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Identify the importance of standardized terminologies for meaningful use? Improves better communication among nurses & other healthcare providers. It also Improves pt care leading to pt satisfaction & treatment adherence. Ex. NANDA. What is the Affordable Care Act of 2010? US legislation in...

Identify the importance of standardized terminologies for meaningful use? Improves better communication among nurses & other healthcare providers. It also Improves pt care leading to pt satisfaction & treatment adherence. Ex. NANDA. What is the Affordable Care Act of 2010? US legislation intended to improve healthcare quality through using information technology, ensuring affordable care, & increasing the # of insured persons.  Query base example? Doctor office can send records to another doctor’s office to better take care of the pt. What is meant by peer-reviewed literature & why it is important? Give 2 examples. Literature that is checked by another expert in the field that the literature is written about. 2 examples are American RN Today & Journal of Higher Education. Identify & explain the 3 types of health information exchange? A way of sharing pt information between Health Care providers electronically while following national recognized standards. It must be secure & maintain its integrity. 3 key forms - Directed, Consumer Mediated, & Query Based. What data source is used to track specific diseases & conditions? Disease surveillance.  What is the difference between ARRA & HITECH? ARRA-Authorized incentive payments to certain hospitals & health care pros for adopting & using HIT & EHRs. Helps to stimulate the economy. HITECH-is a provision of ARRA that helped to ensure that healthcare organizations were not only adopting Electronic Health Records but were using them following the recommendations of Meaningful use which includes better quality, safety, & accuracy & by reducing inconsistencies in Health Care & improving pt outcomes. Differentiate between CCD (Continuity of Care document) & CCR (Continuity of Care record)? CCR-This record is intended to improve continuity & quality of care, including reduction of errors, when clients move between various points of care. CCD- snapshot of a persons health & healthcare to a provider who does not have access to the persons HER. Fundamental principles? Non maleficence & fidelity, which promote accuracy & integrity. How to protect pt data - Maintaining HIPPA protocols, encrypted EHR storage, training employees on a need-to-know basis. Name 3 attributes of quality information? Accuracy, completeness & timeliness. What is the US Initiative that establishes & monitors attainment of science-based population health goals & objectives w/ ten-year target dates? Healthy People. What are 2 common threat sources to information & information system security? Malware attacks & hackers. What legislation provides more rigorous enforcement of HIPPA & requires notification of breaches & allow pt access to their electronic records? HIPPA Breach notification Rule, US dept of health & human services (HHS) & Office for Civil rights (OCR) is responsible for enforcing HIPPA. How does HIE impact cost of pt care? A means to reduce redundant tests, improve quality of care, & improve public confidence. Relationship between standardized terminologies, quality improvement, & financial rewards related to Meaningful Use? Use of health information technology legislative by ARRA of 2009 to collect specific data w/ the intent to improve pt care, engage pts in their own care, & to ensure privacy & security w/ financial incentives for Medicaid & Medicare to providers. If providers are all using the same standard of terminology this will in turn give pts a better understanding & they will engage more in their own care. This will help meet meaningful use requirements, thus providing financial rewards to providers.  Define logical & physical security. Why are they important considerations in a healthcare facility? Logical security-installing firewall protections, use of biometrics (fingerprints & scanning of eye), authentication (user specific passwords). Physical security-setting up surveillance, safeguarding workstations, lock up server room. These help protect pt information & pts. Identify 3 benefits & 3 detriments of EHRS. Discuss a potential interoperability issue as well as a potential solution? Benefits: increased data integrity & quality, increased productivity, decreased redundant data collection Detriments: cost, limitations in resources, access speeds, content lag or technical malfunctions. The main issue for healthcare providers was how to use health information exchange. A solution would be to provide training for all staff w/ an informatics innovator.