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HIT611S - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATICS - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2022 |
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nAmI BI AunIVER s ITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHn OLOGY
FACULTY OF HEALTH, APPLIED SCIENCESAND NATURAL RESOURCES
Department Name: HEALTH SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF SCIENCEIN HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BHIS
COURSE: INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH
INFORMATICS
LEVEL: 6
COURSE CODE: HIT611S
DATE: JUNE 2022
SESSION: JUNE 2022
DURATION: 3HRS
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER:
MODERATOR:
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
Dr Suama L Hamunyela
Ms Sinte Mutelo
THIS PAPER IS CONSISTS OF 7 PAGES
(Including this front page)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS:
1. Examination paper.
2. Examination script.
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SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE
[15]
Write only the correct letter of your choice in the answer book.
1. A computer is an electronic device that consists of:
a) Hardware
b) People
c) Internet
d) Information
2. Which of the following is an example of a primary purpose of the medical record?
a) Education
b) Policy making
c) Research
d) Patient care management
3. Which term is defined as ensuring timely and reliable accessto and use of information?
a) Availability
b) confidential
c) Integrity
d) security
4. A network that is worldwide and which is no one person or entity owns is called:
a) Internet
b) HTML
c) Extranet
d) Broadband
5. Which statement is true about data security?
a) Data availability means that data should be complete, accurate, consistent, up to
date
b) Most data security problems are due to hackers and external threats
c) The privacy of data only concerns patient information
d) Data availability means that an organisation must be able to depend on the
information systems
6. The instructions that make every computer work, regulate hardware, and allow several
tasks to be done simultaneously are known as:
a) Java
b) Networks
c) Operating system
d) Hardware
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7. What are the components of information system?
a) A combination of hardware, software, and communication technology
b) Collecting, maintaining, analyzing, and disseminating information
c) Computer servers, networks, and wiring along with personal computers
d) Data, people, and processes and a combination of hardware, software, and
communications technology
8. A portable method of storage of health data is known as:
a) e-medicine
b) Smart card
c) e-health
d) e-care
9. Which of the following is the great benefit of EHR?
a) Improved efficiency
b) Costs
c) Fear of technology
d) Security concerns
10. Which of the following is an information system activity_?
a) Input
b) privacy
c) security
d) quality
11. Downtime procedures for both planned and unplanned system availability should be
part of the regular IT infrastructure as well as incorporated into the security program, a
data security program must:
a) Legal documentation
b) Communication measures
c) Protect informational privacy by ensuring that data cannot be accessed by
unauthorised users
d) Billing and reimbursement
12. The main source(s) of data that go into hundreds of aggregate reports or queries that
are often developed and used by providers and executives in healthcare organizations
are:
a) Patient records
b) Uniform billing information
c) Discharge data sets
d) All the above
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13. Raw unprocessed healthcare facts generally stored as characters, words, or symbols is
known as:
a) Health care data
b) Health care information
c) Health care text
d) Health care knowledge
14. What elements of a security program could help prevent system or access errors from
occurring:
a) Protecting the privacy of data
b) Extranet
c) Broadband
d) Programming errors
15. Using an abbreviation that has two different meanings is an example of a lack of:
a) Data currency
b) Data consistency
c) Data precision
d) Data granularity
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SECTION B True or False
Write TRUE OR FALSEanswer in the answer book provided
[10]
1. The health record is the principal repository for data and information about the
healthcare services provided to individual patients.
2. Use of the health record to study the effectiveness of a given drug is considered a
primary use of the health record.
3. Data currency refers to the availability of medical information such as critical lab values
to in a timely manner.
4. The primary benefit of an EHRin a hospital is quality improvement.
5. Health information exchanges {HIEs) can radically transform healthcare delivery.
6. A proper database design ensures that there are minimal redundant data in the
database.
7. Education and reference software is not one category of application software.
8. Regulations in the healthcare industry is something that can constrain or control the
industry.
9. Protection of the privacy of information may be defined as the safeguard of
information from unauthorised access.
10. A computer worm is a program that copies itself and spreads through out a network.
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SECTION C STRUCTURED QUESTIONS
Answer the following questions.
[80)
1. Define the following terminologies
(14)
a. Health Information Management (HIM)
b. Medical transcription
c. Data Mining
d. Information Security
e. Master Patient Index
f. Information systems
g. Information technology
2. According to the Institute of Medicine (Dick et al.1997, 77-78), the primary purposes of
the health record can be classified into various categories: mention the categories and
cite three of the function of each category.
(20)
3. Identify four (4) benefits of implementing HIT at the local clinic or state hospital (4)
4. List three database approach commonly uses and state their differences
(6)
5. A password is a collection of alphanumeric characters that the user enters the
computer. Mention four (4) ways in which passwords can be compromised.
(4)
6. Staff education is a key element for information and system security. Discuss three (3)
of the components that health staffs need to be educated about systems security.
(6)
7. Define data integrity and its relevance for healthcare services?
(4)
1 mark for definition, 3 marks for relevance.
8. Discuss any three (3) measures that can be taken to decrease the likelihood of
healthcare data input errors.
(6)
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9. Discuss the challenges health organisations encounters when using paper-based
systems?
(5)
10. Differentiate the following terms form each other: privacy, confidentiality, and
security.
(6)
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