Chapter 23: Health Information Technology Governance

Health Informatics an Interprofessional Approach 1st Edition By Nelson Staggers

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Chapter 23: Health Information Technology Governance

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. Who “owns” health IT governance?
a. The Chief Information Officer
b. The Chief Medical Information Officer
c. The Chief Executive Officer
d. The type of institution

 

 

ANS:  D

The ownership of health IT governance, as with other aspects of governance, depends on the institution.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Apply                   REF:   pp. 372-373

 

  1. What is the first factor in deciding on an optimal health IT governance for an institution?
a. The EHR system in use
b. The organizational culture
c. The size of the IT budget
d. Whether the organization is a for-profit or non-profit entity

 

 

ANS:  B

Of the listed factors, an organization’s culture is the most important factor that needs to be considered.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Analyze                REF:   p. 374

 

  1. Why is it difficult to establish effective health IT governance?
a. Fundamentally, effective governance means that some stakeholders’ informatics needs will need to be de-prioritized.
b. There is too much literature available on the topic, making it difficult to choose which approach to follow.
c. So few activities within a healthcare organization involve informatics.
d. No stakeholder wants to have a say in how informatics resources are leveraged.

 

 

ANS:  A

The fundamental reason for the difficulty of informatics governance is that there is more effort desired from informatics than resources allow.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Apply                   REF:   pp. 371-372

 

  1. A centralized health IT governance structure is always the most effective.
a. True
b. False

 

 

ANS:  B

The optimal health IT governance structure depends on the organization.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Apply                   REF:   pp. 374-375

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