CHSA Network Systems & Connectivity 2

Question 1

A hospital wants lab results from its LIS to flow automatically into the EHR using the most widely adopted legacy messaging standard. Which standard should the administrator expect the interface to use?

Accepted Answer

HL7 v2

Answer

HL7 version 2 is the dominant messaging standard for exchanging clinical data such as lab results between hospital systems.

Question 2

Which network component lets multiple clinical systems that use different message formats talk to each other by translating and routing messages?

Accepted Answer

Interface engine

Answer

An interface engine receives, transforms, and routes messages between disparate healthcare applications.

Question 3

A rural clinic's telehealth video visits keep freezing even though bandwidth is adequate. Which network factor is MOST likely the cause?

Accepted Answer

High jitter and latency

Answer

Real-time video is sensitive to jitter and latency, which cause freezing even when raw bandwidth is sufficient.

Question 4

Under the HIPAA Security Rule, encryption of ePHI transmitted over an open network is classified as what type of implementation specification?

Accepted Answer

Addressable

Answer

Transmission encryption is addressable, meaning the entity must implement it or document a reasonable equivalent alternative.

Question 5

Which network design connects a hospital's main campus with its remote outpatient clinics across a city?

Accepted Answer

Wide area network (WAN)

Answer

A WAN links geographically separated sites such as a main campus and remote clinics.

CHSA - Certified Health Service Administrator Practice Test

CHSA - Certified Health Service Administrator Practice Test

CHSA Network Systems & Connectivity 2