WorksheetsHealth Informatics Ethics Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Health Informatics Ethics (HIE) is defined as:
The application of technology in healthcare
The principles of ethics applied to health informatics
The study of healthcare policies
Software development for healthcare
Autonomy in health informatics refers to:
Protecting patient information from harm
Allowing individuals to make their own decisions
Using advanced technology in decision-making
Maintaining privacy in hospitals
Which principle ensures that stored data in the EHR is protected?
Beneficence
Non-maleficence
Autonomy
Accountability
The principle of beneficence emphasizes:
Doing no harm
Respecting autonomy
Doing good by using stored data to improve care
Limiting data access
Which of the following is NOT a principle of informatics ethics?
Principle of openness
Principle of data sharing
Principle of least intrusive alternative
Principle of accountability
The Principle of Information Privacy and Disposition states:
Data should be accessible to everyone
Individuals have the right to control their data
Data should be stored indefinitely
Institutions own all patient data
What is emphasized by the Principle of Security?
Free data sharing
Controlled access and protection of data
Open access to data for researchers
Universal storage of patient data
The Principle of Legitimate Infringement allows data use only:
When society requires it
For commercial purposes
To ensure continuous research
For marketing healthcare products
Which principle ensures that privacy infringement is minimal?
Principle of openness
Principle of least intrusive alternative
Principle of accountability
Principle of access
According to the Principle of Accountability, those handling data must:
Provide financial reports
Explain data privacy policies
Be responsible for data use and protection
Create backup systems for data
Privacy in health informatics refers to:
Protecting data from unintentional disclosure
Keeping unauthorized persons from viewing data
Respecting an individual’s right to control their information
Encrypting all electronic records
Confidentiality ensures that:
Data is accessible to everyone in a hospital
Patient information is not shared without authorization
All healthcare providers can access patient records
Patients are informed about data usage
Which of the following is an administrative safeguard?
Encryption of health information
Installing physical locks
Conducting regular staff training on IT security
Using certified health IT applications
Which safeguard involves encryption of electronic health information?
Administrative
Physical
Technical
Ethical
Locking areas containing sensitive computing equipment is a:
Physical safeguard
Technical safeguard
Data safeguard
Ethical safeguard
Which security function ensures data availability when needed?
Accountability
Availability
Perimeter identification
Controlling access
Controlling access to data means:
Restricting data access based on job roles
Making data available to researchers
Encrypting all types of data
Sharing data across departments
Perimeter identification involves:
Using firewalls to block unauthorized access
Identifying trusted boundaries for system access
Regularly testing system vulnerabilities
Encrypting all transmitted data
Accountability ensures that:
Users access only the information needed for their role
Data breaches are reported to patients
Data privacy policies are made public
Healthcare providers can access all records
Comprehensibility and control help patients:
Access records without authorization
Understand how their data is managed
Modify all their data independently
Encrypt their own health records
The first step in laboratory information flow is:
Running samples
Registering the patient
Ordering tests
Collecting samples
The LIS generates sample barcodes during:
Sample collection
Test ordering
Sample analysis
Result reporting
Results produced by analyzers are first viewed by:
Physicians
Technologists
Patients
Administrators
Results become accessible to physicians when:
Patients request access
Results are flagged
Results are reviewed and released by technologists
Samples are reanalyzed
Which system electronically sends test orders to the LIS?
CIS
EHR
HIS
RIS
