Healthcare Data Management & Interoperability Flashcards
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In the context of healthcare data warehousing, what is a 'slowly changing dimension' (SCD) Type 2?
Answer: Maintaining full history by adding a new row for each change
SCD Type 2 preserves historical data by inserting a new row each time an attribute changes, with effective dates to track when each version was valid.
Which SNOMED CT concept hierarchy would be used to represent a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Answer: Clinical finding
Diagnoses and conditions are represented under the 'Clinical finding' hierarchy in SNOMED CT.
A software developer is implementing a FHIR server. Which response code should be returned when a client requests a resource that does not exist?
Answer: 404 Not Found
HTTP 404 Not Found is returned when the requested FHIR resource does not exist on the server.
What is the primary purpose of the LOINC code system in healthcare interoperability?
Answer: To provide universal identifiers for laboratory and clinical observations
LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes) provides a universal standard for identifying clinical measurements, observations, and documents.
Under the 21st Century Cures Act information blocking rule, which of the following IS a permitted exception to sharing electronic health information?
Answer: Preventing harm to the patient or another person
The 'Preventing Harm' exception permits information blocking when sharing could result in physical harm to the patient or another individual.
In healthcare data exchange, what is the role of a 'terminology server' such as a FHIR Terminology Service?
Answer: To validate and translate coded clinical terms across code systems
A FHIR Terminology Service provides operations like $validate-code, $lookup, and $translate to manage and convert coded clinical data across standards.
Which architectural pattern describes a centralized repository where documents from multiple care settings are stored and retrieved by patient identifier?
Answer: Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing (XDS) affinity domain
An XDS affinity domain is a federated community of care organizations sharing a centralized registry and repository for patient documents.