Pharmacy Informatics Final Exam questions with correct answers
What are all pharmacists affected by? Correct Answer ✓✓ The electronic information systems that make up pharmacy informatics in virtually every aspect of practice
What are the two broad categories of information used in pharmacy informatics as well as other clinical informatics domains? Correct Answer ✓✓ Patient specific information and knowledge based information
What is the vision of healthcare? Correct Answer ✓✓ becoming more patient centered
How does significant communication gaps exist when multiple healthcare institutions provide care for the same patient ? Correct Answer ✓✓ Because the current healthcare system is Decentralized and fragmented
Substantial evidence suggests that more effective communication would do what? (2) Correct Answer ✓✓ improve patient care and reduce medical error, such as adverse drug events
The desired result for interoperable systems and electronic health records is to? Correct Answer ✓✓ readily provide all health practitioners in all locations, including the pharmacy, with access to information about a patient's care, as needed In order to increase adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records(EHRs) by providers and hospitals, the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) developed what? Correct Answer ✓✓ A monetary incentive program
The Meaningful Use Program incentives hospitals and physician to use what? Correct Answer ✓✓ (EHRs) Electronic health records to achieve specific outcomes, which may be process oriented or patient oriented
The goals of the Meaningful Use program are to do what? (4) Correct Answer ✓✓ 1. Improve quality, safety and efficiency
2. Engage patients and their families
3. improve care coordination, as well as public and population health
4. maintain privacy and security of protected health information
Jimmy turned 4 years old and has been recently diagnosed with attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). His pediatrician recommended behavior therapy to improve his symptoms. His parents learned from a support group site that some kids are taking methylphenidate, and they want to know whether Jimmy could take it to improve his symptoms. If prescribed methylphenidate, Jimmy's parents should be concerned that he'll be at an increased risk of having a cardiovascular event (attachment
provided)? Correct Answer ✓✓ False
A MEDLINE search using the MeSH terms for stroke and aspirin is conducted to find information on whether every woman over the age of
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