hl7 v2.7

Given the following abstract message definition: MSH Message Header MSA Message Acknowledgment { WDN Widget Description { WPN Widget Portion WPD Widget Portion Detail } } Which of the following statements is TRUE?. There can be more WDN segments than WPN segments in this message. A WDN segment can appear in this message without a WPN segment. A WDN segment can appear in this message without a WPD segment. It is not acceptable to send a message without a WDN segment. For every WDN segment there must be two WPN segments in this message.

Which of the following items are part of the minimum syntactic validation of an HL7 2.7 standard message? I. The value in MSH-2 (encoding characters) is appropriate for the application process handling the message. II. The value in MSH-9 (message type) is one that is acceptable to the receiver. III. The value in MSH-11 (processing ID) is appropriate for the application process handling the message. IV. The value in MSH-12 (version ID) is acceptable to the receiver. I., II. and III. only. I., II. and IV. only. I., III. and IV. only. II., III. and IV. only. None. The minimum syntactic validation does not include any of these.

In order to maintain the backward compatibility requirement between the 2.x versions of HL7, which of the following are allowed: I. New segments may be introduced in the middle of an existing message. II. New fields may be added at the end of a segment. III. New components may be added in the middle of a field. IV. New subcomponents may be added at the end of a component. I., II., III. and IV. only. I., II., and III. only. I., II., and IV. only. I., III., and IV. only. II. and IV. only.

Which of the following items is true?. The HL7 2.7 standard makes certain assumptions about the ownership of data. The HL7 2.7 standard's scope is restricted to the specification of messages between application systems, and the events triggering them. The HL7 2.7 standard makes certain specific requirements about the subsequent action of the recipient of the HL7 message other than acknowledgement of the message. The HL7 2.7 standard makes certain assumptions about the design and architecture of the receiving application system. The HL7 2.7 standard requires that a system perform the required action and write to its database before acknowledging it.

Which segment is used in the continuation protocol?. CON. CPS. CNT. DSC. DSP.

Given the following abstract message definition: MSH Message Header MSA Message Acknowledgment { WDN Widget Description WPN Widget Portion { [ WPD Widget Portion Detail ] } } Which of the following ordered segments in a message would be ILLEGAL?. MSH MSA WDN WPN. MSH MSA WDN WPD WDN WPN WPD WPD. MSH MSA WDN WPN WPD. MSH MSA WDN WPN WDN WPN. MSH MSA WDN WPN WPD WPD WDN WPN WPD WPD.

Which of the following methods of encapsulating data are supported in the ED data type (Encapsulated Data): I. ASCII data with no encoding II. Straight binary data with no encoding III. Hexadecimal encoding IV. MIME Base64 encoding. I. and II. only. I., II. and III. only. I., II. and IV. only. I., III., and IV. only. III. and IV. Only.

What data type is Facility (the fourth component of the data type PL – Person Location)?. CE. ID. IS. HD. None of the above.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the HL7 Batch Protocol?. A batch can contain only one message type. The BTS segment must appear at the end of every batch. The response batch must contain acknowledgments for all messages. The HL7 message construction rules can be used to encode and decode batch files. Every acknowledgment batch contains at least one acknowledgment message.

Which of the following are components of the data type HD – Hierarchic Designator? I. Namespace ID II. Universal ID III. Universal ID type. I., II., and III. I. and II only. I. and III. only. II. and III. only. III. only.

Which of the following items are allowed by the HL7 2.7 standard? I. Z-Message Types II. Z-Data Types III. Z-Segments IV. Z-Trigger Events. III. only. I. and III. only. III. and IV. only. I., III., and IV. only. I., II., III., and IV.

The ROL segment definition in Figure I above is referred to in HL7 as a: Vocabulary table. Static definition – field level. Static definition – message level. Static definition – segment level. Segment attribute table.

If Field 11, “Office/Home Address/Birthplace”, is transmitted in a segment formatted according to the ROL segment definition in Figure I above, the receiver: May accept the field but is allowed to ignore it. Must accept the field (pending further processing of the field contents). Must reject the field. Must require 4 repetitions of the field. May accept the field if and only if it is accompanied by at least one occurrence of Field 12, “Phone”.

Which of the following fields may be omitted from a segment formatted according to the ROL segment definition in Figure I above?. Field 1, “Role Instance ID”. Field 2, “Action Code”. Field 3, “Role-ROL”. Field 12, “Phone”. All of the above.

Refer to the ROL segment definition in Figure I above. Which of the following is true with respect to Field 3, “Role-ROL”?. The table of values that is used to populate the field may have no more than 1,197 total values. The table of values that is used to populate the field may not be extended beyond the values in Table #0443. The Usage code of R means that the field may repeat. The field value may be omitted from the segment. None of the above.

Refer to the ROL segment definition in Figure I above. Which of the following is true with respect to Field 4, “Role Person”?. It is always a required field. It is a required field, but may be empty if there is no information to transmit. It is a conditional field. It may occur zero to many times in the segment. All of the above.

Assume that the HL7 default encoding and suggested delimiters are in use. Which of the following could never be a valid instance of a ROL segment formatted according to the ROL segment definition in Figure I above?. ROL|1|A|AD|00123^MORGAN^REX^J. ROL|1|A|AT|00456^GRAINGER^LUCY^X||||||||^WPN^PH^^^311^5552368. ROL|1|A|AT|00456||||||||^WPN^PH^^^311^5552368. ROL|1|A|TK|00456||||||||^WPN^PH^^^311^5552368. Any of the above could be a valid instance.

Could the ROL segment definition in Figure I above be part of an implementable profile?. Yes. It meets all the requirements of an implementable profile. No. An implementable profile must list all the fields in a segment whether or not the fields are in use. No. CWE is not a valid data type for an implementable profile. No. RE is not a valid usage code for an implementable profile. No. [0..8] is not a valid cardinality for an implementable profile.

If an HL7 application receives an original mode message that it fails to process because of format, what acknowledgment code should it return?. AA. AE. AR. CA. CR.

Which HL7 data type is most often used to transmit values from HL7-defined tables?. HD. ID. IS. ST. TX.

Original mode acknowledgement is equivalent to which of the following values using the enhanced acknowledgement protocol?. MSH-15-Accept Acknowledgment Type = AL (Always) and MSH-16-Application Acknowledgment Type = AL (Always). MSH-15-Accept Acknowledgment Type = AL (Always) and MSH-16-Application Acknowledgment Type = NE (Never). MSH-15-Accept Acknowledgment Type = NE (Never) and MSH-16-Application Acknowledgment Type = AL (Always). MSH-15-Accept Acknowledgment Type = NE (Never) and MSH-16-Application Acknowledgment Type = NE (Never). MSH-15-Accept Acknowledgment Type = AL (Always) and MSH-16-Application Acknowledgment Type = ER (Error/reject conditions only)).

In the HL7 2.7 standard, the "present but null" value is represented by which of the following? Assume that the recommended delimiters are in use. |""|. ||. |NULL|. |VOID|. omitting the field from the segment.

If the HL7-suggested encoding characters are being used, and a text field is being encoded that contains the value "John & Mary", which of the following is the correct way to encode the value?. |John & Mary|. |John \&\ Mary|. |John and Mary|. |John \T\ Mary|. |John & Mary|.

Which of the following statements are TRUE regarding the data type RP (Reference Pointer)? I. One of the components of type RP is of type HD (Hierarchic Designator). II. A field of type RP can be used to transmit information necessary to identify and access a specific DICOM image. III. One of the components of type RP is of type CD (Channel Definition). I., II., and III. I. and II. only. I. and III. only. II. and III. only. III. only.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?. The Control chapter of the HL7 2.7 standard defines the generic rules that apply to all messages. The Control chapter of the HL7 2.7 standard defines the form to be used in functional chapters for describing messages called the abstract message definition. The Control chapter of the HL7 2.7 standard specifies the design and architecture of the sending and receiving systems using the HL7 protocol. The Control chapter of the HL7 2.7 standard addresses the programming procedures required to exchange messages using the HL7 specifications. The Control chapter of the HL7 2.7 standard includes the HL7 2.7 encoding rules for converting an abstract message into a string of characters that comprises an actual message.

Which of the following capabilities does the HL7 2.7 standard assume that the communications environment will provide? I. Error free transmission of all of the transmitted bytes in the correct order that they were sent in. II. Character conversion if the two machines exchanging data use different character sets. III. IP addressing of transmitting sites and an Ethernet network. IV. Transport of messages of unlimited length or size. I., II., III., and IV. I., II., and III. only. I., II., and IV. only. I., III., and IV. only. II., III., and IV. only.

If a field of type Date (DT) is passed in the following format: |190909| Which of the following is true?. It represents September 1, 1909. It represents some time in September 1909. It represents some time in 1909. It represents September 9, 1919. It is illegal.

The MSH segment contains which of the following fields?. Accept Acknowledgment Type. Batch Security. Error Code and Location. Expected Sequence Number. Input Parameter List.

Which of the following statements about user-defined tables are true? I. It is strongly recommended that only the values in the standard be used for a user-defined table. II. The ID data type is most often used to encode values for user-defined tables. III. Some of the user-defined tables may reference common master files. I., II. and III. I. and II. only. I. and III. only. II. and III. only. III. only.

The escape character can be used to signal certain special characteristics of portions of fields in which of the following types of fields? I. DR (Date/Time Range) II. FT (Formatted text) III. ST (String) IV. TX (Text data). I., II., III., and IV. II. and III. only. II. and IV. only. III. and IV. only. II., III., and IV. only.

A GIF Image could be encoded in which of the following HL7 2.7 data types?. CD - Channel definition. CM - Composite. ED - Encapsulated data. GI - GIF Image. MA - Multiplexed array.

The field separator must be placed in front of a field in an HL7 segment in all cases EXCEPT which of the following?. If the value is not present, then the field separator in front of it can be omitted regardless of what follows. If the value is null, then the field separator in front of it can be omitted regardless of what follows. If there are no values present prior to the field then the field separator in front of it can be omitted regardless of what follows. If the value is not present, then the field separator in front of it can be omitted if no following fields are present in the segment. If the field has more than one component then the field separator in front of it can be omitted regardless of what follows.

Which of the following are the components of the MO - Money data type? I. Cents II. Denomination III. Dollars IV. Quantity. I., II., III., and IV. I. and III. only. II. and IV. only. III. only. IV. only.

If the "240*" in the following display line should be highlighted to help it stand out as an out-of-range lab result value, it should be encoded as which of the following strings? TOTAL CHOLESTEROL 240* [90 - 200]. TOTAL CHOLESTEROL \B\240*\U\ [90 - 200]. TOTAL CHOLESTEROL \H\240*\N\ [90 - 200]. TOTAL CHOLESTEROL^240*&Bold^[90 - 200]. TOTAL CHOLESTEROL \240*\ [90 - 200]. TOTAL CHOLESTEROL <B>240*</B> [90 - 200].

Which of the following is not an HL7 element delimiter?. Segment Terminator. Subcomponent Separator. Escape Character. Event Separator. Component Separator.

How does HL7 provide for the transmission of user authentication credentials, such as a Kerberos service ticket or a SAML assertion?. The information should be sent in field MSH-8-Security. The information should be sent in the UAC segment. The information should be sent in the EVN segment. The information should be sent in the ORC segment. HL7 does not specify any mechanism for transmitting user authentication credentials.

What data type is the following field: |>^123|. CQ - Composite quantity with units. MO - Money. NM - Numeric. SI - Sequence ID. None of the above.

Which of the following characters is the standard HL7 2.x Segment Terminator?. <CR> (Hex 0D). |. ^. &. ~.

Which of the following statements are true regarding the HL7 ID number in segment attribute tables? I. It is a small integer. (nnnnn) II. It uniquely identifies the data field throughout the HL7 2.7 standard. III. It is also known as Item #. IV. It can be used in the RCD (Row Column Definition) Segment of HL7 queries to identify the data element. I. and III. only. I., II., and III. only. I., II., and IV. only. I., III., and IV. only. I., II., III., and IV.

The ACK - general acknowledgment message can contain which segments?. MSH, MSA, ACK, and ERR segments. MSH, MSA, ERR, and ASC segments. MSH, MSA, ERR, DSP, and DSC segments. MSH, MSA, ERR, and RDF segments. MSH, MSA, and ERR segments.

Which of the following statements are true about the HL7 2.7 standard batch protocol? I. A BHS (batch header) segment must appear at the beginning of every batch. II. An HL7 batch must consist of a single type of message. III. An HL7 batch must contain at least one HL7 message. I., II., and III. I. and II. I. and III. II. and III. None of the above.

What is the maximum length of a TX - Text data field?. 40. 80. 256. 65,536 (64K). none of the above.

Which of the following segments is commonly used for sending notes and comments?. ADD. ERR. MSA. MSH. NTE.

Which of the following are trigger events? I. An observation for a patient is available. II. Merge patient information. III. A patient is admitted. IV. Notification of new appointment booking. I., II., III., and IV. I., II., and III. only. I., II., and IV. only. I., III., and IV. only. II., III., and IV. only.

Which of the following rules apply to receiving HL7 messages and converting their contents to data values: I. Ignore segments, fields, components, subcomponents, and extra repetitions of a field that are present but were not expected II. Treat segments that were expected but are not present as consisting entirely of fields that are not present III. Treat fields valued with present but null as not present. IV. Treat fields and components that are expected but were not included in a segment as not present. I., II., III., and IV. I., II., and III. only. I., II, and IV. only. I. and II. only. I. and IV. only.

Which segment contains information sent while acknowledging another message?. DSP. FHS. MSA. MSH. VTQ.

Which of the following data fields could not be of the NM - Numeric data type?. |0045|. |4.5E08|. |-0.045|. |+45|. |0.04500|.

Which of the following values is an HL7-provided value for Identifier Type Code (the fifth component of data type CX - Extended composite ID with check digit)?. AN - Account Number. ANSI - American National Standards Institute. GIF - Graphics Interchange Format. Q2H - Every 2 Hours. Z - Z Segment.

Which segment is used to define the continuation of a prior segment in a continuation message?. ADD. ERR. MSA. MSH. NTE.

The HL7 data type “IS” is used for. coded data. encapsulated data. entity identifier. labeling of digital waveform data. coded value for user-defined tables.

Which of the following characters is NOT a legal Separator character in the HL7 2.7 MSH.2, as the defined default?. |. ^. =. ~. #.

Which of the following statements about HL7 2.x segments and fields are true? I. The ordinal position of a data field within a given segment is variable depending upon the trigger event of the message. II. The data type of a field within a specific segment can vary depending upon the trigger event of the message. III. Whether or not a segment is defined as being able to repeat can vary depending upon the trigger event of the message. I. only. II. only. III. only. I., II., and III. None. None of these statements are true.

What data type is the following field? |@00108^EQ^SMITH|. HD. PT. QSC. RP. SN.

What data type is Application ID (the secCEond component of the data type RP - Reference Pointer)?. CE. ID. IS. HD. None of the above.

Which list has HL7 items in order of largest to smallest?. Field, Component, Subcomponent, Message, Segment. Field, Component, Subcomponent, Segment, Message. Message, Field, Component, Subcomponent, Segment. Message, Segment, Field, Component, Subcomponent. Subcomponent, Component, Field, Segment, Message.

Which of the following statements about HL7 2.x message construction are true? I. Segments may repeat within a message. II. Fields may repeat within a segment. III. Components may not repeat within a field. IV. Subcomponents may repeat within a component. I., II., III., and IV. I., II., and III. only. I. and II. only. I. only. None. None of these statements are true.

In which of the following cases can the field separator be omitted in front of a field in an HL7 segment? I. If the value is not present, then the field separator in front of it can be omitted regardless of what follows. II. If the value is null, then the field separator in front of it can be omitted regardless of what follows. III. If there are no values present prior to the field then the field separator in front of it can be omitted regardless of what follows. IV. If the field has more than one component then the field separator in front of it can be omitted regardless of what follows. I. II. III. IV. None. None of these cases allow the field separator to be omitted.

Which of the following statements about HL7-defined tables are true? I. Sites are expected to recognize values from HL7-defined tables. II. The IS data type is most often used to encode values for HL7-defined tables. III. Additions to HL7-defined tables may be included on a site-specific basis. I., II. and III. I. and II. only. I. and III. only. I. only. II. and III. Only.

Which of the following data fields could be a DTM – Date/Time data type?. |200807153121|. |200807151321|. |07/15/2008^13:21|. |2008/07/15^13:21|. |2008^07^15^13^21|.

If a receiving system using enhanced acknowledgment receives a message where MSH-9-Message Type is not acceptable to the receiving application, what value should it return in MSA-1- Acknowledgement Code for a required accept acknowledgement?. AA. AE. AR. CE. CR.

Which of the following characters is the suggested HL7 2.x Repetition Separator?. |. ^. &. ~. \.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an HL7 2.7 trigger event?. Add receiving facility to HL7 interface engine routing. Master file - Staff Practitioner. Merge patient information. Notification of new appointment booking. Unsolicited laboratory results message.

Given the following portion of a length conformance specification, shown using the default ‘=’ and ‘#’ conformance characters in the standard: Which of the following statements is TRUE?. The length of the CWE.1 may be truncated at 20 characters. Applications may not truncate family names longer than 50 characters. Applications must accept TX fields of any length. An application must be able to handle NM data up to 12 characters long. A family name must be longer than one character.

Which of the following fields could NOT be of data type SN – Structured Numeric?. |100|. |>^100|. |^100^-^200|. |^1^:^228|. |^2^+|.

Which of the following statements about message construction using standard HL7 encoding rules are true? I. Segments must be constructed in the order defined for the message. II. The first three characters of each Segment must be "MSH". III. The final segment does not need to end with the Segment Terminator. IV. The MSH can redefine the Segment Terminator. I. and II. only. I. and IV. only. I. only. II., III., and IV. only. IV. only.

If the field definition calls for a field to be broken into components, which of the following rules are used: I. If more than one component is included, they are separated by the component separator. II. Components that are not present are represented by the characters "". III. Components that are present but null are treated by including no characters in the component. IV. Components that are not present at the end of a field need not be represented by component separators. I., II., III., and IV. I., II., and III. only. II., III., and IV. only. I. and IV. only. IV. only.

What is the correct order of the following components in the XPN (Extended Person Name) data type?. family name; given name; second and further given names or initials thereof; prefix; degree; suffix. prefix; given name; second and further given names or initials thereof; family name; suffix; degree. given name; second and further given names or initials thereof; family name; suffix; degree; prefix. degree; family name; given name; second and further given names or initials thereof; prefix; suffix. family name; given name; second and further given names or initials thereof; suffix; prefix; degree.

Which of the following is NOT a field in the MSH segment?. Application Acknowledgment Type. Encoding Characters. Error Condition. Sending Application. Version ID.

Which of the following represents the structure of an HL7 batch file?. [FHS] { [BHS] { [MSH ...] } [BTS] } [FTS]. [BHS] { FHS { [MSH ...] } [FTS] } [BTS]. [MSH] { [BHS] { [FHS ... FTS] } [BTS] }. [FHS] { [BHS] { [MSH ...] } [FTS] } [BTS]. [FHS] [FTS] [BHS] [BTS] { [MSH ...] }.

When using enhanced acknowledgment, which of the following possible message sequences are NOT CORRECT when coming back from the receiving system?. An Accept Acknowledgment Message followed by an Application Acknowledgment Message followed by other application-dependent information in another message. An Accept Acknowledgment Message. An Application Acknowledgment Message. An Accept Acknowledgment Message followed by an Application Acknowledgment Message. An Application Acknowledgment Message followed by an Accept Acknowledgment Message.