AHIMA Health IT Systems 2

Question 1

Which standard protocol is most commonly used to exchange clinical documents between healthcare systems in the United States?

Accepted Answer

HL7 C-CDA

Answer

DICOM

Answer

X12 EDI

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NCPDP SCRIPT

Question 2

A hospital implements a Clinical Decision Support (CDS) system that fires an alert every time a nurse documents vitals. This is an example of which CDS problem?

Accepted Answer

Alert fatigue

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Lack of interoperability

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Workflow bypass

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Data normalization failure

Question 3

Which database model is best suited for storing and querying highly variable, unstructured patient-generated health data from wearables?

Accepted Answer

NoSQL document store

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Relational (SQL)

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Hierarchical

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Network model

Question 4

Under the ONC's Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), what is the role of a Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN)?

Accepted Answer

Serve as a network-of-networks facilitating nationwide health data exchange

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Certify EHR vendors

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Audit hospital billing practices

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Issue National Provider Identifiers

Question 5

Which FHIR resource is used to represent a patient's active problem list?

Accepted Answer

Condition

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Observation

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Procedure

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DiagnosticReport

Question 6

A healthcare organization wants to de-identify patient data for research use. Which HIPAA method involves removing 18 specific identifiers?

Accepted Answer

Safe harbor method

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Expert determination method

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Limited data set method

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Statistical disclosure limitation

Question 7

Which system architecture pattern separates data access logic into a distinct layer, making it easier to swap underlying database technologies in a health IT application?

Accepted Answer

Repository pattern

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Service mesh

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Event sourcing

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Publish-subscribe