CAHIMS Glossary Exam Review

CAHIMS Glossary Exam Review 802.11x - >>A family of IEEE standards covering wireless technology. Academic Health Center - >>Usually part of a major university, a hospital or hospitals co-located with medical, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, and many other medical training programs, along with a significant medical research infrastructure. Access Control - >>The process of granting or denying specific requests to: 1) obtain and use information and related information processing services; and 2) enter specific physi- cal facilities (e.g., federal buildings, military establishments, border crossing entrances). (Source: NIST.) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) - >>A healthcare organization character- ized by a payment and care delivery model that seeks to tie provider reimbursements to quality metrics and reductions in the total cost of care for an assigned population of patients. (Source: ATA.) Acute Care - >>The diagnosis and treatment of early or presenting stages of a disease or illness whose treatment is usually limited to a defined period of time. Presenting symp- toms of acute illnesses often appear suddenly and can be severe. Pneumonia is an example of a disease that may require acute care as a patient becomes feverish and short of breath, requiring oxygen or even mechanical ventilation. Pneumonia is treated with antibiotics and usually resolves within a week or two. See also chronic care. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - >>A federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with a mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare for all Americans. Formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, AHRQ supports research and technology assessment, including implementations of health information technology. All of Us Research Program - >>A cohort program within the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) whose goal is to enroll 1 million Americans in a study of their genetic and genomic information with patient healthcare and lifestyle data using the EHR and mobile applications and sensors. Alternative Payment Model (APM) - >>A payment approach that gives added incentive payments to provide high-quality and cost-efficient care. APMs can apply to a specific clinical condition, a care episode, or a population. (Source: CMS, https:// Ambulatory Care Centers - >>Also known as outpatient care centers. Ambulatory care centers of medical group practices have long been the mainstay for primary care services where most patients go to see their primary care and specialty physicians for routine care. American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) - >>An organization whose mission is to serve the public and the medical profession by improving the quality of healthcare through setting professional standards for lifelong certification in partnership with Member Boards. American Health Care Act (AHCA) - >>Introduced to Congress as H.R. 1275 on March 1, 2017, the stated intention of which is to eliminate the individual and employer health coverage mandates under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to expand beyond that Act the choices in obtaining and financing affordable health insur- ance coverage, and for other purposes. On May 4, 2017, the United States House of Representatives voted to pass the AHCA. It then moved to the Senate and on June 22, 2017, the Senate released the draft version of the Act entitled the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017. See Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017. American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - >>A worldwide association of 103,000 health information management (HIM) profession- als, companies, and academic institutions with HIM programs. AHIMA aims to advance the HIM profession in an increasingly electronic and global environment through leadership in advocacy, education, certification, and lifelong learning. Since March 2013, they have administered the exam series to candidates pursuing Certified Healthcare Technol- ogy Specialist (CHTS) certification. HIM professionals assist clinicians and healthcare organizations with diagnosis and treatment coding, regulatory compliance, information governance, and other important tasks. Healthcare IT technicians and professionals work closely with HIM professionals in many areas including privacy and security, documentation in electronic health records, reimbursement management, and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - >>In 2009, the Obama Administration signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) or Stimulus Package into law. It contains billions of dollars in funding for science, engineering research and infrastructure, as well as funding for education, social sciences, and the arts. Its greatest relevance to informatics is its major investment in the implementa- tion of electronic health records and support for comparative effectiveness research. (Source: AMIA.) Application Programming Interface (API) - >>An interface provided by a pro- gram that makes it possible for other computer programs to interact with it. This inter- face is defined by such things as data types, variables, routines, etc. Application Service Provider (ASP) - >>Hosts a variety of applications on a central server. For a fee, customers can access the applications over secure Internet connections or a private network. This means that they do not need to purchase, install, or maintain the software themselves; instead they rent the applications they need from the ASP. New releases, such as software upgrades, are generally included in the price. (Source: ATA.) CONTINUES...