Ahs 131 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Various ways to define/describe HIT correct answers framework for managing health information mechanism to improve patient care enables patient care coordination application of HIT to the health care industry Hardware correct answers devices like keyboards, mice, etc. Software correct answers instructions that tell hardware what to do Data correct answers raw facts that have little or no meaning, while information is data with meaning. Ex hospital patient census reports are data un...

AHS 131 Midterm ( Test 1 & 2 Correction Answers)

mainframe computers correct answers expensive computers designed to process massive amounts of data quickly essentially a computer monitor, mouse, and keyboard that has no processing capabilities. correct answers what is like a dumb computer terminal network correct answers defined as anything that residents a net in how it looks or functions on demand self-service correct answers the consumer can automatically increase or decrease computing resources without requiring any human interac...

What is the biggest set back to introducing EHRs in health care? correct answers The shortage of trained healthcare technology professionals needed to implement the new technologies. Describe HIT. correct answers Healthcare information technology is the use of hardware and software in an effort to manage and manipulate health data and information Give examples of hardware. correct answers keyboards, computers, printers, and network devices What is software? correct answers A set of inst...

Healthcare costs continue to rise correct answers 5.2 percent of U.S. GDP spent on healthcare in 1960 Healthcare costs continue to rise correct answers 17 percent in 2007 Healthcare costs continue to rise correct answers $7400 per person in 2007 benefits of electronic medical records correct answers Eliminates medical transcription Reduces need to physically retrieve charts Reduces duplicate diagnostic tests Advances in technology account for about correct answers half of healthcar...

Which law provides incentive payments to providers for converting from paper records to electronic health records? correct answers American Reinvestment and Recovery Act An unbilled claim can result from? correct answers gender missing in demographic field and only the patient name fields being populated Which is known as Level 1 of HCPCS? correct answers CPT Which is not a function of practice management (PM)? correct answers Recording a patients vital signs In addition to front and...

A Level 5 trauma center has a(n)___ on staff 24x7 correct answers Trauma nurse The ___ is a taxonomy (coding & classification system) that provides for the classification of disease, causes, social conditions and other pertinent data. (Hint: basically, this is a coding system for what's wrong with you) correct answers International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) The Controlled Substance Act of 1970 developed a classification scheme of controlled...

What are some of the obstacles to widespread adoption of IT in the healthcare industry? correct answers Health care system is fragmented, different groups have different systems. Shortage of healthcare technology professionals What are some of the various ways to describe HIT? correct answers Framework of managing healthcare info, mechanism to improve patient care, enabler of patient care coordination. What are some examples of hardware vs. software and the basic definitions of each. corre...

Confidentiality correct answers Ensures that only authorized parties can view the information Worm correct answers A blank requires a user to transport it from one computer to another Processes correct answers Each of the following are used to protect information, Hardware, software, and Communications except blank Mobile devices correct answers Security lighting can be installed on each of the following areas except blank Closed-circuit television. CCTV correct answers Using video c...

Which of the following are regulated by the HIPAA Privacy Rule? correct answers Health care providers Health plans Business Associates Health care clearinghouses Information Technology adoption by the healthcare industry has advanced at a much more rapid rate than other industries correct answers False Which of the following factors are considered obstacles to widespread adoption of Information Technology in Healthcare? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY) correct answers Healthcare is a highly regu...