Helath Informatics Final

Front 1

_____ refers to the connection of people and diverse computer systems

A. Interoperability

B. Systemic Computerization

C. Intersystemology

D. None of the Above

Back 1

A. Interoperability

Front 2

The Federal Government set a goal of the year ____ for universal adoption of electronic records

A. 2013

B. 2014

C. 2015

D. 2017

Back 2

B. 2014

Front 3

The emphasis in ____ is on the use of technology to organize information in health care

A. biometrics

B. medical informatics

C. encryption

D. public health informatics

Back 3

B. medical informatics

Front 4

Obstacles in the way of introducing the electronic health record (EHR) are ____

A. the absence of convincing proof that EHR improves health care

B. the initial cost

C. resistance from medical personnel

D. Band C

E. None of the above

F. All of the above

Back 4

F. All of the above

Front 5

____ was passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law in 1996. Its goal was to make health insurance portable from one job to another and to secure the privacy of medical records

A. HIPPO

B. HIPAA

C. The Americans with Disability Act

None of the Above

Back 5

B. HIPPA

Front 6

These are marketyplaces "that allow individuals and small-business owners to pool their purchasing power to negotiate lower rates"

a. Helath insurance exchange (HEIs)

b. Centers for Medical Exchanges

c. Centers for Insurance Services

d. Non of the above

Front 7

An organized collection of related data is called a ______

a. relational database

b. program

c. bill

d. none of the above

Back 7

a. relational database

Front 8

These applications include office management, scheduling, and accounting tasks

a. clinical

b. special purpose

c. administrative

d. none of the above

Back 8

c. administrative

Front 9

This use of computers includes anything that has to do with direct patient care, such as diagnosis, monitoring and treatment

a. clinical

b. special purpose

c. administrative

d. none of the above

Back 9

a. clinical

Front 10

True or Flase

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) is also called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Back 10

False

Front 11

True or False

The broadband lines are in place to deliver telemedicine to every location in the world

Back 11

False

Front 12

If a doctor is licensed in one state they can practice medicine anywhere in the country via telemedicine

Back 12

False

Front 13

_____ technology can link devices such as a pacemaker and a cell phone

a. Wi-Fi

b. satellite

c. bluetooth

d. none of the above

Back 13

c. bluetooth

Front 14

A remote house call by a visiting nurse is an example of _____

a. telepsychiatry

b. teleradiology

c. telepathology

d. video teleconferencing

e. all of the above

f. none of the above

Back 14

f. none of the above

Front 15

______ uses computers and telecommunications equipment to deliver medical care at a distance

a. medical informatics

b. telemedicine

c. computer informatics

d. none of the above

Back 15

b. telemedicine

Front 16

Matching

a. bluetooth

b. cloud

c. firewall

d. hardware

e. information technology

1. a wireless technology that can connect digital devices from computers to medical devices to cell phones.

2. ____ computing refers to "the act of utilizing network, usually the internet, to store information that you want to access from multiple network devices." The technology allows the user to access all information via the internet.

3. Refers to the use of computers, communications networks, and computer literacy.

4. Consists of the physical components of a computer.

5. Used to protect the intranet from unauthorized users.

Back 16

1. A

2. B

3. E

4. D

5. C

Front 17

Matching

A. input devices

B. processing unit

C. protocols

D. RFID tags

E. software

1. Transmission over networks is governed by sets of technical standards or rules called ___

2. The actual manipulation of data inside the computer is performed by the ____

3. Take data that people understand and translates them into a format of ons and offs, ones and zeroes that the computer can process

4. Refers to the programs - the step by step instructions that tell the hardware what to do.

5. Can be incorporated into products; they send a wireless signal

Back 17

1. C

2. B

3. A

4. E

5. D

Front 18

True or False

Social inequality and absolute poverty are important determinants of health

Back 18

True

Front 19

True or False

An epidemic is a global outbreak of disease to which every individual in the world is susceptible

Back 19

False

Front 20

____ is where the largest numbers of lives are saved, usually by understanding the epidemiology of a disease - its patterns, where and how it emerges and spreads - and attacking it at its weak points

a. pharmacy

b. public health

c. what-if scenarios

d. none of the above

Back 20

b. Public Health

Front 21

____ refers to "the study of diseases in populations by collecting and analyzing statistical data"

a. pandemiology

b. epidemiology

c. A and B

d. none of the above

Back 21

b. Epidemiology

Front 22

The text states that global warming (climate change) is having a devastating effect on the earth and on human health; its effects include which of the following?

a. flooding of major rivers

b. more intense heat waves

c. more intense storms

d. both A and B

e. all of the above

Back 22

e. All of the above

Front 23

True or False

Images can now by viewed on smart phones and tablet computers

Back 23

True

Front 24

True or False

Ultrasound uses radiation to create an image

Back 24

False

Front 25

True or False

Interventional radiology is concerned with the treatment of disease

Back 25

True

Front 26

The overexposure to X-rays can cause ____

a. obesity

b. cancer

c. A and B

d. none of the above

Back 26

b. Cancer

Front 27

____ is used to picture a moving fetus

a. x-ray

b. ultrasound

c. positron emission tomography

d. magnetic resonance imaging

Back 27

b. Ultrasound

Front 28

Most minimally invasive procedures are done using a/an ____ -- a thin tube, which can be connected to a minuscule camera. It projects an image of the surgical site onto a monitor.

a. camerascope

b. surgiScope

c. endoscope

d. none of the above

Back 28

c. Endoscope

Front 29

One form of minimally invasive robotic surgery is called ____ surgery. It does NOT require incisions. It is also called natural orifice surgery.

a. augmented

b. virtual

c. simulated

d. endoluminal

Back 29

d. Endoluminal

Front 30

In the ____ , images from all sources will be integrated and available to surgeons and other personnel displayed on one screen.

a. virtual operating room

b. computer operating room

c. operating room of the future

d. none of the above

Back 30

c. Operating room of the future

Front 31

____ is a robot that can be clamped on a patient's back. Doctors take a picture of where the spine surgery will take place and a computer plans the robot's path.

a. SpineHelper

b. AESOP

c. SURGIman

d. SpineAssist

Back 31

d. SpineAssist

Front 32

Distance (or _______) surgery performed by robotic devices controlled by surgeons at another site has been successfully performed.

a. telepresence

b. augmented

c. simulated

d. none of the above

Back 32

a. Telepresence

Front 33

True of False

Antisense technology attempts to treat cancer by turning off a gene that keeps cells alive.

Back 33

True

Front 34

True or False

Automation of pharmacy may lead to unemployment among pharmacists.

Back 34

True

Front 35

____ sees the human body as a collection of molecules and seeks to understand and treat disease in terms of these molecules.

a. bioinformatics

b. medical computing

c. biotechnology

d. all of the above

Back 35

c. biotechnology

Front 36

Computer warning systems can be used to prevent ____ (ADEs)

a. any deviant event

b. adverse drug events

c. any drug eventuality

d. none of the above

Back 36

b. Adverse Drug Events

Front 37

Some medications can currently be delivered on an implanted ____ that is surgically implanted in a patient and releases the drug or drugs.

a. barcode

b. chip

c. both A and B

d. none of the above

Back 37

b. Chip

Front 38

____ is the dental specialty that diagnoses and treats diseases of the pulp.

a. periodontics

b. endodontics

c. cosmetic dentistry

d. digital dentistry

Back 38

b. Endodontics

Front 39

____ emphasizes prevention and the least possible intervention

a. periodontics

b. endodontics

c. teledentistry

d. minimally invasive dentistry

Back 39

d. Minimally invasive dentistry

Front 40

____ deliver(s) light energy. Depending on the target, the light travels at different wavelengths.

a. lasers

b. x-rays

c. air abrasion

d. all of the above

Back 40

a. lasers

Front 41

Teledentistry programs have been developed to help ____.

a. fill cavities over the telephone

b. dentists access specialists

c. both A and B

d. none of the above

Back 41

b. Dentists access specialists

Front 42

The change in conditions for which people seek dental care is related to demographic changes. Older adults with their own teeth are more likely to suffer from _____ disease

a. periodontal

b. endodnotal

c. dental

d. none of the above

Back 42

a. Periodontal

Front 43

True or False

All the medical information available on the internet is reliable and accurate

Back 43

False

Front 44

True or False

An expert system is an attempt to make a computer an expert in one narrow field

Back 44

True

Front 45

True or False

The digital divide refers to to the gap between information haves and have-nots

Back 45

True

Front 46

____ is a computer program that teaches anatomy and physiology

a. ADAM

b. EVE

c. STEVE

d. HERMAN

Back 46

a. ADAM

Front 47

The ____ Project is a computerized library of human anatomy at the National Library of Medicine

a. visible human

b. visible anatomy

c. human anatomy

d. none of the above

Back 47

a. Visible Human

Front 48

Ture or False

Networked equipment is most common in emergency rooms, operating rooms, and critical and intensive care units.

Back 48

True

Front 49

____ help(s) physically challenged people control their environments

a. electronic aids to daily living (EADLs)

b. nanogate

c. thinkgate

d. none of the above

Back 49

a. Electronic aids to daily living (EADLs)

Front 50

Head mice and puff straws are assistive ____ devices

a. output

b. input

c. processing

d. memory

Back 50

b. input

Front 51

____ devices are attempts to replace natural body parts or organs with artificial devices

a. artificial

b. replacement

c. prosthetic

d. none of the above

Back 51

c. Prosthetic

Front 52

The system that involves implanting a chip in the brain that will convert brain cell impulses to computer signals is called _____.

a. BrainGate

b. Verichip

c. Thinking

d. none of the above

Back 52

a. BrainGate

Front 53

True or False

Identity theft involves someone using someone's private information to assume his or her identity.

Back 53

True

Front 54

True or False

Electronic blocks (hotwalls) can be used to limit access to networks

Back 54

False - they are called firewalls

Front 55

True or False

The USA Patriot Act gives law enforcement agencies greater power to monitor electronic and other communications, with fewer checks

Back 55

True

Front 56

Privacy includes the right to _____

a. control personal information

b. own a computer

c. own a printer

d. none of the above

Back 56

a. Control personal information

Front 57

The unauthorized copying of software protected by copyright is a crime called ____.

a. software stealth

b. software carbon

c. software piracy

d. none of the above

Back 57

c. software piracy