1.Tasks used in usability studies that examine how fast the user can accomplish a task are called:
A) Efficiency of use
2.What type of study was conducted by Kanaar and Hecht (1991) to determine the feasibility of a 74-year-old man to swim the English Channel?
A) Individual case study
3.Ethnographic research follows a _________ that continues until the entire culture or organization is known very well.
A) Cycle
4.What type of interview was used when researchers, Farre and Cummins, 2016 assessed how a new computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system was implemented, how it changed over time, the users’ perspective and how it may have affected healthcare outcomes?
A) Informal conversational
5.What is an important first step when conducting a usability study?
A) Develop measurable tasks that reflect ease of learning, efficiency of use, memorability, error frequency and severity, and subjective satisfaction
6.What is one of the flaws of participant observation?
A) Small sample size
7.This is the ability of the observational researcher to examine all textual data collected and detect the number of recurrent terms to determine emerging themes and factors reflective of the culture or institution examined. It is called a(n):
A) Content analysis
8.“What problems do you foresee in relation to fraud and abuse when the EHR is used?” is an example of what type of question?
A) Standardized open-ended
9.The ICD-10-CM study discussed in the chapter used this type of group to evaluate the data collected. It is called a(n):
A) Focus group
10.Hofler et al examined HIPAA compliance activities at the University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina. What type of observational research did they use?
A) Participant observation
11.Naturalistic observation, simulation observation, and case study are all examples of which type of observation?
A) Non-participant observation
12.This type of observation examines behaviors that occur naturally in the normal environment. It is useful to see if a person is following a particular policy or procedure or if they are using a specific software system correctly. Participants should not know what the researcher is observing in order to simulate the “normal” environment. It is called a(n):
A) Naturalistic observation
13.What is the major difference between the case study and ethnographic analysis?
A) Case study is more objective than the ethnographic analysis
14.This method of using several different approaches to collect data and to answer the research questions and support the conclusions made is called a(n) _________.
A) Triangulation
15.When a researcher is a part of the environment he or she is observing and is assessing how well employees in healthcare facilities abide by HIPAA, the researcher is using this type of observational research:
A) Participant observation
16.The AHIMA/FORE, study which examined automated coding software and its development and use to enhance antifraud activities, used which type of analysis to examine its qualitative data?
A) Content analysis
17.This type of research was performed by Ventres and colleagues, when assessing physicians, patients and the EHR in four primary care practices in Oregon. What type of study was conducted?
A) Ethnographic analysis
18.Observational research strives to examine _______________ rather than the progression of a particular disease or system.
A) Perceptions, interactions, attitudes and feelings
19.In the chapter, medical schools used this type of interview to reassess team based learning. What is it called?
A) General interview guide
20.What is one reason for a researcher to conduct observational research?
A) When studying a transitional program in order to record the attitudes and behaviors of those involved in the program.