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HIM621S - HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - 2ND OPP - JANUARY 2024 |
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QUALIFICATION : BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BHIS
LEVEL: 6
COURSE:HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
COURSECODE: HIM621S
DATE: JANUARY 2024
DURATION: 3 HOURS
SESSION: 2
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARY: EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER:
MS ELIZABETHNDAKUKAMO/DR ROSWITHA MAHALIE
MODERATOR:
MS INDAA PAULUS
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer all questions on the separate answer sheet.
2. Please write neatly and legibly.
3. Do not use the left side margin of the exam paper. This must be allowed for the
examiner.
4. No books, notes and other additional aids are allowed.
5. Mark all answers clearly with their respective question numbers.
PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS:
1. None
ATTACHMENTS:
1. None
This paper consists of 4 pages including this front page.
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SECTION A: TRUE/ FALSE, DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS AND MATCHING
[ SOMARKS]
QUESTION 1: TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
(20 MARKS)
Evaluate the statements and select whether the statement is true or false. Write the word
'True' or 'False' next to the corresponding number on your ANSWERSHEET.A mark will
be awarded for stating whether the statement is True or False and a mark for the
justification.
1.1 Every person belongs to one of eight blood groups.
1.2 The WHO has classified the bio-medical waste into six categories.
1.3 Autoclaving is the process of burning municipal solid waste in a properly designed
furnace under suitable temperatures and operating conditions.
1.4 Fluoroscopy is a medical specialization that involves undertaking a range of imaging
procedures to obtain images of the inside of the body.
1.5 An objective view is when a hospitalised patient tells the healthcare worker that he/she
feels weak and nauseous after surgery.
1.6 Quality assurance is any systematic process of checking to see whether a product or
service being developed is meeting specified requirements.
1.7 Most common barriers in managing health information is lack of multiple and
differences in donors reporting.
1.8 Long term care facilities are also referred to as residential care facilities.
1.9 The primary goal of data management in healthcare is to ensure the accuracy,
accessibility, and reliability of data for various purposes, including patient care,
decision- making, research, and compliance with regulations.
1.10 Pie charts illustrate proportions and percentages, making them suitable for showing the
distribution of patient demographics or medical conditions
QUESTION 2: DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS/EXPLICATING TERMS
(20 MARKS)
Explicate the following terms to a group of First-year students enrolled in the Bachelor
of Science in Health Information Systems Management at the Namibia University of Science and
Technology.
2.1 Data stewards
(4)
2.2 Intensive care units
(3)
2.3 Data governance
(4)
2.4 Average daily census
(4)
2.5 Job Description
(2)
2.6 Data interpretation
(3)
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QUESTION 3: MATCHING QUESTIONS
(10 MARKS)
Match the appropriate answer from Column A with a meaning in Column B. Write the
appropriate letter next to the corresponding number on your ANSWERSHEET,e.g., 3.1 A.
Each question earns one 1 mark.
Nr. Column A
3.1 The process of identifying the patient's
condition or illness
3.2 Central location displays vital sign values
3.3 Summary information about all of the
patients that a physician has seen
3.4 Long-term care facilities
3.5 Need monitoring during a specific type of
therapy
3.6 A level 1 ICU is capable of providing ...
3.7 The result of a patient's treatment
3.8 The clarification of roles and an attempt to
integrate various roles individuals play
Detect the presence of antibodies in the
3.9 recipient against the red blood cells of the
donor.
3.10 Which of the solid wastes describes the term
'Municipal Solid Waste.
Column B
A Residential care facilities
B Treatment
C Ambulatory care centres
D Oxygen, non-invasive monitoring
E Role redefinition
F Type of extra care provided in OR
G Disaggregated data
H Diagnosis
I Type of extra care provided in
ICU
J Blood Transfusion
K Vaccines
L Toxic
M Invasive monitoring and basic life
support
N Aggregated data
0 lnotropic support
p Outcome
Q Crossmatch
R Hazardous
s Intensive support
T Blood compatibility
u Non-hazardous
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SECTION B SHORT/LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
[SO MARKS]
QUESTION 4: SHORT/LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
(20 MARKS)
4.1 You were recently hired to work as a Health Information Officer at Windhoek Central Hospital
Radiology Department. The department is the only one in Namibia that uses a prominent
electronic system that is designed to replace the traditional film-based methods of storing
and managing images like X-rays, CT scans, MRls, and more. Answer the following questions:
4.1.1 Mention the above system
(2)
4.1.2 Summarise the four (4) basic components of the system mentioned in (4.1.1). (8)
4.1.3 Convince the Minister of Health and Social Services on the essentials of
decentralising the utilisation of the same system in Namibia.
(10)
QUESTION 5: SHORT/LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
(30 MARKS)
5.1 Enumerate the four (4) levels of emergency care providers.
(4)
5.2 Explain any of the seven (7) common terms and nomenclature used in the
operating room.
(14)
5.3 A well-structured and orderly clinical record provides reliable knowledge of
patients' continuing problems. Describe the key data management practices.
(12)
END OF QUESTION PAPER
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