Informatics Nurse Test Health Information Exchange 2

Question 1

Which HL7 standard is most commonly used for real-time HIE messaging in clinical workflows?

Accepted Answer

FHIR R4

Answer

HL7 FHIR R4 is now the predominant modern standard for interoperable, RESTful health information exchange in clinical workflows.

Question 2

An informatics nurse is helping implement a medication reconciliation workflow using HIE. The PRIMARY benefit is:

Accepted Answer

Providing a complete medication history from all care settings to reduce discrepancies

Answer

HIE-enabled medication reconciliation gives clinicians access to medication records from all providers, reducing the risk of errors from incomplete histories.

Question 3

Which document standard is used to transmit a structured clinical summary (e.g., discharge summary) via HIE?

Accepted Answer

C-CDA (Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture)

Answer

C-CDA is the standard for structured clinical documents exchanged via HIE, including Continuity of Care Documents and discharge summaries.

Question 4

A patient who has opted out of HIE participation has their data:

Accepted Answer

Excluded from being shared through the HIE network per their preference

Answer

HIE opt-out means the patient's data will not be accessible to other participating organizations through the exchange network.

Question 5

In the context of HIE, a Record Locator Service (RLS) is used to:

Accepted Answer

Identify which organizations hold records for a specific patient

Answer

An RLS is a directory service that identifies which participating organizations have records for a given patient without holding the data itself.

Informatics Nurse Test Practice Test

Informatics Nurse Test Practice Test

Informatics Nurse Test Health Information Exchange 2