Health Science 1B: Unit 5 Informatics and Technology Quiz

What is an advantage of paper medical records?

• They are more easily accessible than electronic records.

• There are fewer risks of catastrophic loss than electronic records.

• They are easier to read than electronic records.

• They are easier to read than electronic records.

In order for data and information to be useful, it needs to be which of the following?

• Handwritten

• Incomplete

• Accessible

• All of the above

Eff ective data is which of the following?

• Accurate

• Precise

• High Quality

• All of the Above

Which of the following is true about electronic health data?

• It is less accessible than paper records.

• It is less prone to catastrophic loss than paper records.

• It has more confidentiality risks than paper records.

• It has substantially more errors than paper records.

Approximately how many people are harmed by prescription errors in the United States each year?

• 130,000

• 460,000

• 3 million

• 1.5 million

Which of the following is a benefit of e-prescribing?

• It reduces errors associated with illegible handwritten prescriptions.

• It requires little training.

• It is faster than handwriting prescriptions.

• All of the above

To improve the security of health e-mails, health professionals should do which of the following?

• Change passwords frequently.

• Limit the number of people that receive an e-mail.

• Use personal e-mail addresses for patients whenever possible.

• All of the above

Which form of telemedicine involves the recording of patient information, which is then forwarded on to a doctoror other healthcare professional who assesses the information off line?

• Interactive

• Store-and-forward

• Remote monitoring

• Telesurgery

What is the skill of bridging any gaps between traditional medical communication and the particular culturalaspects that patients carry with them?

• Cultural bridging

• Cultural communication

• Cultural joining

• Cultural brokerage

Which form of telemedicine involves real-time exchanges between a patient and a health science professional?

• Store-and-forward

• Remote monitoring

• Interactive

• Telepathology