CPMS Healthcare Data Management & Interoperability 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

AllergyIntolerance

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

The ability to exchange data with shared meaning across systems

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

CPT

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Pharmacy Medication List (PML)

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

To uniquely identify and link patient records across multiple systems

Answer

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

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