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Ethical Decision Making
-when making choices about ethical issues based on the standards of right vs wrong
-It requires a systema c framework for addressing the complex and o en controversial
moral ques ons
Bioethical Standards
-The study of healthcare ethics
Telehealth
-Wide range of health services that are delivered by telecommunica ons that are delivered
by telecommunica ons
-Is needed to help fill the nursing shortage allowing nursing to see more pa ents quicker
-used to deliver health-related services or to connect pa ents and healthcare providers to
maximize pa ents health status
-a newer term referring to a wide range of health services delivered through
telecommunica ons
Medical Applica ons
-So ware developed for medical purposes, including home medical monitoring system,
medical databases, etc.
Medical Devices
any device inteded to be used for medical purposes
Privacy
-an important issue related to personal informa on
-restricted access of pa ent informa on or data
Confiden ality
-to ensure all personal informa on is protected by ensuring that limited access is only given
to those who are authorized to view that informa on
Cybersecurity
, - the state of being protected against the criminal or unauthorized use of electronic data
-growth of importance of cybersecurity as technology con nues to grow
Computer aided translators
-a form of language transla on in which a human translator uses computer hardware to
support and facilitate the transla on process
HIPPA
-established in US in 1996 to protect individual health informa on
-all healthcare ins tu ons are required to follow standards and comply with security
measures to safeguard informa on
4 Parts of HIPPA
1. Electronic transac ons and code sets standard requirements
2. Privacy requirements
3. Security requirements
4. Na onal iden fier requirements
ICD-10 Coding
-an alphanumeric code used by doctors, health insurances companies, and public health
agencies to represent diagnosis
-this system offers accurate up to date procedure codes to improve the health care cost and
ensure fair reimbursement policies
-ICD and CPT codes are similar in their goals and purposes
Evalua on and management coding
-a medical coding process in support of medical billing
-prac cing providers must use E\M coding to be reimbursed by medicare, medicaid, or
private insurance
Reimbursement coding
- based on claims and documenta on filed by providers using medical diagnosis and
procedure codes
-Commercial payers must use standards defined by the US department of Health and Human
services, also regulated by the state level
Clinical Support Tools
-designed to help si through enormous amounts of digital data to suggest next steps for
treatments, alert providers to available informa on they may not have seen, or catch
poten al problems, such as dangerous medica on interac ons
- i.e. Clinical decision support tools, other applica ons, or tools to benefit pa ent outcomes