HIM1201 INTRODUCTION TO HIM 31232 CH
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Why has there been increased oversight and regulation in the healthcare industry since the
early part of the 20th century?
Increased healthcare costs caused insurers to be unable to pay for care without ensuring it was
necessary and reasonable; this caused fraud and abuse to increase. Consequently, increased
oversight was needed to control this.
During the 20th century, there was a shift from inpatient care with long lengths of stay to
ambulatory care, which remains the principal method of care today. Why is that?
Ambulatory care remains prevalent today because of the convenient, less-intensive nature of
treatment.
Why are Medicare and Medicaid so important in shaping healthcare?
Medicare and Medicaid helped to lift America out of the Great Depression, but their associated
costs and repercussions caused many other pieces of legislation to be enacted as well.
what is meant by "informed" consent.
Informed consent means, basically, that a patient is aware of the risks, benefits, and alternatives
to certain procedures that have been explained in lay terms.
How do the Affordable Care Act and HITECH work together?
The main goals of HITECH - especially increasing the use of EHRs and data reporting - make
the changes required by the ACA possible.
, What are the "carrot" and "stick" components of Meaningful Use? Do you think they will
achieve what they are designed to do?
Meaningful Use provides a carrot (incentive payments to purchase and use EHRs) and a stick
(reductions in Medicare reimbursements) in order to motivate providers and hospitals.
How can technology, such as the EHR, help providers obtain more complete health
information that will lead to providing better care to their patients?
Electronic health information (EHR) provides quick access to patient records for all care
providers and enables better control and management of chronic illnesses, seeing successful
results of treatments and wellness plans. When the information is in patients' hands more
quickly, this motivates them to take control of their own health, and in some cases provide
information to their physicians, again achieving better results for the patient.
Why do the three stages of Meaningful Use need to be rolled out in this order?
Basically, healthcare outcomes cannot be improved (Stage 3) if data gathering and sharing (Stage
1) does not lead to advancing clinical procedures (Stage 2); that will allow outcomes to improve.
Identify the stakeholders in healthcare and how their role is being changed by healthcare
transformation.
Stakeholders in healthcare are HHS, Medicare and Medicaid, insurance companies, employers,
and public health organizations. Each entity is being positively impacted by the growing amount
of evidence and data available to it as the various stakeholders legislate, approve coverage,
provide coverage for employees, and work to improve population health.
What are the advantages of an integrated delivery network?
1 Quizzes Verified Answers | Assured Success
Why has there been increased oversight and regulation in the healthcare industry since the
early part of the 20th century?
Increased healthcare costs caused insurers to be unable to pay for care without ensuring it was
necessary and reasonable; this caused fraud and abuse to increase. Consequently, increased
oversight was needed to control this.
During the 20th century, there was a shift from inpatient care with long lengths of stay to
ambulatory care, which remains the principal method of care today. Why is that?
Ambulatory care remains prevalent today because of the convenient, less-intensive nature of
treatment.
Why are Medicare and Medicaid so important in shaping healthcare?
Medicare and Medicaid helped to lift America out of the Great Depression, but their associated
costs and repercussions caused many other pieces of legislation to be enacted as well.
what is meant by "informed" consent.
Informed consent means, basically, that a patient is aware of the risks, benefits, and alternatives
to certain procedures that have been explained in lay terms.
How do the Affordable Care Act and HITECH work together?
The main goals of HITECH - especially increasing the use of EHRs and data reporting - make
the changes required by the ACA possible.
, What are the "carrot" and "stick" components of Meaningful Use? Do you think they will
achieve what they are designed to do?
Meaningful Use provides a carrot (incentive payments to purchase and use EHRs) and a stick
(reductions in Medicare reimbursements) in order to motivate providers and hospitals.
How can technology, such as the EHR, help providers obtain more complete health
information that will lead to providing better care to their patients?
Electronic health information (EHR) provides quick access to patient records for all care
providers and enables better control and management of chronic illnesses, seeing successful
results of treatments and wellness plans. When the information is in patients' hands more
quickly, this motivates them to take control of their own health, and in some cases provide
information to their physicians, again achieving better results for the patient.
Why do the three stages of Meaningful Use need to be rolled out in this order?
Basically, healthcare outcomes cannot be improved (Stage 3) if data gathering and sharing (Stage
1) does not lead to advancing clinical procedures (Stage 2); that will allow outcomes to improve.
Identify the stakeholders in healthcare and how their role is being changed by healthcare
transformation.
Stakeholders in healthcare are HHS, Medicare and Medicaid, insurance companies, employers,
and public health organizations. Each entity is being positively impacted by the growing amount
of evidence and data available to it as the various stakeholders legislate, approve coverage,
provide coverage for employees, and work to improve population health.
What are the advantages of an integrated delivery network?
