Question

6. Every October, the CEO and other members of the upper administrative staff have strategic planning meetings to address the upcoming year’s goals and objectives. What information system would assist them in this process?

1. DSS
2. R-ADT
3. HRIS
4. EIS

7. During a disaster, which information system would help track the patients’ movements through the hospital as they go through triage, surgery, intensive care unit (ICU), regular patient care floor, and finally discharge to a rehabilitation facility?

1. DSS
2. R-ADT
3. HRIS
4. EIS

8. Which information system is the gateway into a healthcare facility to identify if a patient has been treated there, contains demographic information to confirm patient identity, and shows if the patient has been treated at other facilities within an IDS?

1. EMPI
2. EIS
3. HRIS
4. R-ADT

9. If the CFO wanted to evaluate the supply shipping schedule, storage costs for supplies and equipment, timeframes for ordering supplies, and the distribution of equipment and supplies to the correct departments, which information system would facilitate this process?

1. Materials management
2. Practice management
3. Facilities management
4. EIS

10. If the medical office manager wanted to compare the amount of time it takes for a patient to be seen by a physician versus a nurse practitioner, which information system would be helpful in this analysis?

1. Materials management
2. Practice management
3. Facilities management
4. EIS

Answer 1

6. EIS Executive information system is usually conducted to support senior executive information objectives and improve decision-making process.

7. R-ADT (Registration- Admission, Discharge, Transfer) is used to track the admission, transfer and discharge of patient in hospital.

8. EMPI Enterprise Master Patient Index is used in healthcare setting to manage medical data of patient accurately and accross all departments.

9. Materials management information system facilitates in proper planning, arranging, managing and controling various material needs within the organization.

10. Practice management information system can be used to to compare the amount of time it takes for a patient to be seen by a physician versus a nurse practitioner.