Canadian Health Information Management Association Practice Exam

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Which of the following is not a class in the SO TC 215 standards?

  1. Financial standards

  2. People standards

  3. Process standards

  4. Technology standards

The correct answer is: Financial standards

The correct answer reflects that financial standards are not categorized as a class within the SO TC 215 standards. SO TC 215, which stands for the Standards Organization Technical Committee 215, focuses on health informatics and emphasizes the importance of various aspects of healthcare information systems, but does not directly address financial standards as a primary category. The organization primarily categorizes standards related to how information is managed and utilized in healthcare settings, focusing on the interactions between people, processes, and technology. The inclusion of people standards, process standards, and technology standards emphasizes the different elements that contribute to effective health informatics. These standards provide guidelines for interoperability, security, and the overall management of health information. Therefore, financial considerations, while important in healthcare, are generally dealt with separately from the core focus of healthcare informatics standards in SO TC 215.