EXPIRATION DATE: NOVEMBER 1, 2011
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Journal of AHIMA
Continuing Education Quiz
Quiz ID: Q111825 | HIM Domain Area: External Forces | Article—“Seeking the United State of HIEs”
REFER TO THE ARTICLE for the one best answer to each question. Questions are based solely on the
content of the article.
1. A December 2010 report from the
President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST)
concluded that:
;a. work toward HIE is progressing at
the right pace
;b. “significantly accelerated” progress
on HIEs is needed
;c. the rise in EHR adoption makes HIE
less necessary
;d. none of the above
6. HIE efforts also are developing in the
private sector.
;a. true
;b. false
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7. All HIEs will be required to incorporate
ONC’s Direct Project and NwHIN
Exchange standards and specifications
once available.
;a. true
;b. false
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2. ONC faces a host of challenges in
advancing HIE, including:
;a. providers are at very different
levels of health IT sophistication
;b. HIEs are complex structures with
many players
;c. the direct benefits of HIE may not
be obvious
d. all of the above
3. ONC’s Direct Project is intended for
simple information exchange.
;a. true
;b. false
4. Nationwide Health Information
Network (NwHIN) Exchange is intended
for complex information exchanges.
;a. true
;b. false
5. The State HIE Cooperative Agreement
Program:
;a. created a network of federally
owned Medicaid clinics
;b. pays states to report public health
data to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
;c. awarded grants to states and
territories to develop state-level
HIEs that coordinate local HIEs or
serve as an area’s main HIE
;d. none of the above
8. In its work with state-level HIEs, ONC
has:
;a. allowed HIEs to determine how
they can add value to their unique
regions
;b. required that HIEs follow a single
model
;c. issued 11 common objectives that
HIEs must meet
;d. none of the above
9. Observers in the industry believe that
the next stage of the meaningful use
program should more directly link EHR
incentive payments to HIE use.
;a. true
;b. false
10. ONC is working to incorporate PCAST
recommendations into meaningful use
and other ONC initiatives.
;a. true
;b. false
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