AHIC Healthcare Terminologies and Vocabulary Standards 3

Question 1

Semantic interoperability in health information exchange depends primarily on:

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Consistent use of shared, standardized clinical terminologies across systems

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Transmission speed and network bandwidth between organizations

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Uniform use of a single EHR vendor platform

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Standardized graphical user interface design across applications

Question 2

Post-coordination in SNOMED CT refers to the ability to:

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Combine multiple codes at the point of use to express complex clinical meanings

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Update and retire outdated concept codes in the terminology

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Map SNOMED CT concepts to equivalent ICD-10 codes

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Assign preferred terms after clinical documentation is complete

Question 3

A General Equivalence Mapping (GEM) crosswalk between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM is used to:

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Facilitate translation of codes to support data analytics, reporting, and system migration

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Automatically upgrade all historical claims data to ICD-10 for reimbursement

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Guarantee one-to-one clinical equivalence between old and new codes

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Replace manual coding by automating code assignment from clinical notes

Question 4

Which property of a well-designed clinical terminology ensures that concepts maintain consistent meaning over time, even as new versions are released?

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Concept permanence

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Non-redundancy

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Hierarchical structure

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Poly-hierarchy

Question 5

In SNOMED CT, a 'poly-hierarchical' structure means that:

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A concept can have multiple parents within the hierarchy

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Each concept belongs to exactly two parent categories

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Concepts are organized in a flat non-hierarchical list

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Child concepts cannot inherit attributes from parent concepts

Question 6

Which US federal mandate requires the use of standardized terminologies (including SNOMED CT, LOINC, and RxNorm) in certified EHR technology?

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ONC 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule

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HIPAA Security Rule

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Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)

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HITECH Act Meaningful Use Stage 1

Question 7

When an organization maps its local coding system to a standard terminology like SNOMED CT, this process is called:

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Local-to-standard mapping (interface terminology mapping)

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Terminology binding

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Concept harmonization

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Vocabulary normalization audit