Which of the following illustrates the integration of informatics
into a health care system to support cost containment?
A. Offering free wireless internet access to visitors.
B. Installing barcodes on medications with alerts for
low supplies.
C. Integrating an electronic health care record on a platform
compatible with computers & tablets.
B
(This illustrates cost containment by allowing inventory
management related to supply & demand, directly affecting
management of medication & supply costs.)
Which of the following legislative acts stipulate that clients be
allowed to see & make corrections to their health care records?
A. Health Information Technology for Economic &
Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
B. Health Information Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA).
C. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
B
(one privacy rule of HIPAA is to establish client ownership of the
health care record & allow for client-initiated corrections &
amendments.)
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Which of the following illustrates the integration of informatics
,into a health care system to support cost containment?
A. Offering free wireless internet access to visitors.
B. Installing barcodes on medications with alerts for
low supplies.
C. Integrating an electronic health care record on a platform
compatible with computers & tablets.
B
(This illustrates cost containment by allowing inventory
management related to supply & demand, directly affecting
management of medication & supply costs.)
Which of the following legislative acts stipulate that clients be
allowed to see & make corrections to their health care records?
A. Health Information Technology for Economic &
Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
B. Health Information Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA).
C. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
B
(one privacy rule of HIPAA is to establish client ownership of the
health care record & allow for client-initiated corrections &
amendments.)
Which of the following uses of technology would constitute a
violation of HIPAA?
A. Sharing a client's lab results with a consulting provider
via email on the healthcare facility intranet.
B. Charting client data on electronic health care record while
at the beside with family members present.
C. Texting a picture of a client's wound from one nurse
to another nurse related to wound care protocol.
, C
(This is a violation of client confidentiality due to identifiable
client assessment data shared outside the health care facility.
even though the nurse sent the photo to another nurse related
to wound care protocol, this is not acceptable use of technology
and violates HIPAA.)
A health facility recently opened a research department
to collect & analyze data related to improve client
outcomes. Which of the following examples represents
integration of technology to support creation of scholarly
knowledge?
A. Administration of an online survey for new nurses
post- orientation regarding satisfaction with teaching
methods.
B. Electronic collection of healing times of sacral wounds
post- hyperbaric treatment, with and without antibiotic
administration.
C. Piloting an instant messaging system between hand-held
computers for nursing & pharmacy.
B
(This supports research through data collection examining and
intervention and comparison intervention. Technology supports
the timely & accurate collection & analysis of data related
directly to client outcomes. This helps support the creation of
scholarly knowledge)
A nurse off duty receives a photo on her cell phone from a
fellow nurse who is at work. The photo shows a celebrity
receiving physical therapy. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?