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Self-assessment key
a. Context understood
b. Meaning precise
*c. Secure
d. Reusable
2. Codes assigned to data elements should include some meaning about the term. For
example, m = male.
a. True
*b. False
Answer: b Data elements codes should have meaning and m=male doesnt have any
meaning.
Objective(s): 1
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): a13
3. The U.S. has identified a single controlled vocabulary for use in health care.
a. True
*b. False
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4. By using all the major controlled vocabularies we can achieve semantic
interoperability.
a. True
*b. False
a. True
*b. False
a. True
*b. False
*a. True
b. False
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8. CPT is owned and developed by _______.
a. HL7
b. NLM
*c. AMA
d. IHTSDO
a. True
*b. False
Answer: b Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) Codes are used to group hospital cases
into approximately 500 diagnosis-related groups. Each group includes diagnoses,
procedures and other factors (age, severity, complications, co-morbidities).
Objective(s): 5
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): b13
a. Diagnoses
*b. Drugs
c. Lab tests
d. None of the above
11. LOINC is widely used in the US for the names of laboratory tests.
*a. True
b. False
Answer: a LOINC is widely used in the US for the names of laboratory tests.
Objective(s): 5
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Lecture(s)/Slide(s): b21
12. Daily Med is derived from Structured Product Labeling.
*a. True
b. False
a. CAP
b. NLM
*c. IHTSDO
d. AMA
*a. True
b. False
a. True
*b. False
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16. Nursing terminologies support all of these concepts except ________.
a. Diagnoses
b. Interventions
c. Outcomes
*d. Length of stay
*a. True
b. False
a. ANSI
b. FDA
*c. NLM
d. WHO
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19. A licensing fee is not required to use which of the following controlled terminologies:
a. ICD
b. CPT
c. MedDRA
*d. LOINC
a. IDC
b. CPT
c. DRG
*d. RxNorm
a. True
*b. False
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22. Which is not an attribute of a data element?
a. Synonym
*b. Cost
c. Units
d. Data type
Answer: b There are many different attributes of a data element. Please refer to slide
to see a complete list.
Objective(s): 7
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): d12
a. Numeric
b. Character
*c. Synonym
d. Date-time
Answer: c Data type tells us whether the data element is numeric, an integer, binary,
character, string, blog, date-time, or more complex types such as a coded element.
Objective(s): 7
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): d14
a. True
*b. False
Answer: b ISO/IEC 11179 is the single ISO standard that lays out much of what is
required for the definition and maintenance of data elements.
Objective(s): 8
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): d18
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25. The following has a metadictionary (caDSR) that is based on ISO 11179:
*a. NCI
b. NLM
c. CDISC
d. None of the above
a. True
*b. False
a. Heart murmur
b. Blood pressure
c. Person name
*d. All of the above
Answer: d A compound data element is a structure that includes other data elements.
Objective(s): 9
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): e6
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28. A complex data element might contain ___________.
a. A logic statement
b. A calculation
c. A comparison of the value of two data elements
*d. All of the above
Answer: d Complex data elements may include description logic and mathematical
calculations. Complex data elements may include calculations, logic statements, or
actions. They may invoke an action.
Objective(s): 9
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): e7
a. True
*b. False
*a. True
b. False
Answer: a An HL7 template defines a higher level data structure and may extend to
such things as a well-baby exam, a school physical, an employment physical, a
diabetic screen, etc. The templates are defined using an XML syntax.
Objective(s): 20
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): e9
a. UML
b. HTTP
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*c. XML
d. Symbolic delimiters
32. The main parts of a CDA are a header and the body.
*a. True
b. False
Answer: a The main parts of a CDA are a header and the body.
Objective(s): 11
Lecture(s)/Slide(s): f9
a. True
*b. False
a. HL7
*b. ASTM
c. ANSI
d. ONC
a. Discharge summary
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b. Claims attachment
*c. Patient summary record
d. None of the above
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