Questions And Answers
Ethical Decision Making - ANS when making choices about issues based on the standards
of right vs wrong
Ethical Decision Making - ANS It requires a systematic framework for addressing the
complex and often controversial moral question
Bioethical Standards - ANS Autonomy, freedom, veracity, privacy, beneficence, and fidelity
are maximally appropriate to the health care setting.
fidelity - ANS faithfulness; loyalty; keeping promises
Telehealth - ANS wide range of health services that are delivered by telecommunications
read tools, such as telephone, videophone, and computer
Telehealth - ANS health service needed to help fill the nursing shortage allowing nursing to
see more patients quicker, as well as the aging population
Telecommunication Technology - ANS used to deliver long distance health related
services or to connect patients and healthcare providers to maximize patients' health status
Telephone - ANS most basic telecommunication technology
Medical Applications - ANS Software developed for medical purposes, including home
medical monitoring system, medical databases for healthcare professionals, etc.
Medical Devices - ANS is any device intended to be used for medical purposes
FDA Oversight for Medical Devices - ANS A federal agency that oversees the safety of
medical devices, which includes addressing the management of cybersecurity risks and hospital
network security. Recent guidelines recommend that medical device manufacturers and
healthcare facilities take steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to reduce the
risks of failure caused by cyberattack.
Privacy - ANS An improtant issue related to personal information. Restricted access of
patient information or data
, Confidentiallity - ANS to ensure that all personal information is protected by ensuring that
limited access is only given to those who are authorized to view that information. Protecting
privacy of personal information or data
Cybersecurity - ANS the stat of being protected against the criminal or unauthorized use of
electronic data, or the measures taken to achieve this
Computer-aided translators - ANS a form of language translation in which a human
translator uses computer hardware to support and facilitate the translation process
HIPAA - ANS Healthcare institutions are required to meet all standards and comply with
the appropriate security measures in order to safeguard patient data.
Four parts to HIPAA's Administrative Simplification - ANS - electronic transactions and
code sets standards requirements
- Privacy requirements
- Security requirements
- National identifier requirements
ICD-10 - ANS an alphanumeric code used by doctors, health insurance companies, and
public health agencies across the world to represent diagnoses or medical conditions
ICD-10 - ANS The system offers accurate and up to date procedure codes to improve
health care cost and ensure fair reimbursement policies
ICD-10 - ANS these current codes specifically help healthcare providers to identify
patients in need of immediate disease management and to tailor effective disease managment
programs
CPT codes - ANS medical codes set that is used to report medical, surgical, and
diagnostic procedures and services to entities such as physiciansm health insurance
companies, and accreditation organizations.
Evaluation and Management Coding - ANS is a medical coding process in support of
medical billing. Provider must use this coding to be reimbursed by Mediare, Medicaid programs,
or private insurance for patient encounters
3 key components for evaluation and management coding - ANS history, physical, medical
decision making
Clinical Support Tools - ANS are designed to help shift through enormous amounts of
digital data to suggest next steps for treatments, alert providers to available information they
may not have seen, or catch potential problems, suc as dangerous medication interactions