Which statement is true regarding the continuity of care record ...

[mydiamond]

Which statement is true regarding the continuity of care record (ASTM standard E2369-05e2)?
 
  a. It is an XML-based extract of the health record that allows for syntactically interoperable records.
  b. It is an XML-based extract of the health record that allows for semantically interoperable records.
  c. It is a tab-delimited extract of the health record that specifies constraints on the controlled vocabularies used.
  d. It is a tab-delimited extract of the health record that paves the way for national health information exchange.

Question 2

The ONC (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology) is best described as:
 
  a. the principal federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information.
  b. the principal federal entity charged with promoting nationwide sales of advanced health information technology.
  c. a federal entity charged with increasing public awareness of the value of health information technology.
  d. a federal agency that regulates the contents and functions of health information technologies, including PHRs.

[kjohnson]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The continuity of care record (ASTM standard E2369-05e2) is an XML-based extract of the health record that allows for syntactically interoperable records.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The ONC is described as the principal federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information.

[mydiamond]

Excellent

[amandalm]

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