, and storage.
Meaningful use of information - ANSWER-Using systems with certified software
to enhance the use of data contained in and obtained from health records. Goals
are to improve quality, safety and efficiency, reduce health disparities, improve
the engagement of patients and families, improve care coordination and support
population and public health while e maintaining privacy and security
Medical informatics - ANSWER-To cover both the information and data parts as
well as the controlling and automatic nature of data processing itself.
Computer aided diagnosis - ANSWER-Using computers and information science
in the provision of care with the goal to improve the outcomes of the practice of
medicine. CAD is the incorporation of computer images with aspects of artificial
intelligence to detect and identify potential disease factors.
, Health Level 7 - ANSWER-An international organization of healthcare
professionals dedicated to creating standards for exchange, management, and
integration of electronic information.
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms (SNOMED) - ANSWER-A
collection of medical terminology covering lab results, non lab interventions and
procedures, anatomy, diagnosis and problems, and nursing
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) - ANSWER-A
standardization of electronic exchange of laboratory test orders and drug label
section headers
RxNORM - ANSWER-Normalized names for clinical drugs
National Drug File-Reference Terminology (NDF-RT) - ANSWER-Specific drug
classifications by the Veterans Administration
Human Gene Nomenclature (HUGN) - ANSWER-Exchanging information
regarding the role of genes in biomedical research in the federal health sector
Environmental Protection Agency's Substance Registry Services - ANSWER-For
nonmedical chemicals of importance to healthcare
Digital Imaging Communication on Medicine (DICOM) - ANSWER-Enables the
exchange of multimedia information
International Classification of Functioning and Disability (ICF) - ANSWER-
Includes a list of body functions and structure, and list of domains of activity and
participation.
Consolidated Health Informatics (CHI) - ANSWER-A collaborative effort of the
government to adopt standards.
The Electronic Health Record Core Competency domains - ANSWER-Information
and Literacy Skills
Health Informatics skill using the EHR
Privacy and confidentiality of health information
Health Information/ data technical security
Basic Computer literacy skills
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