HCM 435 CHAPTER 1EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
CPR - Computer based patient record
an electronic patient record that resides in a system specifically designed to support
users by providing accessibility to complete and accurate data, alerts, reminders,
clinical decision support systems, links to medical knowledge, and other aids
HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 - was designed to make
health insurance more affordable and accessible, included provisions to simplify our
administrative processes, and protect the security and confidentiality of personal health
information.
Institute of Medicine (IOM)
IOM - NOW CALLED THE National Academy of Medicine (NAM) - is an independent
organization of eminent professionals from diverse fields including health and medicine;
the natural, social, and behavioral sciences; and beyond. The NAM works to address
critical issues in health, medicine, and related policy and inspire positive action across
sectors.
Important IOM Reports
The Computer-Based Patient Record: An Essential Technology for Healthcare, 1991
, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health Care System, 2000
Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001
Patient Safety: Achieving a New Standard for Care, 2004
Medicare Modernization Act
(2003) Expanded Medicare to include prescription drugs and mandated the use of
electronic prescribing (e-prescribing).
Pay for Performance (P4P)
Also called Value Based Purchasing, reimburses providers based on meeting pre-
defined quality measures to promote and reward quality.
ONC
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology - the office
charged with providing leadership for the development and nationwide implementation
of an interoperable health information technology infrastructure to improve the quality
and efficiency of healthcare.
HITECH Act
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act -
legislatively mandated to ONC to provide leadership and oversight of the national efforts
to support the adoption of EHRs and Health Information Exchanges (HIEs).
Meaningful Use
The use of certified EHR technology in a meaningful manner (for example electronic
prescribing) to ensure that certified EHRs are exchanging health information
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
CPR - Computer based patient record
an electronic patient record that resides in a system specifically designed to support
users by providing accessibility to complete and accurate data, alerts, reminders,
clinical decision support systems, links to medical knowledge, and other aids
HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 - was designed to make
health insurance more affordable and accessible, included provisions to simplify our
administrative processes, and protect the security and confidentiality of personal health
information.
Institute of Medicine (IOM)
IOM - NOW CALLED THE National Academy of Medicine (NAM) - is an independent
organization of eminent professionals from diverse fields including health and medicine;
the natural, social, and behavioral sciences; and beyond. The NAM works to address
critical issues in health, medicine, and related policy and inspire positive action across
sectors.
Important IOM Reports
The Computer-Based Patient Record: An Essential Technology for Healthcare, 1991
, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health Care System, 2000
Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, 2001
Patient Safety: Achieving a New Standard for Care, 2004
Medicare Modernization Act
(2003) Expanded Medicare to include prescription drugs and mandated the use of
electronic prescribing (e-prescribing).
Pay for Performance (P4P)
Also called Value Based Purchasing, reimburses providers based on meeting pre-
defined quality measures to promote and reward quality.
ONC
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology - the office
charged with providing leadership for the development and nationwide implementation
of an interoperable health information technology infrastructure to improve the quality
and efficiency of healthcare.
HITECH Act
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act -
legislatively mandated to ONC to provide leadership and oversight of the national efforts
to support the adoption of EHRs and Health Information Exchanges (HIEs).
Meaningful Use
The use of certified EHR technology in a meaningful manner (for example electronic
prescribing) to ensure that certified EHRs are exchanging health information
