AHIC Healthcare Terminologies and Vocabulary Standards 2

Question 1

Which clinical vocabulary standard uses a description logic–based formalism and is considered the most semantically rich for representing clinical concepts?

Accepted Answer

SNOMED CT

Answer

SNOMED CT uses description logic (EL++) to define concepts and their relationships, giving it the richest semantic expressivity among standard clinical terminologies.

Question 2

National Drug Codes (NDC) are used primarily for which purpose in healthcare information systems?

Accepted Answer

Identifying specific packaged drug products for dispensing and inventory

Answer

NDC codes identify specific drug products by labeler, product, and package size, making them essential for pharmacy dispensing systems and inventory management.

Question 3

HCPCS Level II codes extend CPT codes to cover which additional billing scenarios?

Accepted Answer

Durable medical equipment, supplies, and non-physician services billed to Medicare/Medicaid

Answer

HCPCS Level II codes cover items and services not included in CPT, such as durable medical equipment (DME), ambulance services, and certain drugs billed to Medicare and Medicaid.

Question 4

Which federal agency maintains the NCI Thesaurus, a reference vocabulary for cancer-related clinical and research data?

Accepted Answer

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Answer

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) maintains the NCI Thesaurus, which provides standard terminology for cancer research, clinical trials, and cancer care.

Question 5

In the context of HL7 CDA and FHIR, 'value set binding' means:

Accepted Answer

Specifying which set of codes from a terminology is valid for a given data element

Answer

Value set binding in HL7 standards specifies the allowed coded values (from one or more terminologies) for a particular data element, ensuring semantic interoperability.

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AHIC Healthcare Terminologies and Vocabulary Standards 2