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EHR621S-ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS-JAN 2020 |
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NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF HEALTH AND APPLIED SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCES
QUALIFICATIONS: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BHIS
LEVEL: 6
COURSE CODE: EHR621S
COURSE NAME: ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
SESSION:
JANUARY 2020
PAPER:
THEORY
DURATION:
3 HOURS
MARKS:
100
SUPPLEMENTARY / SECOND OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) | DR GLORIA EJEHIOHEN IYAWA
MODERATOR: | DR SUAMA HAMUNYELA
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly in the answer book provided.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS
1. None
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 6 PAGES (Including this front page)
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SECTION A — MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
[8 Marks]
Choose the correct answer. Only one answer per question is correct. Each question carries
two marks.
1. An Electronic Patient Record represents a type of system that:
A. Allows patient information to be shared within a single institution.
B. Allows patient information to be shared by both patients and their employers.
C. Both A and B.
D. None of the above.
2. Which of the following statements best describe health geography?
A. Health geography can provide vital information about the health of a population.
B. Health geography facilitates planning and decision making.
C. With health geography, it is possible to know the demand and supply of
healthcare resources.
D. All of the above.
3. One of the following is relevant to initiate GIS for public health projects
A. Capability exploration.
B. Assessment.
C. Judgement.
D. Mathematical analysis.
4. Interoperability standards are important in Electronic Health Records because:
A. It can facilitate the sharing of information across criminal organisations.
B. It can facilitate adoption of Electronic Health Records.
C. It will slow down the data capturing process.
D. Both A and B
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SECTION B — TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
Two marks for each question.
[12 Marks]
Write “T” or “F” to indicate if the following statements are true or false.
a. An Electronic Health Record can be in form ofa web based application. (2 marks)
b. It is very easy to do data analysis with paper based records.
(2 marks)
c. It is efficient to have both paper-based records and electronic health records
(2 marks)
d. Mobile devices such as tablets CAN be used for capturing patient health
information at first point of care.
(2 marks)
e. Politics play an important in the functioning of an Electronic Health Record System
of Systems.
(2 marks)
f. Data security CANNOT be comprised with paper-based records.
(2 marks)
g. An Electronic Patient Record represents a type of system that allows patient
information to be shared within a single institution.
(2 marks)
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SECTION C— SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Define the following terms in relation to Electronic Health Records
[30 Marks]
(6 marks each)
a. Gold standards (2 marks)
b. Data quality (2 marks)
c. Electronic Health Records (2 marks)
2. In terms of Electronic Health Records System of Systems, briefly explain the importance
of governance?
(3 marks)
3. In what scenarios would you endorse an open Electronic Health Record System of
Systems?
(2 marks)
4. Mention five (5) benefits of Electronic Health Records to medical practitioners. (5 marks)
5. Briefly describe three (3) HIPAA Enforcement requirements for organisations adopting
HIPAA standards?
(6 marks)
6. Highlight three (3) unique identifiers used for transactions according to HIPAA Unique
Identifiers Rule.
(6 marks)
7. Briefly explain the importance of unique identifying numbers for patient records.
(2 marks)
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SECTION D — OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS
(50 marks)
abs Describe in details, seven (7) methods for evaluating data quality in Electronic Health
Records.
(14 marks)
2. It is recommended that Electronic Health Records adopt the SOAP format when capturing
data. However, in certain instances, this could be a challenging process to follow. Discuss
one (1) instance when SOAP may not be adequate in capturing patient health information.
Also discuss briefly, one (1) method to address the challenge in the scenario identified
which Be sure to elaborate your answers.
(16 marks)
Memo Mental Hospital currently uses paper based systems for recording patient
information, the management of Memo Mental Hospital has consulted you as a Health
Information Systems Manager to convert the paper based system to electronic health
records, preferably, they want a web-based application. This is to facilitate accessibility
and flexibility. The current form used by Memo Mental Hospital is shown in Figure 1
below. The instructions for designing the web-based application are as follows:
a. Convert the form (patient registration form) in Figure 1 below to a web-based
electronic health record. Use HTML to write the code. The HTML code should be
written in your answer book.
(20 marks)
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MEMO MENTAL HOSPITAL
28 Runa Street, Windhoek
PATIENT REGISTRATION FORM
Is this your first time in this hospital?
Yes [_]
No LJ]
First Name
Last Name
Middle Name
Date of Birth
Sex MaleL_] Female [1
Name of Medical Aid
NMC
Named
Bailo
| don’t have medical aid
Name of employer
Marital Status
Never married
Married
Divorced
Widow
Widower
Allergies
Referral hospital
Figure 1: Patient registration form