AHS 131 - HIT Unit 1 Test Study Guide || with 100% Error-free Answers.

Some of the obstacles to widespread adoption of IT (information technology) in the healthcare industry: correct answers * Fragmented healthcare system * Shortage of trained technology professionals * Many different systems among providers * Highly regulated industry Various ways to describe HIT (Healthcare Information Technology): correct answers * Framework for managing health information * Mechanism to improve patient care * Enables patient care coordination * Application of IT to the healthcare industry Examples of hardware vs. software: correct answers They are used to manipulate health data and information. * Hardware: physical devices like keyboard, computer, printer, etc. * Software: instructions that tell hardware what to do data correct answers raw facts that have little or no meaning Benefits of using HIT: correct answers * Eliminates medical transcription * Reduces the need to physically retrieve charts/files * Reduces duplicate diagnostic tests * Reminding providers to prescribe cheaper drugs The cost of healthcare regulation 15 years ago (2004): correct answers close to 1 trillion dollars The 4 main healthcare regulating agencies in the U.S & who they answer to: correct answers * Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS or HHS): President * Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC): answers to HHS * Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): answers to HHS * National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): answers to Department of Commerce Administration on Aging (AoA) correct answers responsible for administering the Older Americans Act of 1965 (a law that Congress passed to address the lack of social service for older Americans); operating division of the DHHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) correct answers research arm of HHS, supports research in major areas of health care in an effort to improve quality, lower cost, increased safety, etc.