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CPHIMS EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSA universal goal to improve patient safety is the use of - Answers- surgical pause. This
is one of the main goals of The Joint Commission International
Center for Patient Safety.
When setting up relational databases, the primary
key refers to a field or set of fields that - Answers- uniquely identifies each record
stored in the table.
Technology assessment within a project is used to: - Answers- consider the effect of
technology when it is
introduced, extended, or modified.
MUMPS or M - Answers- traditional database model of healthcare (similar to NoSQL) -
> hierarchical database
MUMPS advantage - Answers- Elastic horizontal scaling across multiple low-cost
commodity servers.
Designed to support Big Data quantities of data beyond the capabilities of RDBMS with
extremely high performance.
Extremely simple to administer requiring essentially no DBAs.
Very low cost resulting from commodity hardware and open source code.
Flexible data modeling able to easily duplicate the features of RDBMS, key value,
columnar, document, and graph architectures.
Readily supports advanced analytics and BI with SQL.
Full ACID for OLTP
Object-oriented databases - Answers- An object-oriented database management
system (OODBMS) provides a fast way to access images and sound information and
can understand multiple programming languages.
hypermedia databases - Answers- access to objects, video and audio files.
distributed database - Answers- allows for space to be added so the database can
grow and remain working if one of its contributing databases stops working
master patient index (MPI) - Answers- identify the patient's records with numbers that
all people who access the database use
Evidence-based medicine, or EBM - Answers- a collaborative database of conclusions
based on patient cases that can be used as a source for healthcare providers.
Systems related to healthcare are divided
,into 3 groups, which are? - Answers- mechanical systems, human systems, and man-
machine systems
Mechanical systems - Answers- systems necessary for a healthcare organization to
function
mechanically, including the capability of maintaining the physical environments of the
organization
human system - Answers- system relating to people, including patients and physicians
and their relationships.
Man-machine systems - Answers- systems that are used to aid a person in the
healthcare process.
Define a healthcare system - Answers- 1. A system is something that has oneness and
can be described based on its unique
characteristics. A system will be its own entity and elicit a precise description.
2. A system contains interwoven parts that are numerous and rely on each other for the
system to function. A healthcare system will have many levels and each level can be
broken
down into smaller levels.
3. A system will change when necessary and resist deterioration when system upgrades
are
necessary.
4. A system must be able to react to defined situations and to situations that are not
defined. It
must be adaptable to human needs.
5. The system must be able to receive information, process the information and provide
a
response to the information.
6. The system has to be able to adjust itself to the response or output it provides, a
process
that is referred to as feedback.
7. An open system can be affected by external sources while a closed system is self-
contained
and cannot be affected by outside sources.
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) - Answers- physicians that see patients
within a specific insurance plan for a prearranged price set between the insurance
company and HMO
preferred provider organization (PPO) - Answers- physician who provides medical
services for a lower cost to a predefined group of people
What type of software is used in the healthcare industry to evaluate costs and track
patient care? - Answers- Spreadsheets
, What software is used to analyze input from user by applying statistical methods to the
data? - Answers- Statistical software
What software is used to allow users to create access and manipulate variety of
databases, or collection of information? - Answers- Database management software
What software is used to create image of information that needs to be analyzed so
users can experiment with the data without changing the original data? - Answers-
Simulation software
Mobile computing - Answers- type of technology that can be used to access
and manipulate data away from an internet connection. A laptop or other mobile device
is used, but the information the user needs to access must be transferred to the mobile
computer from the main computer before the information can be altered.
Electronic data interchange, or EDI - Answers- information sent back and forth between
terminals without a person involved in
the exchange
Terminal-Host System - Answers- centralized system that uses a main computer to
process information and perform all computing tasks.
What is the most common way in which the healthcare industry protects private
information? - Answers- Password
clinical data repository (CDR) - Answers- The healthcare industry uses a clinical data
repository (CDR) to maintain patient's records.
These records include when they seek healthcare, their financial status with the medical
facility, the conclusion of tests performed on the patient, and surgical procedures
pertaining to the heart.
The four reasons why a healthcare organization should develop strategies regarding the
use of
information technology - Answers- 1. ensure the information technology is best used to
meet an organization's standards
2. make sure the computer systems are being used at their optimum value
3. manipulate the computer systems technologically to meet the unique goals of the
organization
4. determine how much money will be spent on the computer systems
Passive CDSS systems - Answers- organize the information in a functional and orderly
fashion so the doctor can easily analyze the patient's information
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