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Chapter 1 HIT
HIT Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Healthcare providers depend on ______ for timely and accurate information being available in the computer systems to make decisions on how to treat patients’ afflictions. | HIT |
| The _____ Act regulates how ______ interacts with third parties and requires healthcare facilities to move toward electronic solutions to store patient data and to no longer use paper forms and charts for retaining patient records. | HITECH, HIS |
| A patient’s ______ is a collection of all patient information about a patient from all visits to a particular hospital. A patient’s ______ is a collection of all patient information about a patient from all visits to any hospital. | EMR, EHR |
| An X-ray, _____, and ______ are examples of medical imaging created in the Radiology department | MRI, CT |
| A _____ is a secure and private network of computers through the Internet. | VPN |
| HIT | Healthcare Information Technology |
| VPN | virtual private network |
| If a patient in the ED has an acuity level of five, what is the general condition of that patient? | non-life threatening |
| What is the primary goal of HIT staff | provide accurate and timely information about patients to health providers |
| Whose responsibility is it to communicate with the medical staff concerning IT functions? | HIT staff |
| a birth center an acute care facility or a long-term care facility | acute care facility |
| acute care | short-term and severe afflections |
| long-term care | ongoing care after diagnosis |
| Which department in a hospital is responsible for billing? | administrative offices |
| Where does a patient go in a hospital to get an X-ray? | radiology department |
| List the three ways to enter a hospital | inpatient, outpatient, emergency department |
| If a patient comes to a hospital for a surgical procedure that will take 8 hours, from beginning to end, which classification of patient is this? | outpatient |
| Research on the Internet to find the government website that explains the HITECH Act. Which U.S. Department sponsored the HITECH Act and in what year was it signed into law? | HITECH, Februrary 17, 2009 |
| stats | to expedite something |
| triage | assessment of the l hospital used to determine the priority of the patient for being seen by a physician |
| acuity | level of severity of affliction |
| chief complaint | primary reason a person goes to the ED |
| HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| ONC | Office of National Coordinator for HIT |
| OCR | Office of Civil Rights |
| HIPAA | Designed to protect health information used by health insurance plan providers |
| meaningful use | to help healthcare providers know about their patients, make better decisions, and save money by using HIT in a meaningful way |
| eligible providers | hospitals or professionals participating in incentive programs must meet meaningful use criteria to be eligible to receive incentive money |
| ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
| Most recent standard format for electronic claims transactions | Version 5010 |
| HITECH | Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act |
| Social welfare program to provided health and medical services for certain citizens and families with low incomes and few resources | Medicaid |
| Social insurance program to provided hospital and medical care for elderly | Medicare |
| Do federal or state agencies administrate Medicare? Medicaid? | Medicare is administrated by federal agencies, Medicaid is administrated by state agencies |
| PHI | protected health information |
| Health plans, health clearinghouses, healthcare providers | covered entities |
| HIPAA aims to ensure ____, _____, and _____of e-PHI. | confidentiality, integrity, availability |
| Are required as part of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. | electronic medical record (EMR) and electronic health record (EHR |
| a facility that offers care for patients with ongoing recovery from a disability. | Rehabilitation hospital or center |
| a long-term care facility that offers an apartment-style living situation for patients or residents who need assistance in daily activities? | Assisted living residence |
| The __________ is sometimes referred to as the front door of the hospital. | Emergency department |
| ________ refers to the assessment of the level of care a patient needs when he arrives at the hospital. | Triage |
| For an inpatient in an acute care hospital who would most likely record a patient’s medical history including medications, procedures, and problem list? | Nurse |
| Uses strong magnetic fields and radio signals to create an image of a patient’s body | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| What is the primary reason that meaningful use is being implemented? | improve patient care |
| Meaningful Use comprises core measures and _________ measures. | menu |
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