Health Care Delivery Systems Exam
Questions and Answers
Ambulatory - Answer- This term means the ability to walk or to move form one place
to another. In the medical sense it is used to distinguish walking patients from
bedridden ones, as in those in inpatient hospitals or skilled nursing facilities.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
ARRA - Answer- Commonly referred to as the stimulus package or the Recover Act,
this legislation was intended to create jobs and promote investment and consumer
spending during the recession in the last half of this century's first decade.
Best practice guidelines - Answer- Best practice guidelines are methods that have
consistently shown superior results and are used as a benchmark or standard until
improvements are discovered or developed.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMS - Answer- Formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration
(HCFA), this federal agency is responsible for administering Medicare, Medicaid, the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and other health related
programs.
Electronic Health Record
EHR - Answer- An electronic health record is the most commonly accepted term for
software with a full range of functionalities to store, access, and use patient
healthcare information.
Electronic Medical Record
EMR - Answer- The term for medical software that lacks a full range of higher-end
functionalities to store, access, and use patient medical information. EMRs are not
interoperable.
E-Prescribing - Answer- The use of computerized tools, usually embedded in an
EHR program, to create and sign prescriptions for medicines, thereby replacing
handwritten prescriptions. Electronic prescriptions are sent to pharmacies over the
internet via a clearinghouse.
Health Information Exchange
HIE - Answer- HIE is the transmission of healthcare information electronically across
organizations within a region, community, or hospital system.
Health Information Technology
, HIT HIT deals withe the storage, retrieval, sharing, and use of electronic healthcare
information involving computer hardware and software.
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
HITECH Act The HITECH Act was initiated by Congress to stimulate and increase
the use of electronic health records by independent physicians and hospitals over a
five-yer period.
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Health Information Technology
HIT - Answer- HIT deals withe the storage, retrieval, sharing, and use of electronic
healthcare information involving computer hardware and software.
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
HITECH Act - Answer- The HITECH Act was initiated by Congress to stimulate and
increase the use of electronic health records by independent physicians and
hospitals over a five-yer period.
Impatient - Answer- An inpatient is a person who is admitted to the hospital and
stays overnight or for an indeterminate amount of time, usually several days or
weeks.
Interoperability - Answer- Interoperability is the ability of a software program to
accept, send, and communicate data from its database to and from multiple vendors'
software programs.
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
MIPPA - Answer- Enacted by Congress in 2008, this 275-page piece of legislation
blocked scheduled cuts in Medicare's payments to physicians and increased benefits
to low-income beneficiaries and other vulnerable areas of the population.
Medicare Part A - Answer- Part of the federally funded Medicare insurance program
that covers hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, and other non-
ambulatory services
Medicare Part B - Answer- Part of the federally funded Medicare insurance program
that covers medical providers' supervision, outpatient hospital care, diagnostic tests,
ambulance services, and other ambulatory services.
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
ONC - Answer- The ONC's purpose is to serve as a resource for the entire health
system, support the adoption of HIT, and promote a nationwide health information
exchange.
Questions and Answers
Ambulatory - Answer- This term means the ability to walk or to move form one place
to another. In the medical sense it is used to distinguish walking patients from
bedridden ones, as in those in inpatient hospitals or skilled nursing facilities.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
ARRA - Answer- Commonly referred to as the stimulus package or the Recover Act,
this legislation was intended to create jobs and promote investment and consumer
spending during the recession in the last half of this century's first decade.
Best practice guidelines - Answer- Best practice guidelines are methods that have
consistently shown superior results and are used as a benchmark or standard until
improvements are discovered or developed.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMS - Answer- Formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration
(HCFA), this federal agency is responsible for administering Medicare, Medicaid, the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and other health related
programs.
Electronic Health Record
EHR - Answer- An electronic health record is the most commonly accepted term for
software with a full range of functionalities to store, access, and use patient
healthcare information.
Electronic Medical Record
EMR - Answer- The term for medical software that lacks a full range of higher-end
functionalities to store, access, and use patient medical information. EMRs are not
interoperable.
E-Prescribing - Answer- The use of computerized tools, usually embedded in an
EHR program, to create and sign prescriptions for medicines, thereby replacing
handwritten prescriptions. Electronic prescriptions are sent to pharmacies over the
internet via a clearinghouse.
Health Information Exchange
HIE - Answer- HIE is the transmission of healthcare information electronically across
organizations within a region, community, or hospital system.
Health Information Technology
, HIT HIT deals withe the storage, retrieval, sharing, and use of electronic healthcare
information involving computer hardware and software.
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
HITECH Act The HITECH Act was initiated by Congress to stimulate and increase
the use of electronic health records by independent physicians and hospitals over a
five-yer period.
Page of 5 | Showing cards per pagePrevious|Next
Health Information Technology
HIT - Answer- HIT deals withe the storage, retrieval, sharing, and use of electronic
healthcare information involving computer hardware and software.
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
HITECH Act - Answer- The HITECH Act was initiated by Congress to stimulate and
increase the use of electronic health records by independent physicians and
hospitals over a five-yer period.
Impatient - Answer- An inpatient is a person who is admitted to the hospital and
stays overnight or for an indeterminate amount of time, usually several days or
weeks.
Interoperability - Answer- Interoperability is the ability of a software program to
accept, send, and communicate data from its database to and from multiple vendors'
software programs.
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
MIPPA - Answer- Enacted by Congress in 2008, this 275-page piece of legislation
blocked scheduled cuts in Medicare's payments to physicians and increased benefits
to low-income beneficiaries and other vulnerable areas of the population.
Medicare Part A - Answer- Part of the federally funded Medicare insurance program
that covers hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, and other non-
ambulatory services
Medicare Part B - Answer- Part of the federally funded Medicare insurance program
that covers medical providers' supervision, outpatient hospital care, diagnostic tests,
ambulance services, and other ambulatory services.
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
ONC - Answer- The ONC's purpose is to serve as a resource for the entire health
system, support the adoption of HIT, and promote a nationwide health information
exchange.
