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CPHIMS |\exam |\1 |\questions |\with |\answers
A |\universal |\goal |\to |\improve |\patient |\safety |\is |\the |\use |\of |\- |\CORRECT |\
ANSWERS |\✔✔surgical |\pause. |\This |\is |\one |\of |\the |\main |\goals |\of |\The |\
Joint |\Commission |\International
Center |\for |\Patient |\Safety.
When |\setting |\up |\relational |\databases, |\the |\primary
key |\refers |\to |\a |\field |\or |\set |\of |\fields |\that |\- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\
✔✔uniquely |\identifies |\each |\record |\stored |\in |\the |\table.
Technology |\assessment |\within |\a |\project |\is |\used |\to: |\- |\CORRECT |\
ANSWERS |\✔✔consider |\the |\effect |\of |\technology |\when |\it |\is
introduced, |\extended, |\or |\modified.
MUMPS |\or |\M |\- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔traditional |\database |\model |\
of |\healthcare |\(similar |\to |\NoSQL) |\-> |\hierarchical |\database
MUMPS |\advantage |\- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Elastic |\horizontal |\
scaling |\across |\multiple |\low-cost |\commodity |\servers.
Designed |\to |\support |\Big |\Data |\quantities |\of |\data |\beyond |\the |\
capabilities |\of |\RDBMS |\with |\extremely |\high |\performance.
Extremely |\simple |\to |\administer |\requiring |\essentially |\no |\DBAs.
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CPHIMS |\exam |\ 1 |\questions |\with |\answers

A |\universal |\goal |\to |\improve |\patient |\safety |\is |\the |\use |\of |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔surgical |\pause. |\This |\is |\one |\of |\the |\main |\goals |\of |\The |
Joint |\Commission |\International Center |\for |\Patient |\Safety. When |\setting |\up |\relational |\databases, |\the |\primary key |\refers |\to |\a |\field |\or |\set |\of |\fields |\that |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔uniquely |\identifies |\each |\record |\stored |\in |\the |\table. Technology |\assessment |\within |\a |\project |\is |\used |\to: |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔consider |\the |\effect |\of |\technology |\when |\it |\is introduced, |\extended, |\or |\modified. MUMPS |\or |\M |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔traditional |\database |\model |
of |\healthcare |(similar |\to |\NoSQL) |-> |\hierarchical |\database MUMPS |\advantage |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Elastic |\horizontal |
scaling |\across |\multiple |\low-cost |\commodity |\servers. Designed |\to |\support |\Big |\Data |\quantities |\of |\data |\beyond |\the |
capabilities |\of |\RDBMS |\with |\extremely |\high |\performance. Extremely |\simple |\to |\administer |\requiring |\essentially |\no |\DBAs.

Very |\low |\cost |\resulting |\from |\commodity |\hardware |\and |\open |\source |
code. Flexible |\data |\modeling |\able |\to |\easily |\duplicate |\the |\features |\of |
RDBMS, |\key |\value, |\columnar, |\document, |\and |\graph |\architectures. Readily |\supports |\advanced |\analytics |\and |\BI |\with |\SQL. Full |\ACID |\for |\OLTP Object-oriented |\databases |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔An |\object- oriented |\database |\management |\system |(OODBMS) |\provides |\a |\fast |
way |\to |\access |\images |\and |\sound |\information |\and |\can |\understand |
multiple |\programming |\languages. hypermedia |\databases |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔access |\to |\objects, |
video |\and |\audio |\files. distributed |\database |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔allows |\for |\space |\to |\be |\added |\so |\the |\database |\can |\grow |\and |\remain |\working |\if |\one |\of |\its |
contributing |\databases |\stops |\working master |\patient |\index |(MPI) |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔identify |\the |
patient's |\records |\with |\numbers |\that all |\people |\who |\access |\the |\database |\use

  1. |\A |\system |\contains |\interwoven |\parts |\that |\are |\numerous |\and |\rely |
    on |\each |\other |\for |\the system |\to |\function. |\A |\healthcare |\system |\will |\have |\many |\levels |\and |
    each |\level |\can |\be |\broken down |\into |\smaller |\levels.
  2. |\A |\system |\will |\change |\when |\necessary |\and |\resist |\deterioration |
    when |\system |\upgrades |\are necessary.
  3. |\A |\system |\must |\be |\able |\to |\react |\to |\defined |\situations |\and |\to |
    situations |\that |\are |\not |\defined. |\It must |\be |\adaptable |\to |\human |\needs.
  4. |\The |\system |\must |\be |\able |\to |\receive |\information, |\process |\the |
    information |\and |\provide |\a response |\to |\the |\information.
  5. |\The |\system |\has |\to |\be |\able |\to |\adjust |\itself |\to |\the |\response |\or |
    output |\it |\provides, |\a |\process that |\is |\referred |\to |\as |\feedback.
  6. |\An |\open |\system |\can |\be |\affected |\by |\external |\sources |\while |\a |
    closed |\system |\is |\self-contained and |\cannot |\be |\affected |\by |\outside |\sources. Health |\maintenance |\organizations |(HMOs) |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
    ✔✔physicians |\that |\see |\patients |\within |\a |\specific |\insurance |\plan |\for |
    a |\prearranged |\price |\set |\between |\the |\insurance |\company |\and |\HMO

preferred |\provider |\organization |(PPO) |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔physician |\who |\provides |\medical |\services |\for |\a |\lower |\cost |\to |\a |
predefined |\group |\of |\people What |\type |\of |\software |\is |\used |\in |\the |\healthcare |\industry |\to |\evaluate |\costs |\and |\track |\patient |\care? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Spreadsheets What |\software |\is |\used |\to |\analyze |\input |\from |\user |\by |\applying |
statistical |\methods |\to |\the |\data? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Statistical |
software What |\software |\is |\used |\to |\allow |\users |\to |\create |\access |\and |
manipulate |\variety |\of |\databases, |\or |\collection |\of |\information? |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Database |\management |\software What |\software |\is |\used |\to |\create |\image |\of |\information |\that |\needs |\to |\be |\analyzed |\so |\users |\can |\experiment |\with |\the |\data |\without |
changing |\the |\original |\data? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Simulation |
software Mobile |\computing |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔type |\of |\technology |\that |
can |\be |\used |\to |\access and |\manipulate |\data |\away |\from |\an |\internet |\connection. |\A |\laptop |\or |\other |\mobile |\device |\is |\used, |\but |\the |\information |\the |\user |\needs |\to

information |\technology |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |\ensure |\the |
information |\technology |\is |\best |\used |\to |\meet |\an |\organization's |
standards

  1. |\make |\sure |\the |\computer |\systems |\are |\being |\used |\at |\their |
    optimum |\value
  2. |\manipulate |\the |\computer |\systems |\technologically |\to |\meet |\the |
    unique |\goals |\of |\the organization
  3. |\determine |\how |\much |\money |\will |\be |\spent |\on |\the |\computer |
    systems Passive |\CDSS |\systems |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔organize |\the |
    information |\in |\a |\functional |\and |\orderly |\fashion |\so |\the |\doctor |\can |
    easily |\analyze |\the |\patient's |\information active |\CDSS |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔known |\medical |\information |\is |
    stored |\in |\the |\active |\CDSS |\so |\the |\computer |\can |\analyze |\patient's |
    problems |\and |\apply |\known |\medical |\treatments |\to |\give |\the |\doctor |
    some |\suggestions |\for |\how |\best |\to |\treat |\the |\patient What |\is |\the |\primary |\reason |\that |\healthcare |\organizations |\use |
    financial |\information |\system? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Government |
    regulations. |\Financial |\information |\systems |\are |\important |\to |\the |
    healthcare |\industry |\because |\the |\industry |\is |\subject |\to |\government |
    oversight |\and |\there |\are |\many |\providers |\offering |\the |\same |\type |\of |
    services, |\which |\creates |\a |\competitive |\environment. |\Financial |\

information |\systems |\have |\the |\ability |\to |\track |\costs |\and |\produce |
reports |\so |\management |\can |\make |\sound |\financial |\decisions What |\is |\the |\purpose |\of |\executive |\information |\systems? |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔Ensure |\proper |\functioning |\of |\a |\healthcare |
organization, |\monitor |\how |\all |\areas |\of |\an |\organization |\are |
functioning |\and |\provides |\upper |\management |\a |\way |\to |\retrieve |\the |
data |\as |\a |\whole |\or |\in |\smaller |\pieces |\to |\be |\analyzed Human |\resources |\information |\systems |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔indicate |\how |\the |\employees |\are |\functioning, |\including |\the |\rate |
at |\which |\they |\are |\leaving |\the |\company |\or |\getting |\terminated, |\and |
the |\level |\of |\happiness |\they |\have |\with |\their |\jobs. Computerized |\resource |\utilization |\systems |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔minimize |\costs |\and |\ensure |\that |\resources |\are |\used |\accurately |
and |\efficiently Scheduling |\systems |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔having |\healthcare |
providers |\with |\time |\to |\perform |\procedures |\and |\visit |\patients. managed |\care |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔When |\a |\group |\of |\doctors |\or |\practices |\provide |\medical |\care |\to |\a |\set |\of |\defined |\people

support |\in |\the |\healthcare |\field. |\The |\expert |\system |\has |\several |\parts |\including |\a |\section |\with |\known |\information, |\a |\section |\that |\holds |
information |\called |\a |\database |\and |\a |\section that |\applies |\rules |\to |\determine |\possible |\outcomes. Government |\hospitals |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔research |\based |\and |
partner |\with |\schools |\or |\are |\designed |\to |\meet |\some |\need |\within |\the |\general |\public. healthcare |\organizations |(HCOs) |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Many |
banded |\together |\in |\a |\central |\location |\with |\other |\providers |\offering |
different |\medical |\services. |\Centrally |\locating |\physicians |\means |\they |
can |\share |\expenses |\and |\work |\together |\to |\create |\cost-saving |
strategies. |\HCOs |\are |\convenient |\to |\patients, |\acting |\as |\a |\one-stop shop |\for |\medical |\services. |\Some |\diversity |\exists |\in |\the |\success |\of |
HCOs |\because |\their |\success |\largely |\depends |\on |\variables |\such |\as |
the |\type |\of |\customers |\within |\the |\population |\they |\service |\and |\the |
HCO's |\location. What |\type |\of |\organization |\ensures |\that |\financial |\transactions |\are |
completed |\fairly |\for |\both |\the |\insured |\and |\the |\company |\paying |\for |
benefits? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Quality |\Improvement |
Organization prospective |\payment |\system |(PPS) |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔determine |\a |\fee |\that |\would |\be |\paid |\per |\sickness, |\referred |\to |\as |\

a |\diagnosis |\related |\group |(DRG) |\by |\Medicare |\for |\patients |\entering |
the |\hospital. |\Doctor's |\fees |\were |\determined |\by |\the |\relative |\value |
scale. |\Insurance |\companies |\followed suit |\and |\set |\limits |\on |\their |\payments. continuous |\quality |\improvement |(CQI) |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔customer |\service |\must |\constantly |\be monitored |\and |\made |\better governing |\board |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A |\group |\of |\people |
oversee |\the |\entire |\HCO. |\Governing |\boards |\are |\necessary |\to |\ensure |
everyone |\contributing |\to |\the |\HCO |\is |\working |\together |\effectively |\so |\goals |\created |\by |\the |\board |\for |\the |\HCO |\are |\achieved. |\The |
governing |\board |\acts |\as |\a |\liaison |\between |\the |\HCO |\and |\everyone |
contributing |\to |\it. |\The |\overall |\purpose |\of |\board |\members |\is |\to |
make |\the |\most |\money |\possible |\for |\the |\owners |\of |\the |\HCO |\and |
they |\are measured |\by |\how |\much |\money |\they |\can |\make |\for |\the |\organization. HCO |\operation |\balanced |\scorecard |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |
Demand |\for |\services |(# |\visits, |# |\patients)

  1. |\Resources |(# |\physical |\units, |#employees, |#equipment, |#inventory)
  2. |\Outputs |(#production)
  3. |\Quality |\of |\care

stop |\a |\sickness |\from |\happening |\again |\or |\to |\avoid |\unnecessary |\side |\effects |\of |\the |\disease, |\tertiary |\prevention |\techniques |\are |\followed. What |\is |\the |\purpose |\of |\applying |\a |\decision |\model |\when |\diagnosing |\a |\patient's |\illness? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔To |\ensure |\that |\the |
physical |\and |\monetary |\price |\of |\a |\procedure |\is |\necessary |\for |\proper |\treatment decision |\model |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔determining |\the |\best |
medical |\course |\of treatment, |\the |\patient |\can |\feel |\secure |\that |\whatever |\treatment |\is |
used |\will |\be |\beneficial |\and necessary. |\Many |\times |\there |\is |\more |\than |\one |\way |\to |\treat |\an |
illness, |\but |\applying |\the |\decision |\model |\assures |\that |\the |\best |
treatment |\is |\chosen. |\Applying |\a |\decision |\model |\in |\the |\beginning |
will |\avoid |\unnecessary |\time |\being |\wasted |\on |\incorrect |\treatments. Clinical |\expectations |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔standards |\for |\what |
resources |\will |\be |\required |\in |\completion |\of |\a |\medical |\procedure |\or |
patient |\care. |\These |\standards |\are |\set |\and |\accepted |\by |\the |\medical |
profession |\as |\a |\whole |\so |\patients, |\insurance |\providers, |\and |
physicians |\all |\know |\in |\advance |\what |\they |\will |\need |\to |\complete |\a |
patient's |\treatment

patient |\management |\protocols |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Protocols |
that |\are |\established |\by |\profession |\and |\accepted |\by |\a |\healthcare |
organization The |\goal |\of |\the |\HCO |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔not |\to |\see |\people |\in |
the |\community |\for |\preventable |\illnesses. |\By |\using |\a |\decision |\theory |\model, |\the |\HCO |\weighs |\the |\price |\of |\care |\for |\an |\illness |\against |\the |
expenses |\used |\to |\help |\the |\person |\avoid |\the |\illness. |\The |\HCO |\looks |
for |\ways |\to |\provide |\the |\community |\with |\services |\to |\prevent |
illnesses |\that |\make |\the |\most |\financial |\sense |\to |\the |\organization |
and |\that |\can |\affect |\the |\largest |\number |\of |\people-- |\a |\process |\known |\as |\optimization |\of |\preventive |\activity. Privileging |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Doctors |\are |\evaluated |\based |\on |\a |\system |\called |\privileging. |\The |\goal |\of |\privileging |\and |
credentialing |\is |\to |\ensure |\physicians |\are |\qualified |\to |\provide |
medical |\care How |\does |\HCO |\determine |\the |\number |\of |\physicians |\required? |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔conceptual |\planning |\model: |#ppl |\with |
medical |\x |#total |\illness |/ |#illness |\prev |\year physician |\recruitment |\plan |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔estimate |\how |
many |\people |\will |\need |\specific |\types |\of |\care, |\how |\many |\and |\how |
much |\care |\their |\current |\physicians |\will |\provide, |\and |\what |\specialty |
physicians |\will |\be |\needed |\to |\provide |\patient |\care

What |\is |\the |\most |\important |\element |\for |\providing |\quality |\clinical |
services? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Proper |\training |\of |\clinical |\support |\services |\employees Interrelations |\between |\HCO |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |\Enable |
access |\to |\comprehensive |\care |\services

  1. |\Assuring |\effective |\transfers |\of |\care
  2. |\Ensuring |\the |\general |\portability |\of |\care
  3. |\Reporting |\public |\and |\population |\health |\information
  4. |\Obtaining |\appropriate |\reimbursement |\for |\quality |\care
  5. |\Supporting |\particular |\organization |\model |\of |\care Integrated |\Delivery |\System |(IDS) |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A |\system |
    that |\combines |\the |\financial |\and |\clinical |\aspects |\of |\healthcare |\and |
    uses |\a |\group |\of |\healthcare |\providers, |\selected |\on |\the |\basis |\of |
    quality |\and |\cost |\management |\criteria, |\to |\furnish |\comprehensive |
    health |\services |\across |\the |\continuum |\of |\care Among |\the |\multiple |\types |\of |\hospital |\ownership, |\which |\is |\not |\a |
    common model? A. |\Public |(government) |\owned |\and |\managed B. |\Private, |\not |\for |\profit |(nonprofit) C. |\Physician |\owned

D. |\Private, |\for |\profit |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Physician |\owned In |\considering |\the |\purpose |\for |\interrelationships |\among |\healthcare |
organizations, |\identify |\the |\purpose |\below |\that |\is |\correct: |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Ensure |\effective |\transfers |\of |\care |\facilitated |\by |\the |
provision |\of |\essential |\health |\information An |\example |\of |\the |\secondary |\use |\of |\a |\patient's |\health |\information |
would |\be |\when |\the |\information |\is |\shared |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔With |\public |\health |\officials |\for |\statistical |\reporting |\or |\in |\support |
of |\clinical |\research Key |\information |\technology |\and |\information |\management |
professionals |\in |\healthcare |\organizations |\include |\the |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔Chief |\information |\officer |(CIO), |\chief |\security |\officer |
(CSO), |\and |\chief |\medical |\information |\officer |(CMIO) When |\defining |\problems |\and |\opportunities, |\major |\areas |\of |\change |
can |\occur |\in |\the |\following |\areas: |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Clinical, |
administrative, |\financial, |\and |\application Sustainable |\controls |\for |\IT |\implementation |\can |\result |\in A. |\Uncontrolled |\security B. |\Serving |\minimum |\purpose |\possible

When |\presenting |\your |\analysis |\to |\your |\executive |\leadership, |\key |
elements |\may |\include A. |\Possible |\changes |\in |\the |\project |\implementation |\that |\can |\be |
driven |\by |\changes |\in |\technology |\standards B. |\Requirements |\that |\may |\change, |\affecting |\the |\strategic |\capability |
of |\the |\proposal C. |\Sensitivity |\to |\challenges |\or |\changes |\in |\the |\internal |\environment |
that |\may |\rely |\on |\the |\establishment |\of |\a |\support |\team |\within |\the |
organization D. |\Expectations |\that |\the |\implementation |\of |\analysis |\and |\subsequent |\proposals |\will |\rely |\on |\the |\presence |\of |\standard |\operational |
processes |\in |\the |\internal |\environment |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A. |
Possible |\changes |\in |\the |\project |\implementation |\that |\can |\be |\driven |
by |\changes |\in |\technology |\standards When |\managing |\projects |\and |\resources, |\it |\is |\important |\to |\have |\a |
work |\plan |\that A. |\Is |\aimed |\at |\establishing |\a |\generic |\implementation |\setup |\for |\a |
project B. |\Includes |\equipment |\costs C. |\Plans |\the |\intended |\workflow |\processes |\by |\managing |\personnel D. |\Analyzes |\processes |\and |\evaluates |\outcomes |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔D. |\Analyzes |\processes |\and |\evaluates |\outcomes Promotion |\and |\application |\of |\system |\analysis |\can |\include

A. |\Evaluating |\past |\operational |\situations |\in |\an |\average |\healthcare |
facility B. |\Identifying |\the |\minor |\problems |\in |\processes |\with |\respect |\to |
optimization |\of |\IT |\use C. |\Identifying |\primary |\solutions |\to |\problems |\through |\the |
implementation |\of |\IT |\policies D. |\Evaluating |\alternative |\solutions' |\alignment |\with |\the |\specific |
objectives |\set |\out |\in |\the |\plan |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔D. |\Evaluating |\alternative |\solutions' |\alignment |\with |\the |\specific |\objectives |\set |\out |
in |\the |\plan What |\are |\possible |\characteristics |\that |\you |\may |\encounter |\when |
analyzing |\future |\healthcare |\IT |\trends? A. |\Integration |\of |\possible |\entities |\within |\an |\organization |\in |
preparation |\for |\standardization B. |\Alignment |\with |\emerging |\trends |\on |\the |\local |\IT |\platform C. |\Loss |\of |\a |\low |\volume |\of |\business |\due |\to |\nonalignment |\of |\health |\sector |\players D. |\Importance |\of |\implementing |\an |\operational |\work |\plan |\to |\align |
the |\healthcare |\sector |\with |\current |\IT |\trends |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔A. |\Integration |\of |\possible |\entities |\within |\an |\organization |\in |
preparation |\for |\standardization All |\of |\the |\following |\are |\parts |\of |\a |\request |\for |\information |(RFI) |
except