NR 599 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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● Ethical decision making
0 When making choices about ethical issues based on the standards of right vs
wrong.
○ It requires a systematic framework for addressing the complex and often
controversial moral questions.
● Bioethical standards
0 The study of healthcare ethics
○ Bioethics takes on relevant ethical problems seen by healthcare providers in
relation to care
● Telehealth
0 wide range of health services that are delivered by telecommunications ready
tools, such as telephone, videophone, and computer
○ is needed to help fill the nursing shortage allowing nursing to see more patients
quicker, as well as the aging population
○ Telecommunication technologies used to deliver health-related services or to
connect patients and healthcare providers to maximize patients’ health status.
○ A relatively new term in the medical/nursing vocabulary, referring to a wide range
of health services that are delivered by telecommunications-ready tools such as
the telephone, videophone, and computer.
● Medical Applications
0 Software developed for medical purposes, including home medical monitoring
system, medical databases for healthcare professionals, etc.
● Medical Devices
0 is any device intended to be used for medical purposes
● FDA Oversight for Medical Devices
● Privacy
0 An important issue related to personal information
○ Restricted access of patient information or data
● Confidentiality
, ○
0 To ensure that all personal information is protected by ensuring that limited
access is only given to those who are authorized to view that information.
■ Protecting privacy of personal information or data
● Cybersecurity
0 the state of being protected against the criminal or unauthorized use of
electronic data, or the measures taken to achieve this.
○ With the expansion of technology. Facilities are taken more precautions to
prevent cyber attacks. With the move towards advancing cybersecurity is
important, technology continues to grow.
Ensure all systems are adequately protected and patients remain safe from harm
○ NI are frequently called on to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of new devices
and software.
● Computer-aided translators
0 is a form of language translation in which a human translator uses computer
hardware to support and facilitate the translation process.
● HIPPA
0 was established in the U.S. in 1996 to protect an individual's personal health
care information.
○ Signed by Pres. Bill Clinton
○ Healthcare institutions are required to meet all standards and comply with the
appropriate security measures in order to safeguard patient data.
○ Four parts to HIPAA's Administrative Simplification
■ Electronic transactions and code sets standards requirements.
■ Privacy requirements.
■ Security requirements.
■ National identifier requirements.
● ICD-10 Coding
0 An alphanumeric code used by doctors, health insurance companies, and public
health agencies across the world to represent diagnoses.
○ The system offers accurate and up-to-date procedure codes to improve health
care cost and ensure fair reimbursement policies
○ The current codes specifically help healthcare providers to identify patients in
need of immediate disease management and to tailor effective disease
management programs.
■ Similarly ICD and CPT coding go together
● Is a medical code set that is used to report medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures
and services to entities such as physicians, health insurance companies and
accreditation organizations.
● Evaluation and Management Coding
, ○
0 Is a medical coding process in support of medical billing
○ Practicing health care providers in the United States must use E/M coding to be
reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid programs, or private insurance for patient
encounters.
● Reimbursement Coding
Is based on claims and documentation filed by providers using medical diagnosis
and procedure codes.
○ Commercial payers must use standards defined by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) but are largely regulated state-by-state.
● Clinical Support Tools
○ are designed to help sift through enormous amounts of digital data to suggest
next steps for treatments, alert providers to available information they may not
have seen, or catch potential problems, such as dangerous medication
interactions
○ Such as CDS clinical decision support, a program used by providers.
○ Or various applications use by healthcare professionals to allow for communicate
between provider to provider and provider to patient
○ The tools are all used to benefit patient outcome
● Workflow analysis
○ Not an optional part of clinical implementations, but rather a necessity for safe
patient care fostered by technology.
○ The ultimate goal of workflow analysis is not to “pave the cow path,” but rather to
create a future-state solution that maximizes the use of technology and
eliminates non–value-added activities.
○ Although many tools and methods can be used to accomplish workflow redesign,
the best method is the one that complements the organization and supports the
work of clinicians.
○ needs to be done as well as working in optimization (moving conditions past their
current state into a more effective method of performing.
WEEK FIVE READING/ KEY POINTS
Key points from the lessons and modules
● Clinical Decision Support (CDS)
○ Generate patient specific interventions, assessments and recommendations
○ CDS tools existed prior to development of EHRs
○ The primary goal of implementing a CDS tool is to leverage data and the
scientific evidence to help guide appropriate decision making
● CDS improving healthcare
, ○
● Ethical decision making
0 When making choices about ethical issues based on the standards of right vs
wrong.
○ It requires a systematic framework for addressing the complex and often
controversial moral questions.
● Bioethical standards
0 The study of healthcare ethics
○ Bioethics takes on relevant ethical problems seen by healthcare providers in
relation to care
● Telehealth
0 wide range of health services that are delivered by telecommunications ready
tools, such as telephone, videophone, and computer
○ is needed to help fill the nursing shortage allowing nursing to see more patients
quicker, as well as the aging population
○ Telecommunication technologies used to deliver health-related services or to
connect patients and healthcare providers to maximize patients’ health status.
○ A relatively new term in the medical/nursing vocabulary, referring to a wide range
of health services that are delivered by telecommunications-ready tools such as
the telephone, videophone, and computer.
● Medical Applications
0 Software developed for medical purposes, including home medical monitoring
system, medical databases for healthcare professionals, etc.
● Medical Devices
0 is any device intended to be used for medical purposes
● FDA Oversight for Medical Devices
● Privacy
0 An important issue related to personal information
○ Restricted access of patient information or data
● Confidentiality
, ○
0 To ensure that all personal information is protected by ensuring that limited
access is only given to those who are authorized to view that information.
■ Protecting privacy of personal information or data
● Cybersecurity
0 the state of being protected against the criminal or unauthorized use of
electronic data, or the measures taken to achieve this.
○ With the expansion of technology. Facilities are taken more precautions to
prevent cyber attacks. With the move towards advancing cybersecurity is
important, technology continues to grow.
Ensure all systems are adequately protected and patients remain safe from harm
○ NI are frequently called on to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of new devices
and software.
● Computer-aided translators
0 is a form of language translation in which a human translator uses computer
hardware to support and facilitate the translation process.
● HIPPA
0 was established in the U.S. in 1996 to protect an individual's personal health
care information.
○ Signed by Pres. Bill Clinton
○ Healthcare institutions are required to meet all standards and comply with the
appropriate security measures in order to safeguard patient data.
○ Four parts to HIPAA's Administrative Simplification
■ Electronic transactions and code sets standards requirements.
■ Privacy requirements.
■ Security requirements.
■ National identifier requirements.
● ICD-10 Coding
0 An alphanumeric code used by doctors, health insurance companies, and public
health agencies across the world to represent diagnoses.
○ The system offers accurate and up-to-date procedure codes to improve health
care cost and ensure fair reimbursement policies
○ The current codes specifically help healthcare providers to identify patients in
need of immediate disease management and to tailor effective disease
management programs.
■ Similarly ICD and CPT coding go together
● Is a medical code set that is used to report medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures
and services to entities such as physicians, health insurance companies and
accreditation organizations.
● Evaluation and Management Coding
, ○
0 Is a medical coding process in support of medical billing
○ Practicing health care providers in the United States must use E/M coding to be
reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid programs, or private insurance for patient
encounters.
● Reimbursement Coding
Is based on claims and documentation filed by providers using medical diagnosis
and procedure codes.
○ Commercial payers must use standards defined by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) but are largely regulated state-by-state.
● Clinical Support Tools
○ are designed to help sift through enormous amounts of digital data to suggest
next steps for treatments, alert providers to available information they may not
have seen, or catch potential problems, such as dangerous medication
interactions
○ Such as CDS clinical decision support, a program used by providers.
○ Or various applications use by healthcare professionals to allow for communicate
between provider to provider and provider to patient
○ The tools are all used to benefit patient outcome
● Workflow analysis
○ Not an optional part of clinical implementations, but rather a necessity for safe
patient care fostered by technology.
○ The ultimate goal of workflow analysis is not to “pave the cow path,” but rather to
create a future-state solution that maximizes the use of technology and
eliminates non–value-added activities.
○ Although many tools and methods can be used to accomplish workflow redesign,
the best method is the one that complements the organization and supports the
work of clinicians.
○ needs to be done as well as working in optimization (moving conditions past their
current state into a more effective method of performing.
WEEK FIVE READING/ KEY POINTS
Key points from the lessons and modules
● Clinical Decision Support (CDS)
○ Generate patient specific interventions, assessments and recommendations
○ CDS tools existed prior to development of EHRs
○ The primary goal of implementing a CDS tool is to leverage data and the
scientific evidence to help guide appropriate decision making
● CDS improving healthcare
