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7. What percentage of organizations have an information systems steering committee? *

85% *

12. Communication between CIOs and CEOs is not important because the CIO is an executive-level position and he or she can fully handle his or her department responsibilities. *

False *

5. The CEO sets the vision or direction of HIT in most cases, and the CIO must actively support the CEO's initiatives. *

False *

20. The management of HIT has become a greater challenge in recent years because

HIT leaders must learn to manage up to the CEO and board, horizontally among others in the C-suite, and within their business units. *

10. What is the current key driver of HIT costs? *

Labor *

16. According to leading healthcare search firms, what is included in the list of a CIO's job responsibilities? *

Leadership *

13. Which of the following is NOT one of the major potential dangers and risks to the organization and the CIO leading outsourcing initiatives? *

Low costs associated with vendor fees and profit structure *

8. Which of the following is NOT one of the three levels of personnel recruited for staffing an information systems department? *

Non-technical *

11. Which of the following is NOT one of the major potential benefits of outsourcing? *

None of the above *

18. Which of the following is NOT a challenge that the evolving role of CIO will face in the future? *

None of the above *

9. Which of the following statements regarding systems analysts and computer programmers is true? *

Systems analysis requires broad-based skills that computer programmers often do not have.

2. Which of the following qualities or characteristics is NOT required for the role of CIO? *

Technical expertise *

19. Many healthcare organizations are considering outsourcing portions of their information systems functions as an alternative to in-house staffing. *

True *

6. HIT operations divisions often consist of four major components: systems development, user support, software evaluation, and _________. *

operations *

1. Which of the following reasons is NOT an appropriate answer to the question why many healthcare organizations have assigned the responsibility for information management and communications to the chief information officer (CIO)? *

Chief financial officer's assumption of too many duties and responsibilities *

3. According to reported organizational alignment, which of the following positions is NOT superior to the CIO in the reporting hierarchy? *

Chief medical officer *

15. What was the highest-priority item identified by respondents to the 2012 Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey? *

Achieving meaningful use *

17. According to a HIMSS Analytics (2005) survey, what is (are) the most frequently identified technology(ies) that will offer new opportunities for healthcare organizations in the next ten years? *

All of the above *

4. In a typical information systems organizational structure for a single hospital or medical center, which of the following entities report(s) directly to the CIO? *

Health information management Communications Information systems operations All of the above *

14. What can we NOT expect in the future for HIT, according to the HIMSS Annual Report of the US Hospital IT Market? *

Hospitals will continue to over invest in IM/IT. *