HSA 520 FINAL EXAM PART 1

1) An information-inquiring culture has transparent:
• information discovery.
• Core values.
• direct reports.
• accounting and finances.
2) Emerging trends that are encouraging healthcare executives to become interested in developing innovative, integrative, and cost-beneficial HMIS solutions include:
• wireless, user-friendly portables.
• tape recordings.
• X-ray films.
• accessible records
3) An information-discovery culture ensures:
• critical information about due processes.
• sharing of insights freely and encourages employees to collaborate.
• sensitivity for privacy.
• giving up the power of controlling others.
4) The genesis of Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) goes back to the roots of numerous areas, including:
• computing privacy.
• information economics
• multidimensional data sets.
• medical policies.
5) The executive who oversees the financing function, budgeting, and funding of the health services organization’s operating programs is the:
• CEO
• COO
• CFO
• CPO
6) Question 6
Effective communication is essential for forming all kinds of work relationships, especially for:
• delivering one-sided, manager to subordinate, communication.
• telling board members what is going to happen.
• providing clear, firm autocratic orders.
• building strong social networks among key stakeholders.
Question 7
As a trustworthy leader, the senior executive must have the ability to:
• exude trust from their direct reports and corresponding followers.
• develop a “top-down” working relationship with followers.
• articulate how or why certain things are or are not being executed without explanations.
• dictate to others on how to manage their time.
Question 8
In a healthcare services organizational context, the mission, goals, and objectives of the health organization determine how:
• to evaluate verified data.
• to verify the veracity of amassed healthcare information.
• HMIS should be incorporated throughout an organization.
• to network computer systems and functional tasks.
Question 9
The role of the CEO or CIO to oversee the use of HMIS in any healthcare services organization requires that the individual has been trained and has experience and mastered a certain set of:
• rules and laws.
• strategic, tactical, and operational IT competencies.
• department goals and strategies.
• efficient business processes.
Question 10
Within the context of healthcare services organizations, there are many published examples of Internet use, including:
• PowerPoint presentations.
• access to online insurance service data.
• access to personal credit scores.
• final reports developed in ACCESS.
Question 11
The 2006 Pew Internet and American Life Project survey found that the following users seek health information online in the United States:
• 1 of 10
• 5 of 10
• 8 of 10
• 10 of 10