D220 Informatics questions with correct answers

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Answer **Authorized INCENTIVE PAYMENTS to specific types of hospitals & healthcare professionals for adopting & using interoperable Health Information Technology and EHR's. The purposes of this act include the following: (1) To preserve/create jobs and promote economic recovery. (2) To assist those most impacted by the recession. (3) To provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health. (4) To invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits. (5) To stabilize state and local government budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state and local tax increases. AHQR (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - Answer Produced evidence making healthcare safer, improve quality, accessibility and affordability Asynchoronous Applications - Answer No contact with patient for data collection. EX: Remote pt monitoring, Using health technologies to share health metrics and data w/ providers. STORE & FORWARD APPS (ex: photos) Administrative Information System - Answer can include registration and scheduling; tracking through admission, transfer and discharge; patient acuity and staff scheduling; financial or accounting systems; risk management; payroll and human resources; quality assurance; and contract management functions. Affordable Care Act - Answer law passed in 2010 to expand access to insurance, address cost reduction and affordability, improve the quality of healthcare, and introduce the Patient's Bill of Rights, increasing the number of insured persons.