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MIPPA - Medicare Improvement for Patients & Providers financial incentive for e-prescribing to providers
Act provides


HIPPA provides legal protection for personal health info, set standards for elect. data interchange
of claims data, named specific code sets for use in Medicare related transactions,
& Privacy


ARRA provides provide funds for adoption of technology & provides the right for every individual
to receive and electronic copy of EHR


HITECH provides strengthened HIPPA security & privacy protection, & provides financial incentive
for the user of EHR


EMR -electronic medical record provides Legal record often restricted to a Single episode of care , building block of EHR,


EHR- Electronic Health Record is Longitudinal record that includes client data, demographics, clinician notes,
medications, diagnostics.
- Major driver for US Adoption are "Meaningful Use" financial incentives from
HITECH part of ARRA


Affordable Care Act provides guarantee access to healthcare, encourage PCP,


Data is collection of #, characters, or facts (body weight- 128lb), little meaning alone


Information is Collection of data examined for patterns or structure that can be interpreted. ex
notes prior BP and informs doc


Knowledge is Synthesis of info from several sources to produce a single concept or idea, ex
read a journal about BP


Computer Technology is collection of data for analysis, which can be used to justify the efficacy of
particular interventions & improve quality of care


HIS HEalthcare Information System is Administrative System + Clinical Information System,


Clinical Systems include: order entry, radiology, pharmacy, physician management
system


Adm system : non clinical, demographics, scheduling, risk mgmt, decision
support,


Administrative System includes these functions Managing nonclinical, client-related information (demographics, codes for
procedures, & Insurance


Hippa - Compliant Codes inlcude (ICD) International Classification of Disease, Common Procedural Terms, (ABC)
Alternative Billing Codes,


ANA recognizes these terminologies (CCC) Clinical Care Classification, (ICNP) International Classification of Nursing
Practice, NANDA, NIC, NOC, the Omaha System, (PNDS) Perioperative Nursing
Data Set

, Teleconferencing is use of computers, audio, & video equip. and high-grade dedicated telephone line,
cable/sat connections to provide interactive communication between 2+ ppl at 2+
sites


Elearning provides electronic media to present instruction, it allows users to skip information they
already know


Distance Education is the use of print, audio, video, computer, or teleconference capability to connect
faculty & students; Can take place in real time or on a delayed basis


Web Based Instruction is the attributes & resources of the internet to deliver & support education


Telehealth is use of telecommunication technologies & computers to provide healthcare info &
services to clients at another location
- consumers are chronically ill, isolated, assisted living families
- decrease er visits, decrease LOS, decrease Admissions, increased productivity
for clinical


Telenursing is telecommunications & computer technology for the delivery of nursing care &
services to clients at other sites


Issues with telehealth & telenursing are lack of reimbursement, infrastructure, plug-play standard, license & liability issues,
& concerns r/t to client privacy & confidentiality


EBP- Evidence Based Practice is the use of research & evidence to inform clinical practice, an approach to provide
care that integrates nursing experience & intuition with valid and current clinical
research to achieve the best patient outcomes


EBP provides standardized best practices, reduce time that the nurse spends gathering &
assessing data, provide care w/ clinical research


EBP contributes increased job satisfaction, improved quality of care


how a nurse uses data 1. accessing information
2. collecting data
3. Inputting Data
4. analyzing data


quantitative research concerned with objectivity, tight control over situations, define relationships
between variables, seek correlation between data, ex. tries to discover how an
intervention has impacted subjects IN DEPTH, tangible relations between
variables,


qualitative research concerned w/ finding out more about the human experience, accomplished thru
interviews & over a long period of time, ex. how an intervention could impact an
entire population, content analysis, computers can code responses to
questionnaires which then can be inputted in the informatics sys for analysis,
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