Chapter 16 Questions with correct Answers
Theory in Practice
PCP manages overall care, link to PHR, prior physician send information using standard continuity of care document content and format specifications for exchanging information between providers. New PCP's EHR is prepopulated with the cu...
Chapter 16 Questions with correct
Answers
Theory in Practice - answer PCP manages overall care, link to PHR, prior physician
send information using standard continuity of care document content and format
specifications for exchanging information between providers. New PCP's EHR is
prepopulated with the current problem list,labs, and other data. Patient medications can
be populated from a pharmacy benefit manager. If patient has an accident and goes to
ER, is admitted requires physical therapy after discharge, their info can be immediately
retrieved because all providers because they are part of a HIEO and patient has given a
consent directive.
Health Information Exchange Organization (HIEO) - answer Allow providers to have
immediate access to the specific information needed to treat a patient throughout his
care. Patient must provide a consent directive to opt-in to the sharing of such info with
all participants in the HI
Accountable care organization - answer A health reform mechanism that ties
reimbursement to quality metrics and reduced costs in an assigned population of
patients.
PCMH - answer Patient-Centered Medical Home. A program to provide
comprehensive primary care that partners physicians with the patient and their family to
allow better access to healthcare and improved outcomes.
System - answer A set of components that work togethrr to accomplish a goal.
Define EHR - answer Broad: A system that includes major clinical applications plus
connection points to many other applications in a healthcare organization and with other
healthcare and related organizations.
IOM - answer Institute of Medicine. This is a nonprofit organization that is part of the
National Academies that provides advice to lawmakers and the public.
ONC - answer Office of the National Coordinator. Provides leadership for the
development and implementation of an interoperable health information technology
infrastructure nationwide to improve healthcare quality and delivery
Electronic MEDICAL Record - answer An electronic record of health-related
information on an individual that can be created, gathered, managed, and consulted by
authorized clinicians and staff WITHIN ONE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION.
, Electronic HEALTH Record - answer An electronic record of health-related
information on an individual that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability
standards and that can be created, managed, and consulted by authorized clinicians
and staff ACROSS MORE THAN ONE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION.
HIT - answer Health Information Technology. The technical aspects of processing
health data and records, including classification and coding, abstracting, registry
development, storage, and so on.
PMS - answer Practice Management System. Software designed to help medical
practices run more smoothly and efficiently by supporting collection of patient
demographic and insurance information, scheduling visits, and billing.
Telehealth - answer A telecommunication system that links healthcare organizations
and patients from diverse geographic locations and transmits text and images for
medical consultation and treatment
HIE - answer Health information Exchange. Services that support sharing health
information across different healthcare organizations.
Medical devices - answer Instruments that collect or supply health information as
they monitor patients' vital signs, aid in analyzing lab specimens, and perform other
diagnostic and therapeutic support; and others.
MU - answer Meaningful use. Term used in ARRA/HITECH legislation for providers
to qualify for incentives for using EHR.
There are 3 types of requirements for meaningful use:
1) Use of certified EHR technology in a meaningful manner
2) that the certified EHR technology is connected in a manner that provides for the
electronic exchange of health information to improve the quality of care
3) use of certified EHR technology,the provider submits information on clinical quality
measures
Structured Data - answer Data stored in databases based on a standard data
dictionary or controlled vocabulary that makes use of the data in very precise ways.
Discrete, i.e., drop-down lists, check boxes, radio buttons and any other form of
controlled data,
Unstructed data - answer Refers to narrative data - dictated, keyed as text, or
scanned.
template - answer A pattern used in computer-based patient records to capture data
in a structured manner.
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