Information Technology and its Impact on Health
Care Questions with Correct Answers
The general term of informatics refers to the Correct Answer-science of
computer application to data in different industries.
Health or medical informatics is... Correct Answer-the science of
computer application that supports clinical and research data in different
areas of health care.
Health Information systems Correct Answer-are systems that store,
transmit, collect and retrieve these data.
Health information technology's (HIT) goal Correct Answer-is to
manage the health data that can be used by patients/consumers,
insurance companies, health care providers, health care administrators
and any stakeholder that has an interest in health care.
In 2001, the Institute of Medicine published the report
____________________________________________,which stresses
the importance of improving the information technology infrastructure.
Correct Answer-"Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System
for the 21st Century"
the institute of medicines report emphasizes Correct Answer-the
importance of an electronic health record (EHR), an electronic record of
patient's medical history.
, They also discuss the importance of patient safety by establishing data
standards for collecting patient information.
The National Alliance for Health Information Technology (NAHIT)
defines the EHR as Correct Answer-the electronic record of health-
related information on an individual that is accumulated from one health
system and is utilized by the health organization that is providing patient
care
The National Alliance for Health Information Technology (NAHIT)
defines the EMR as Correct Answer-accumulates more patient medical
information from many health organizations that have been involved in
the patient care.
According to DHHS, the
__________________________________________________________
______, which was enacted as part of the 2009 American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act, was designed to stimulate the adoption of health
information technology in the United States. Correct Answer-Health
Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)
Act
HITECH Act Correct Answer-until 2015, offered incentives for
physicians and other healthcare professionals to adopt health IT.
Who is responsible for implementing the incentives and penalties
program? Correct Answer-The Office of the National Coordinator
(ONC) for Health Information Technology
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