Unit 1 Quiz Items
Instructions: Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.
1.
_______is the science of information where information is defined as data with
meaning?
a.
Informatics
b.
Information management
c.
Information science
d.
Health information management
2.
An application of biomedical informatics that has the patient care domain as its focus is
____.
a.
Public health informatics
b.
Bioinformatics
c.
Clinical informatics
d.
Imaging informatics
3.
Practitioners of informatics are known as _____.
a.
Information brokers
b.
Informaticians
c.
Information technicians
d.
Information technologists
4.
Which of the following is considered to be the core scientific informatics discipline?
a.
Clinical informatics
b.
Biomedical informatics
c.
Research informatics
d.
Nursing informatics
5.
Health informaticians could use information technology to advance _____.
a.
Cost-effective care
b.
High-quality care
c.
Patient safety
d.
All of the above
6.
What legislation was passed in 2009 that is considered to be a driver for increased use
of information technology in healthcare?
a.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
b.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
c.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
d.
National Health Care Act
7.
True or false. A role for a clinical informatician whose background is in medicine is to
characterize, evaluate, and refine clinical processes.
Answer Key for Test Items
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1.
_______is the science of information where information is characterized as data with
meaning?
a.
Informatics
b.
Information management
c.
Information science
d.
Health information managment
2.
An application of biomedical informatics that has the patient care domain as its focus is
____.
a.
Public health informatics
b.
Bioinformatics
c.
Clinical informatics
d.
Imaging informatics
3.
Practitioners of informatics are known as _____.
a.
Information brokers
b.
Informaticians
c.
Information technicians
d.
Information technologists
4.
Which of the following is considered to be the core scientific informatics discipline?
a.
Clinical informatics
b.
Biomedical informatics
c.
Research informatics
d.
Nursing informatics
5.
Health informaticians could use information technology to advance _____.
a.
Cost-effective care
b.
High-quality care
c.
Patient safety
d.
All of the above
6.
What legislation was passed in 2009 that is considered to be a driver for increased use
of information technology in healthcare?
a.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
b.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
c.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
d.
National Health Care Act
7.
True or false. A role for a clinical informatician whose background is in medicine is to
characterize, evaluate, and refine clinical processes.
This statement is true.
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Health IT Workforce Curriculum
Version 1.0/Fall 2010
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