HI 410-Ch.3-Part 2 questions with
verified solutions
Health Information Exchange (HIE) is the exchange of health information electronically between
providers and others with the same level of _____, such as labs and pharmacies - correct answer
✔✔interoperability
Exchange of health information ensures ____ of care - correct answer ✔✔continuity
*HIE* can happen ____ between entities - correct answer ✔✔directly
The acronym *HIE* is commonly used interchangeably for both the ____ of information exchange and
the ____ facilitating the exchange - correct answer ✔✔process; organization
When the discussion focuses on the business model and structure of the organization, the term Health
Information Exchange ____ (HIO) will be used to help differentiate from HIE - correct answer
✔✔organization
HITECH is being implemented via the CMS EHR ____ program, which pays providers for their meaningful
use of EHR technology - correct answer ✔✔Incentive
The plan for meaningful use includes the articulation of three stages so providers can adopt EHRs and
increase the ____ and interoperability of EHRs over time - correct answer ✔✔functionality
Stage 1 of meaningful use requires providers to have the ability to perform ___ - correct answer ✔✔HIE
Stage 2 of meaningful use required eligible providers needed to generate and transmit prescriptions
_____, promote patient access to data, submit electronic data to immunization registries, and use secure
electronic ____ to communicate with patients on relevant health information - correct answer
✔✔electronically; messaging
, In Stage 3 of meaningful use, application program interfaces to allow increased data access and public
health reporting are _____ to allow interoperability - correct answer ✔✔required
HIEs focused on not being funded by ____ use and attempted to remain neutral when it came to
vendors, so they were supported through grants only and then had issues finding a way to remain ____
after grant funding dried up - correct answer ✔✔commercial; sustainable
From 2015 to 2017, CMS Health Information Exchange Objective for EHR incentive required that a ____
of care record be sent by all eligible providers when a patient is transferred to another provider or care
setting - correct answer ✔✔summary
Summary of care record must use certified EHR technology (CEHRT) and must be transmitted for more
than 10% of patient care ____ or referrals - correct answer ✔✔transfers
____ of care documents must include:
The current problem
Medication
Allergy list
Additional fields: name, provider, procedure, lab, demographic, and care plan items - correct answer
✔✔Summary
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) provides ____ for
establishing HIEs with the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement program with the
goal of enhancing states efforts to rapidly build capacity for exchanging health information across the
health care system both within and across states - correct answer ✔✔assistance
In 2020, ONC moved their incentives from establishing HIEs to support current HIE through sustainability
program ____ - correct answer ✔✔funding
Whereas ____ refer more to the process of interoperability, and usually focus on the technical aspect of
the exchange, ____ refer to the organization facilitating the exchange and usually focus on the
organizational structures and policies surrounding the exchange - correct answer ✔✔HIE; HIO
verified solutions
Health Information Exchange (HIE) is the exchange of health information electronically between
providers and others with the same level of _____, such as labs and pharmacies - correct answer
✔✔interoperability
Exchange of health information ensures ____ of care - correct answer ✔✔continuity
*HIE* can happen ____ between entities - correct answer ✔✔directly
The acronym *HIE* is commonly used interchangeably for both the ____ of information exchange and
the ____ facilitating the exchange - correct answer ✔✔process; organization
When the discussion focuses on the business model and structure of the organization, the term Health
Information Exchange ____ (HIO) will be used to help differentiate from HIE - correct answer
✔✔organization
HITECH is being implemented via the CMS EHR ____ program, which pays providers for their meaningful
use of EHR technology - correct answer ✔✔Incentive
The plan for meaningful use includes the articulation of three stages so providers can adopt EHRs and
increase the ____ and interoperability of EHRs over time - correct answer ✔✔functionality
Stage 1 of meaningful use requires providers to have the ability to perform ___ - correct answer ✔✔HIE
Stage 2 of meaningful use required eligible providers needed to generate and transmit prescriptions
_____, promote patient access to data, submit electronic data to immunization registries, and use secure
electronic ____ to communicate with patients on relevant health information - correct answer
✔✔electronically; messaging
, In Stage 3 of meaningful use, application program interfaces to allow increased data access and public
health reporting are _____ to allow interoperability - correct answer ✔✔required
HIEs focused on not being funded by ____ use and attempted to remain neutral when it came to
vendors, so they were supported through grants only and then had issues finding a way to remain ____
after grant funding dried up - correct answer ✔✔commercial; sustainable
From 2015 to 2017, CMS Health Information Exchange Objective for EHR incentive required that a ____
of care record be sent by all eligible providers when a patient is transferred to another provider or care
setting - correct answer ✔✔summary
Summary of care record must use certified EHR technology (CEHRT) and must be transmitted for more
than 10% of patient care ____ or referrals - correct answer ✔✔transfers
____ of care documents must include:
The current problem
Medication
Allergy list
Additional fields: name, provider, procedure, lab, demographic, and care plan items - correct answer
✔✔Summary
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) provides ____ for
establishing HIEs with the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement program with the
goal of enhancing states efforts to rapidly build capacity for exchanging health information across the
health care system both within and across states - correct answer ✔✔assistance
In 2020, ONC moved their incentives from establishing HIEs to support current HIE through sustainability
program ____ - correct answer ✔✔funding
Whereas ____ refer more to the process of interoperability, and usually focus on the technical aspect of
the exchange, ____ refer to the organization facilitating the exchange and usually focus on the
organizational structures and policies surrounding the exchange - correct answer ✔✔HIE; HIO
