INFO 320 Quiz 1

INFO 320 Quiz 1 Liberty University

INFO 320 Quiz Health Informatics Theoretical Foundations Practice Evolution

1. A(n) is considered the gold standard research design for answering questions about the efficacy of treatments.
2. The ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation is a model of five points to integrate evidence-based practice into informatics solutions. Which activities represent the five points of the star?
3. Your organization hires you to conduct a formative evaluation of a new informatics intervention. Which areas would you focus on in a formative evaluation?
4. Which two hurdles does the STAR Model address in employing evidence- based practice?
5. In a social network analysis, each node is usually a(n):
6. Computer applications are grouped according to the objects (data, information, and/or knowledge) they processed. Several models illustrated the types of objects processed. Wisdom was added to what model to manage and solve human problems?
7. Health informatics is both a as well as a(n)   .
8. Which are the three general types of learned behaviors?
9. A facility calls in experts to review evidence developed in research and develop guidelines for clinical practice. Which stage of EBP is represented?
10. The chapter makes the argument for increased automation for such things as managing supplies, because studies have shown that
11. On its own, the number 190 is an example of:
12. An emerging approach to knowledge building includes measuring the effectiveness of EBP guidelines. This approach requires steps to obtain clinical data through the application of PBE research design techniques.
13. These techniques include:
14. Which list includes the three levels of theory relevant to evaluation?
15. Which direct networking arrangement requires regional and state provider directories to do secure provider-to-provider messaging to share medical information beyond the state network?
16. Which group will test out new technology but are not usually seen as leaders within an organization?
17. Which statement describes the measurement of information as defined by the Shannon and Weaver model?
18. The STEEEP recommendations and redesign principles reflected in health professional education programs to improve the quality of care are best described as:
19. Nurses, pharmacists, physicians, therapists, and patients learn new informatics applications from using organizing structures and outlines that are based on previous practice knowledge. Which technology-related literacies guide this learning process?
20. What is the main idea of the subsection titled “Why Informatics Is Needed in Healthcare: An Example”?
21. Data and information within the EHR systems provide opportunities to generate knowledge. Healthcare providers must have an understanding of health informatics. Which of the following statements best describes their role in knowledge generation?
22. You decide to base the evaluation plan of your informatics project on the theory of planned behavior. Which constructs will you use to develop your measurements?
23. The options for cloud computing are best described as:
24. You are leading an effort to implement a clinical decision support system. In order to improve the patient specificity of your CDS rules, you would:
25. For healthcare infrastructures with many communicating systems, an interface engine is helpful because:
26. The role of evidence-based practice (EBP) in developing informatics-based solutions for managing patient care includes solutions that generate support for clinical decisions through:
27. The stages of change identified in diffusion of innovation theory are:
28. When managing the interrelationships among the stakeholders to further develop EHR systems, health information technology (HIT) professionals need to facilitate life-cycle change. Select the foundational health informatics knowledge HIT professionals need to consider?
29. Knowledge is the point of convergence across the areas of:
30. Which is a significant challenge to technical infrastructures in healthcare environments?
31. You decide to interview all the key stakeholders involved in an informatics intervention as part of the planning process. Together you identify the resources available, the likely barriers, and the short-term and long-term objectives. Which kind of theoretical model are you using?
32. You have altered the menu of food items served to your patients. However, the change has greatly expanded the number of refrigerated items needed on hand. You need to buy a new refrigerator, but the electric circuit in the kitchen cannot handle the extra load and needs to be upgraded at significant expense. This set of unintended consequences down the line, produced by an initial change, is called:
33. All data instances within patient clinical records are collected and stored in what component of the electronic health record?
34. A commonly used model for healthcare system change is the systems life cycle (SLC). This model describes stages or phases of an informatics project and it guides system implementation from initial feasibility through a more completed stage of maintenance and evaluation of the products. The Staggers and Nelson Systems Life Cycle Model (SLCM) includes:
35. Which example best describes knowledge base content?
36. Which item is an example of information we might find in an EHR’s clinical data repository?
37. Knowing when and how to use knowledge is referred to as:
38. The definition of healthcare informatics is defined by several organizations. Which of these statements would best define healthcare informatics in the understanding of clinicians such as nurses and other professional caregivers?
39. James, in studying patient safety in U.S. hospitals, found that the number of preventable adverse events leading to serious harm fell in the approximate range of  to         cases per year.
40. The top three uses of the U.S. Army’s telehealth network include all of the following EXCEPT .
41. Differences between formative and summative evaluation include:

Set 2

1. Which factor would strongly influence the reliability of an EHR’s repository?
2. The “butterfly effect” describes a situation in which a minor change in input (eg, a butterfly flapping its wings in one part of the world) can have a major effect on output (eg, a windstorm developing in another part of the world). This aspect of chaotic systems illustrates their property of:
3. An emerging approach to knowledge building includes measuring the effectiveness of EBP guidelines. This approach requires steps to obtain clinical data through the application of PBE research design techniques. These techniques include:
4. Which group will test out new technology but are not usually seen as leaders within an organization?
5. Differences between formative and summative evaluation include:
6. Which item is an example of information we might find in an EHR’s clinical data repository?
7. Health informatics is both a ___________ as well as a(n) ____________.
8. Select the option that best describes the current major challenges for informatics infrastructure.
9. The top three uses of the U.S. Army’s telehealth network include all of the following EXCEPT ________________.
10. The options for cloud computing are best described as:
11. Computer applications are grouped according to the objects (data, information, and/or knowledge) they processed. Several models illustrated the types of objects processed. Wisdom was added to what model to manage and solve human problems?
12. Knowing when and how to use knowledge is referred to as:
13. Data and information within the EHR systems provide opportunities to generate knowledge. Healthcare providers must have an understanding of health informatics. Which of the following statements best describes their role in knowledge generation?
14. What is the form of knowledge gained in discovery research?
15. The use of opinion leaders and real-time feedback about patient outcomes are examples of which type of intervention?
16. The definition of healthcare informatics is defined by several organizations. Which of these statements would best define healthcare informatics in the understanding of clinicians such as nurses and other professional caregivers?
17. Your organization hires you to conduct a formative evaluation of a new informatics intervention. Which areas would you focus on in a formative evaluation?
18. If you choose to evaluate an informatics intervention by examining the impact on a clinician’s ability to think ahead about future events, which level of situation awareness would you be measuring?
19. A facility calls in experts to review evidence developed in research and develop guidelines for clinical practice. Which stage of EBP is represented?
20. Which type of review is considered the most rigorous?
21. The role of evidence-based practice (EBP) in developing informatics-based solutions for managing patient care includes solutions that generate support for clinical decisions through:
22. What is the primary difference between an open and closed system?
23. When managing the interrelationships among the stakeholders to further develop EHR systems, health information technology (HIT) professionals need to facilitate life-cycle change.  Select the foundational health informatics knowledge HIT professionals need to consider?
24. The stages of change identified in diffusion of innovation theory are:
25. Which direct networking arrangement requires regional and state provider directories to do secure provider-to-provider messaging to share medical information beyond the state network?
26. The visual representation that illustrates what is occurring and how one understands the intervention to solve a problem is called a:
27. Which is a significant challenge to technical infrastructures in healthcare environments?
28. Of the following, which of these steps in the CDC’s six-step program evaluation framework comes first?
29. UTAUT is a theory of:
30. Which two hurdles does the STAR Model address in employing evidence-based practice?
31. For healthcare infrastructures with many communicating systems, an interface engine is helpful because:
32. You decide to base the evaluation plan of your informatics project on the theory of planned behavior. Which constructs will you use to develop your measurements?
33. The ________ is one of the oldest—and still widely used—methods for building and implementing software applications in IT arena.
34. The primary characteristics used to analyze an open system include:
35. What is the main idea of the subsection titled “Why Informatics Is Needed in Healthcare: An Example”?
36. The STEEEP recommendations and redesign principles reflected in health professional education programs to improve the quality of care are best described as:
37. Which example best describes knowledge base content?
38. Information systems and applications for delivery of healthcare are addressing needs associated with health informatics. Three essentials to explore with each of these systems and applications would include:
39. Which of the following statements about EHRs is false?
40. A(n) ________ is considered the gold standard research design for answering questions about the efficacy of treatments.