RHIT Systems 5

Question 1

A project manager uses a Gantt chart during an EHR implementation. This tool primarily shows:

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Task schedules, durations, and dependencies over time

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System architecture and data flow

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Budget allocation per department

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Staff competency assessment results

Question 2

In healthcare information systems, 'throughput' refers to:

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The volume of transactions or data a system can process in a given time period

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The number of authorized users on the system

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The physical storage capacity of a server

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The speed of data entry by clinical staff

Question 3

Which type of system test verifies that new or modified software functions correctly after updates without breaking existing functionality?

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Regression testing

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User acceptance testing (UAT)

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Integration testing

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Stress testing

Question 4

A clinical information system automatically flags a lab result that falls outside the reference range and notifies the ordering physician. This is an example of:

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Clinical decision support with alerting

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Passive data collection

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Automated billing workflow

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Population health surveillance

Question 5

Which technical standard defines the format for transmitting medical images between imaging devices and PACS systems?

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DICOM

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HL7 v2.x

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ICD-10-CM

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X12 EDI

Question 6

A hospital's disaster recovery plan includes a secondary data center that can assume operations within four hours of a primary site failure. The four-hour target is the system's:

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Recovery Time Objective (RTO)

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Recovery Point Objective (RPO)

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Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

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Service Level Agreement (SLA)

Question 7

In evaluating a new health information system, the measure that compares total expected costs against total expected benefits over a defined period is called a:

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Cost-benefit analysis

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Feasibility study

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Needs assessment

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Gap analysis