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, ○ Software developed for medical purposes, including home medical monitoring
system, medical databases for healthcare professionals, etc.
● Medical Devices
○ is any device intended to be used for medical purposes
● FDA Oversight for Medical Devices
● Privacy
○ An important issue related to personal information
○ Restricted access of patient information or data
● Confidentiality
○ To ensure that all personal information is protected by ensuring that
limited access is only given to those who are authorized to view that
information.
■ Protecting privacy of personal information or data
● Cybersecurity
○ the state of being protected against the criminal or unauthorized use of
electronic data, or the measures taken to achieve this.
○ With the expansion of technology. Facilities are taken more precautions to
prevent cyber attacks. With the move towards advancing cybersecurity is
important, technology continues to grow.
○ Ensure all systems are adequately protected and patients remain safe
from harm
○ NI are frequently called on to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of new
devices and software.
,● Computer-aided translators
○ is a form of language translation in which a human translator uses
computer hardware to support and facilitate the translation process.
● HIPPA
○ was established in the U.S. in 1996 to protect an individual's personal health care
information.
○ Signed by Pres. Bill Clinton
○ Healthcare institutions are required to meet all standards and comply with the
appropriate security measures in order to safeguard patient data.
○ Four parts to HIPAA's Administrative Simplification
■ Electronic transactions and code sets standards requirements.
■ Privacy requirements.
■ Security requirements.
■ National identifier requirements.
● ICD-10 Coding
○ An alphanumeric code used by doctors, health insurance companies, and public
health agencies across the world to represent diagnoses.
○ The system offers accurate and up-to-date procedure codes to improve health care
cost and ensure fair reimbursement policies
○ The current codes specifically help healthcare providers to identify patients in
need of immediate disease management and to tailor effective disease
management programs.
■ Similarly ICD and CPT coding go together
, ● Is a medical code set that is used to report medical, surgical, and
diagnostic procedures and services to entities such as physicians,
health insurance companies and accreditation organizations.
● Evaluation and Management Coding
○ Is a medical coding process in support of medical billing
○ Practicing health care providers in the United States must use E/M coding
to be reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid programs, or private insurance
for patient encounters.
● Reimbursement Coding
○ Is based on claims and documentation filed by providers using medical diagnosis
and procedure codes.
○ Commercial payers must use standards defined by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) but are largely regulated state-by-state.
● Clinical Support Tools
○ are designed to help sift through enormous amounts of digital data to suggest next
steps for treatments, alert providers to available information they may not have
seen, or catch potential problems, such as dangerous medication interactions
○ Such as CDS clinical decision support, a program used by providers.
○ Or various applications use by healthcare professionals to allow for communicate
between provider to provider and provider to patient
○ The tools are all used to benefit patient outcome
● Workflow analysis
, ○ Software developed for medical purposes, including home medical monitoring
system, medical databases for healthcare professionals, etc.
● Medical Devices
○ is any device intended to be used for medical purposes
● FDA Oversight for Medical Devices
● Privacy
○ An important issue related to personal information
○ Restricted access of patient information or data
● Confidentiality
○ To ensure that all personal information is protected by ensuring that
limited access is only given to those who are authorized to view that
information.
■ Protecting privacy of personal information or data
● Cybersecurity
○ the state of being protected against the criminal or unauthorized use of
electronic data, or the measures taken to achieve this.
○ With the expansion of technology. Facilities are taken more precautions to
prevent cyber attacks. With the move towards advancing cybersecurity is
important, technology continues to grow.
○ Ensure all systems are adequately protected and patients remain safe
from harm
○ NI are frequently called on to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of new
devices and software.
,● Computer-aided translators
○ is a form of language translation in which a human translator uses
computer hardware to support and facilitate the translation process.
● HIPPA
○ was established in the U.S. in 1996 to protect an individual's personal health care
information.
○ Signed by Pres. Bill Clinton
○ Healthcare institutions are required to meet all standards and comply with the
appropriate security measures in order to safeguard patient data.
○ Four parts to HIPAA's Administrative Simplification
■ Electronic transactions and code sets standards requirements.
■ Privacy requirements.
■ Security requirements.
■ National identifier requirements.
● ICD-10 Coding
○ An alphanumeric code used by doctors, health insurance companies, and public
health agencies across the world to represent diagnoses.
○ The system offers accurate and up-to-date procedure codes to improve health care
cost and ensure fair reimbursement policies
○ The current codes specifically help healthcare providers to identify patients in
need of immediate disease management and to tailor effective disease
management programs.
■ Similarly ICD and CPT coding go together
, ● Is a medical code set that is used to report medical, surgical, and
diagnostic procedures and services to entities such as physicians,
health insurance companies and accreditation organizations.
● Evaluation and Management Coding
○ Is a medical coding process in support of medical billing
○ Practicing health care providers in the United States must use E/M coding
to be reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid programs, or private insurance
for patient encounters.
● Reimbursement Coding
○ Is based on claims and documentation filed by providers using medical diagnosis
and procedure codes.
○ Commercial payers must use standards defined by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) but are largely regulated state-by-state.
● Clinical Support Tools
○ are designed to help sift through enormous amounts of digital data to suggest next
steps for treatments, alert providers to available information they may not have
seen, or catch potential problems, such as dangerous medication interactions
○ Such as CDS clinical decision support, a program used by providers.
○ Or various applications use by healthcare professionals to allow for communicate
between provider to provider and provider to patient
○ The tools are all used to benefit patient outcome
● Workflow analysis
