Term 1 of 100
The goal of establishing data standards is to:
ensure that systems accomplish what they were designed to do.
represent and share information and knowledge in a standard format.
ensure vendor performance in all aspects of information systems design.
enable users to build and integrate applications throughout the system.
Term 2 of 100
A vendor that supplies health information technology is negotiating a contract with a government
organization to help them achieve regulatory compliance. The organization has multiple facilities
at several sites all over the country with primary care and specialty care clinics. There are several
contracting options shown in the table below:
1 time and materials | cost only
2 fixed price firm | cost
3 fixed price and incentive | cost
fee basis | cost & finders fee
The system must be implemented within the next 9 months. Which of the contracts is the BEST
option for the vendor?
1
2
3
4
,Term 3 of 100
An applications manager is charged with implementing a new electronic nurse documentation
system. Which of the following is the FIRST step to ensure a successful implementation?
Create an implementation team of IT, clinical, and ancillary services staff.
Formulate a plan to install a new wireless network for mobile workstations.
Set up a comprehensive, around-the-clock training for the nursing staff in each clinical unit.
Make plans to purchase one workstation for each nurse in a clinical care position.
Term 4 of 100
A newly recruited IT director for a multi-facility organization discovers the percentage of network
outages is exceeding the organizational standard for network availability with several facilities.
Upon visiting each facility, the director discovers variations exist in typology, physical media,
network equipment, equipment maintenance and replacement programs, and the currency of
finance updates on such equipment. By tradition, each facility has been allowed to independently
manage all aspects of its network infrastructure. After performing a gap analysis, which of the
following should the IT director do NEXT to address this issue?
Develop policies and procedures for the management of network infrastructure across the
system.
Establish uniform training requirements for IT network support staff within the organization.
Request capital funds to immediately update the network equipment.
Purchase additional diagnostic equipment to isolate the specific network issues within each
facility.
,Term 5 of 100
A computerized provider order entry project was completed at a location within a multi-facility
organization. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate choice for the CEO to
market this product into other areas of the organization?
Share the post-implementation study finding.
Issue a memorandum for all sites to implement.
Collaborate with the sites for adoption support.
Convene a meeting of CEOs from all sites.
Term 6 of 100
A healthcare organization has both a hospital and a physician office clinic. Which of the following
cross-setting tasks is MOST likely to be a concern to the organization's leadership during a Joint
Commission review?
Ensure the billing systems in both settings are interoperable.
Reconsile medication between the hospital and physician office.
Communicate hospital restraint use to the primary care physician.
Ensure hospital documentation is included in the physician office chart.
, Term 7 of 100
A healthcare organization promotes a compliant culture through policy, education, and
reinforcement. All management staff have the responsibility to report compliance concerns. One
compliance practice requires all gratuities and gifts to be reported through the organization's
intranet site. The policy states that no employee can accept a vendor gift of more than $75 USD in
value and no gifts in total from any one vendor exceeding $200 USD in one (1) year. Other
potential conflicts of interest are identified in a standard written document signed by each
management employee annually.One of the organization's executives is a key decision maker
regarding a significant IT expenditure. An IT director has heard the executive speak of several off-
site trips paid for by a vendor. The director has a relative that is a regional manager for this vendor.
The director serves as a member on the vendor package selection committee. The IT director
should:
share what has been observed with the compliance officer.
write an email to the CIO questioning how best to handle the situation.
ask the executive to report the trips on the compliance web form.
investigate whether the regional manager benefits from a sale to the healthcare
organization.
Term 8 of 100
A new compliance officer is beginning to assess the organization's adherence to information
security policies. The FIRST step is to determine if the organization has:
formally assigned security responsibility to an individual.
created an employee security awareness program.
completed a review of security policies and procedures.
performed a test of the physical security of the organization's information systems.
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