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Electronic Health Record (EHR) - ✔✔computerized lifelong record health care record w/ data
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from all sources || ||
technology that intertwines health info from a variety of sources
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every encounter an ind has w/ the health care system is documented (labs, scripts, ER visits, etc...)
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New position created by EHR - ✔✔*Clinical Analyst *Health Information Technician * Records
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and info coordinator
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What setting may a CHERS work? - ✔✔* Dr office labs * Ref Labs * Urgent Care Centers *
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Nursing Home Facilities * Wellness Clinics * Hospitals
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Why were chances in technology made? - ✔✔from realization that medical records were not
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meeting the needs of dr's & pt's. Increase in errors, rising health care costs and missing link in a
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pt's coordination of care.
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Medical Errors - ✔✔-among most common causes of death, occur b/c:
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*Lost medical records || ||
*Miscommunicated pt request/messages || ||
*Unreadable info due to poor handwriting || || || || ||
*Mislabeled lab specimens || ||
many of these errors could be overcome if info tech were applied throughout healthcare system.
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What potential does HIT have? - ✔✔improve the quality of care and possibly reduce the number
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of deaths attributed to medical errors
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,What was HIPPA designed for? - ✔✔enacted in 1996, designed to protect pt's private health info,
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ensure health care coverage when workers change or lose their jobs, and uncover fraud and abuse
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in health care systems.
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HIPPA requires the use of electronic rather than paper ins claims? - ✔✔True
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Standards - ✔✔commonly agreed upon specifications, are what helped establish the requirements
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necessary for agencies to follow
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When did Pres Bush recommend the use of Health Information Technology (HIT)? What was the
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goal? Who was established to meet this goal? - ✔✔In 2004, set 10 yr goal for all americans to be
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using EHR's, and established the OFFICE OF NATIONAL COORDINATION FOR HEALTH
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INFORMATION (ONCHIT) to meet this goal. || || || || ||
HITSP? - ✔✔department/organ that identified standards for exchange of health info
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CCHIT? - ✔✔developed certification criteria for EHR software
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What does the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) provide? - ✔✔links medical
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records across the country || || ||
What 8 core functions does the Institute of Medicine suggest an EHR should include? - ✔✔1)
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Health Info and data elements
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2) Results Management
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3) Order Management
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4) Decision Support
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5) Electronic communications and connectivity
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6) Patient Support
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7) Administrative Processes
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8) Reporting and population management
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, Medical Record - ✔✔an important business document
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used to support treatment decisions
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documents services provided || ||
could also be used in court of law for evidence purposes
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Electronic Medical Record (EMR) - ✔✔computerized records of one dr's encounter w/ a pt over
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time including medical history, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis
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What is the contrast between EMR's and EHR's? - ✔✔EMR's reflect treatment of a pt by one dr
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as EHR reflects data from ALL sources that have treated and ind
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Personal Health Record (PHR) - ✔✔maintained & owned by the pt, pt makes decisions whether
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to share contents w/ their dr.
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Acute Care - ✔✔most often refers to a hospital, treats pt's w/ urgent problems that cannot be
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handled in another setting (hospital records keep track of time-limited episodes where dr charts
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reflect the ongoing health of ind) ***Inpatient treatment***
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Ambulatory Care - ✔✔refers to treatment w/o admission to hospital || || || || || || || || ||
What are the advantages of EHR's? - ✔✔*Safety *Quality of Care *Efficiency *Cost Reduction
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Will the decision of going completely electronic have a huge impact on pt efficiency? - ✔✔Yes
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What is a Total Conversion? - ✔✔method of converting medical records all at one from paper to
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electronic, may be costly, but it allows all pt data to be converted at once while office can still
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service pt's ***outsourced to an external company***
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solutions
Electronic Health Record (EHR) - ✔✔computerized lifelong record health care record w/ data
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
from all sources || ||
technology that intertwines health info from a variety of sources
|| || || || || || || || ||
every encounter an ind has w/ the health care system is documented (labs, scripts, ER visits, etc...)
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
New position created by EHR - ✔✔*Clinical Analyst *Health Information Technician * Records
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
and info coordinator
|| ||
What setting may a CHERS work? - ✔✔* Dr office labs * Ref Labs * Urgent Care Centers *
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Nursing Home Facilities * Wellness Clinics * Hospitals
|| || || || || || ||
Why were chances in technology made? - ✔✔from realization that medical records were not
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
meeting the needs of dr's & pt's. Increase in errors, rising health care costs and missing link in a
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
pt's coordination of care.
|| || ||
Medical Errors - ✔✔-among most common causes of death, occur b/c:
|| || || || || || || || || ||
*Lost medical records || ||
*Miscommunicated pt request/messages || ||
*Unreadable info due to poor handwriting || || || || ||
*Mislabeled lab specimens || ||
many of these errors could be overcome if info tech were applied throughout healthcare system.
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
What potential does HIT have? - ✔✔improve the quality of care and possibly reduce the number
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
of deaths attributed to medical errors
|| || || || ||
,What was HIPPA designed for? - ✔✔enacted in 1996, designed to protect pt's private health info,
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
ensure health care coverage when workers change or lose their jobs, and uncover fraud and abuse
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
in health care systems.
|| || ||
HIPPA requires the use of electronic rather than paper ins claims? - ✔✔True
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
Standards - ✔✔commonly agreed upon specifications, are what helped establish the requirements
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
necessary for agencies to follow
|| || || || ||
When did Pres Bush recommend the use of Health Information Technology (HIT)? What was the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
goal? Who was established to meet this goal? - ✔✔In 2004, set 10 yr goal for all americans to be
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
using EHR's, and established the OFFICE OF NATIONAL COORDINATION FOR HEALTH
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
INFORMATION (ONCHIT) to meet this goal. || || || || ||
HITSP? - ✔✔department/organ that identified standards for exchange of health info
|| || || || || || || || || ||
CCHIT? - ✔✔developed certification criteria for EHR software
|| || || || || || ||
What does the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) provide? - ✔✔links medical
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
records across the country || || ||
What 8 core functions does the Institute of Medicine suggest an EHR should include? - ✔✔1)
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Health Info and data elements
|| || || ||
2) Results Management
|| ||
3) Order Management
|| ||
4) Decision Support
|| ||
5) Electronic communications and connectivity
|| || || ||
6) Patient Support
|| ||
7) Administrative Processes
|| ||
8) Reporting and population management
|| || || ||
, Medical Record - ✔✔an important business document
|| || || || || ||
used to support treatment decisions
|| || || ||
documents services provided || ||
could also be used in court of law for evidence purposes
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) - ✔✔computerized records of one dr's encounter w/ a pt over
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
time including medical history, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis
|| || || || || || ||
What is the contrast between EMR's and EHR's? - ✔✔EMR's reflect treatment of a pt by one dr
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
as EHR reflects data from ALL sources that have treated and ind
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
Personal Health Record (PHR) - ✔✔maintained & owned by the pt, pt makes decisions whether
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
to share contents w/ their dr.
|| || || || ||
Acute Care - ✔✔most often refers to a hospital, treats pt's w/ urgent problems that cannot be
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
handled in another setting (hospital records keep track of time-limited episodes where dr charts
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
reflect the ongoing health of ind) ***Inpatient treatment***
|| || || || || || ||
Ambulatory Care - ✔✔refers to treatment w/o admission to hospital || || || || || || || || ||
What are the advantages of EHR's? - ✔✔*Safety *Quality of Care *Efficiency *Cost Reduction
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Will the decision of going completely electronic have a huge impact on pt efficiency? - ✔✔Yes
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
What is a Total Conversion? - ✔✔method of converting medical records all at one from paper to
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
electronic, may be costly, but it allows all pt data to be converted at once while office can still
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
service pt's ***outsourced to an external company***
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