CCS System Architecture and Design 3

Question 1

Which coding system is used primarily to classify and report hospital inpatient procedures in the United States under ICD-10-PCS?

Accepted Answer

ICD-10-PCS codes

Answer

ICD-10-PCS (Procedure Coding System) is the US standard for coding inpatient hospital procedures for reimbursement and data reporting.

Question 2

A facility's EHR allows lab results from an outside reference laboratory to automatically populate the patient's chart without manual entry. This integration relies on which standard?

Accepted Answer

HL7 v2 messaging

Answer

HL7 v2 messaging is the most widely used standard for transmitting clinical data such as lab results between healthcare systems.

Question 3

Which concept describes the ability of health systems from different organizations or vendors to exchange and use shared information effectively?

Accepted Answer

Interoperability

Answer

Interoperability is the ability of different systems to communicate, exchange data, and use information that has been exchanged.

Question 4

In database design for health information systems, what is the purpose of normalization?

Accepted Answer

Organize data to reduce redundancy and improve integrity

Answer

Normalization organizes database tables to minimize data redundancy and ensure data dependencies are logical, improving integrity.

Question 5

Which system architecture model uses a network of independent applications that share data via a central messaging hub rather than direct connections between each pair of systems?

Accepted Answer

Hub-and-spoke integration

Answer

Hub-and-spoke integration routes all messages through a central hub, reducing the number of individual interfaces needed between systems.

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CCS System Architecture and Design 3