Healthcare Data Management & Interoperability Flashcards

Which FHIR resource type is used to represent a patient's allergy or intolerance information?

Answer: AllergyIntolerance

The FHIR AllergyIntolerance resource captures a patient's risk of adverse reactions to substances.

In the context of healthcare data exchange, what does the term 'semantic interoperability' mean?

Answer: The ability to exchange data with shared meaning across systems

Semantic interoperability ensures that exchanged data is interpreted consistently and carries the same meaning across different systems.

Which coding system is primarily used to represent clinical procedures in US healthcare claims data?

Answer: CPT

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes are maintained by the AMA and used to report medical procedures on claims.

A hospital wants to query a patient's medication list from an external pharmacy system. Which IHE profile is most directly applicable?

Answer: Pharmacy Medication List (PML)

The IHE Pharmacy Medication List (PML) profile supports the querying and sharing of patient medication lists across systems.

What is the purpose of a Master Patient Index (MPI) in healthcare data management?

Answer: To uniquely identify and link patient records across multiple systems

An MPI maintains a unique identifier for each patient and links their records across disparate healthcare information systems.

Which HL7 V2 message type is used to send an unsolicited observation result from a lab system to an EHR?

Answer: ORU^R01

The ORU^R01 message (Unsolicited Observation Result) transmits observation and result data from a producing system to a consuming system.

In FHIR, what HTTP method is used to update an existing resource by sending a complete replacement?

Answer: PUT

The HTTP PUT method in FHIR is used to update an existing resource by providing a complete replacement of the resource content.