NR 599 / NR599 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE. QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.

Electronic Health Record ______ are real time, patient-centered records that make information available instantly and securely to authorized users. Evaluation of EHR How effective is the adoption of an EHR measured through qualitative studies (surveys, questionnaires, focus groups or ethnographic observational methods, staff interviews, and workflow analysis) before and after implementation of EHR. Point of Care technology Encompasses the devices and systems that support healthcare professionals in their daily activities of monitoring patients, calling for them, and documenting their health progress Casuist approach An approach to ethical decision making that grew out of the concern for methods of examining ethical dilemmas Casuistry A specific ethical reasoning methods that analyzes the facts of a case in a sound, logical, and ordered or structured manner Confidentiality To ensure that all personal information is protected by ensuring that limited access in only given to those who are authorized to view that information Ethical Decision Making Making choices in the issues based on the standards of right or wrong. It requires a systematic framework for addressing the complex and often controversial moral questions Ethical dilemma A difficult issue that requires the use of standards to solve issues Principlism A foundation for ethical decision making by rational individuals and beliefs Health disparities The health status differences between different groups of people, especially minorities and non-minorities Protected health information Any and all information about a person's health that is tied to any type of personal identification Firewall A tool commonly used by organizations to protect their corporate networks when they are attached to the internet Firewall Can be either hardware or software or combination of the two that can examine all incoming messages or traffic to the network Firewall Can be set up to allow only messages from known senders into the corporate network; it can also be set up to look at outgoing information from the corporate network Malware A malicious program or software that infects a device and is intended to steal information, take control or destroy data, information, or the device. American Recovery and Re-investment Act of 2009 (ARRA) An economic stimulus package enacted in Feb. 2009 that was intended to create jobs and promote investment and consumer spending during the recession. Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH) Healthcare organizations can qualify for financial incentives based on the level of meaningful use achieved