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Health data and health information are often used interchangeably.
True
Health data quality has no impact on its use.
False
Maintaining patient records is not a major purpose in healthcare data analysis.
False
Big data and analytics have no impact on the trend toward healthcare data.
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Health information technology has no role in the management of healthcare data.
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Health care data, when unprocessed, is generally very useful for decision making.
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Health information is only created by health care providers and health plans.
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HIPAA stands for Health Information Processing and Analysis Act.
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EMR and EHR always refer to the same thing and can be used interchangeably.
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Protected health information (PHI) is a term used to refer to health data that is not sensitive.
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Health care information is stored separately from patient records.
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Accounting/Billing departments are not responsible for verifying insurance coverage.
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ICD-10 stands for International Center of Diseases, Tenth Revision.
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CPT is an abbreviation for Central Procedural Terminology.
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The ICD-10 coding system was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Personal Health Records (PHRs) are only used by healthcare providers.
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The Personal Health Account (PHA) is the primary focus of the National E-Health Program.
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The Ministry of Public Health oversees the implementation of National E-Health Program.
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PHRs usage increased from 5% in 2008 to 17% in 2013.
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PHRs have no impact on medication adherence.
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The PHR was initially envisioned to enable individuals to share their information only with healthcare professionals.
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National E-Health Program focuses solely on administrative health information systems.
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The Ministry of Public Health is actively involved in supporting the implementation of PHRs.
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Usage statistics show that PHRs are not widely adopted in Chennai, India.
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The use of PHRs and personal health applications can have a negative impact on medication adherence.
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Specialty hospitals had a higher EHR adoption rate compared to general medicine hospitals due to eligibility for HITECH incentive payments.
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By 2014, 79% of primary care physicians had adopted a certified EHR system.
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Physicians in solo and small group practices were more likely to have adopted EHR systems.
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In 2007, 44% of home health and hospice agencies had adopted EHR systems.
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The adoption of EHR systems in community health centers was at 98%.
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