NR599 Final Exam LATEST 2021
Part I: Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why is it difficult to integrate information from all hospital departments into a single hospital information system?
a. Individual departments want to obtain & maintain specialized systems
b. Hospital departments are organized along vertical lines while the continuum of care for patients flows along horizontal lines
c. Patient care systems & financial management systems are incompatible with each other
d. Each department is required by law & the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals & Health Care Organizations to maintain specific information for billing & accreditation purposes
e. Individual departments do not see the value in comprehensive patient records