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American Recovery and Enacted to revitalize nations economy and create
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) jobs. A significant portion was dedicated to
expanding the use of HIT to improve the business
efficiency and effectiveness of HCOs while
increasing patient safety and positive health
outcomes. It also enacted an incentive program
known as Meaningful Use
Agency of Healthcare Research and Supports research designed to improve outcomes
Quality (AHRQ) and quality of healthcare.
Asynchronous Applications No contact with the patient for data collection.
Asynchronous communication Remote pt monitoring, Using health technologies
examples to share health metrics and data w/ providers,
store & forward apps (ex: photos)
Administrative Information System includes registration and scheduling, tracking
through admission, transfer and discharge, patient
acuity and staff scheduling, financial or accounting
systems, risk management, payroll, and hr, quality
assurance and contract management functions
, Affordable Care Act law passed in 2010 to expand access to insurance,
address cost reduction and affordability, improve
the quality of healthcare, and introduce the
Patient's Bill of Rights
Alarm fatigue The phenomenon of nurses becoming desensitized
to patient care alarms and missing or delaying their
response to the alarm
artificial intelligence Use of algorithms and other technologies to mimic
human cognition and predict outcomes
Audit trail a report that traces who has accessed electronic
information, when information was accessed, and
whether any information was changed
Barcode Medication Administration *Mandated by the FDA* Real-time, automated
(BCMA) documentation of patient's medication. Needs
CPOE, A pharmacy system, & an EMAR system to
function.
Benchmarking A process of continuously measuring system
results, comparing those results to optimal system
performance (benchmark values), and identifying
steps and procedures to improve system
performance
Biometrics the identification of a user based on a physical
characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice,
or handwriting
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Terms in this set (56)
American Recovery and Enacted to revitalize nations economy and create
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) jobs. A significant portion was dedicated to
expanding the use of HIT to improve the business
efficiency and effectiveness of HCOs while
increasing patient safety and positive health
outcomes. It also enacted an incentive program
known as Meaningful Use
Agency of Healthcare Research and Supports research designed to improve outcomes
Quality (AHRQ) and quality of healthcare.
Asynchronous Applications No contact with the patient for data collection.
Asynchronous communication Remote pt monitoring, Using health technologies
examples to share health metrics and data w/ providers,
store & forward apps (ex: photos)
Administrative Information System includes registration and scheduling, tracking
through admission, transfer and discharge, patient
acuity and staff scheduling, financial or accounting
systems, risk management, payroll, and hr, quality
assurance and contract management functions
, Affordable Care Act law passed in 2010 to expand access to insurance,
address cost reduction and affordability, improve
the quality of healthcare, and introduce the
Patient's Bill of Rights
Alarm fatigue The phenomenon of nurses becoming desensitized
to patient care alarms and missing or delaying their
response to the alarm
artificial intelligence Use of algorithms and other technologies to mimic
human cognition and predict outcomes
Audit trail a report that traces who has accessed electronic
information, when information was accessed, and
whether any information was changed
Barcode Medication Administration *Mandated by the FDA* Real-time, automated
(BCMA) documentation of patient's medication. Needs
CPOE, A pharmacy system, & an EMAR system to
function.
Benchmarking A process of continuously measuring system
results, comparing those results to optimal system
performance (benchmark values), and identifying
steps and procedures to improve system
performance
Biometrics the identification of a user based on a physical
characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice,
or handwriting
