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Which ofthe following illustrates the integration ofinformatics into a healthcaresystem to support cost
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A. Offeringfree wirelessinternet accesstovisitors. s s ss s
B. Installing barcodes on medications withalerts for low supplies.
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C. Integrating an electronic health care recordon a platform compatible with computers & tablets. B
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(This illustrates costcontainment by allowinginventorymanagement related to supply & demand,
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directly affecting management of medication & supply costs.)
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Which ofthe followinglegislativeactsstipulate thatclients be allowed to see&make correctionsto their
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health care records?
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A. Health Information Technology forEconomic & ClinicalHealth (HITECH) Act.
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B. Health InformationPortability & Accountability Act(HIPAA).
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C. AmericanRecovery& ReinvestmentAct(ARRA). B s s ss
(one privacy ruleof HIPAAis to establish clientownershipof thehealthcare record& allow for
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client-initiated corrections & amendments.)
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Which of the followinguses of technology wouldconstitute aviolationof HIPAA?
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A. Sharing a client's labresults with aconsulting provider viaemailon the healthcare facility
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intranet.
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B. Charting client dataon electronic healthcarerecord while atthe beside with family members
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C. Texting a pictureofa client's woundfrom onenurse to another nurse relatedto wound care
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protocol.
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(This is a violation ofclientconfidentiality due to identifiable client assessment data sharedoutside the
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health care facility. even though the nurse sent the photo to another nurse related to wound care
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protocol, this is not acceptable use of technology and violates HIPAA.)
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, A health facility recentlyopened a research department to collect & analyze data related to improve
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client outcomes. Which of the following examples represents integration of technology to support
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creation of scholarly knowledge?
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A. Administrationof anonline survey for new nurses post-orientationregardingsatisfactionwith s ss s s ss ss ss s s s s
teaching methods.
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B. Electroniccollectionof healingtimesof sacral wounds post-hyperbaric treatment,with and
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without antibiotic administration.
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C. Piloting an instantmessaging system between hand-held computersfornursing & pharmacy. B
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(This supports research through data collection examining and intervention and comparison
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intervention.Technology supports thetimely &accurate collection& analysisofdata related directly to
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client outcomes. This helps support the creation of scholarly knowledge)
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A nurse off duty receives a photo on her cell phone from a fellow nurse who is at work. The
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photo shows a celebrity receiving physical therapy. Which of the following actions should the
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nurse take first?
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A. Make factualnotes of the event that occurred.
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B. Notifythenursingadministration,explainingwho sentthe photo.
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C. Deletethephoto.
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(deletingthe photo isthe correct actionto prevent further violationof HIPAA& isthe first action for the
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nurse to take)
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services electronically reports specific quality outcome
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measures based ondata collected from hospitals. These data allow thepublic tocompare hospitals
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that...
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A. have the best health care providers.
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B. havethe most upto date surgical services. s ss s ss ss ss
C. havea higher percentageofhospitalacquired infections. C
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