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WhattoUnderstand · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which statement is true of Meaningful Use?

a. These are criteria created by patient advocacy groups intended to ensure that patient-facing technology is addressing users' needs.
b. These are criteria created by the ONC to determine eligibility for incentives for health information technology adoption and use.
c. These are criteria created by Congress that delineate appropriate uses of health data for research purposes.
d. These are criteria proposed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to suggest ways to use health information technology to improve healthcare in the United States.

Question 2

The digital divide refers to:

a. higher adoption and use of information technologies among individuals from ethnic minorities, of lower socioeconomic status, and older age.
b. the gap between current adoption of PHRs and their potential use.
c. lower adoption and use of information technologies among individuals from ethnic minorities, those of lower socioeconomic status, and older age.
d. the difference between rates of overall cell phone ownership and smart phone ownership.

CharlieArnold · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Meaningful Use refers to criteria created by the ONC to determine eligibility for incentives for health information technology adoption and use.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The digital divide refers to lower adoption and use of information technologies among individuals from ethnic minorities, those of lower socioeconomic status, and older age.