HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS EXAM AND
ANSWERS
Accountable Care Organization
ACO - answer-An accountable care organization is a healthcare
organizationcharacterized by a payment and care delivery model that seeks to tie
provider reimbursements to quality metrics and reductions in the total cost of care for
an assigned population of patients.
Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality
AHRQ - answer-The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's mission is to
improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all
Americans.
American Medical Informatics Association
AMIA - answer-American non-profit organization dedicated to the development and
application of biomedical and health informatics in the support of patient care,
teaching, research, and health care administration
American National Standards Institute
ANSI - answer-The primary organization for fostering the development of technology
standards in the United States.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
ARRA - answer-The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is an
economic stimulus package enacted by the 111th United States Congress and
signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009
Application Programming Interface
API - answer-In computer programming, an application programming interface is a
set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications.
Bring Your Own Data
BYOD - answer-Patient supplied health data generated with a personal health device
such as a fitbit or home health monitoring device
Bring Your Own Device
BYOD - answer-The practice of allowing the employees of an organization to use
their own computers, smartphones, or other devices for work purposes.
Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS - answer-The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is an agency within
the US Department of Health & Human Services responsible for administration of
several key federal health care programs
Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology
CCHIT - answer-The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology
was an independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with the public mission of
accelerating the adoption of robust, interoperable health information technology. The
, Commission certified electronic health record technology from 2006 until 2014. It
was approved by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (ONC) of theU.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as
an Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB).CCHIT operations
cesased operations as a certifying body in 2014.
Certification for Health Information Technology
CCHIT - answer-The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information
Technology is an independent, not-for-profit group that certifies electronic health
records (EHR) and networks for health information exchange (HIE) in the United
States. No longer in operation as a certifying body as of November 2014.
Certified Electronic Health Record Technology
CEHRT - answer-ONC has removed the Certified EHR Technology definition from its
regulations beginning with the 2015 Edition.
Clinical Decision Support System
CDSS - answer-A clinical decision support system is an application that analyzes
data to help healthcare providers make clinical decisions.
Clinical Quality Measure
CQM - answer-Clinical quality measures are tools that help measure and track the
quality of health care services provided by eligible professionals, eligible hospitals
and critical access hospitals (CAHs) within our health care system.
Computerized Physician Order Entry
CPOE - answer-Computerized physician order entry is the process of a medical
professional entering medication orders or other physician instructions electronically
instead of on paper charts.
Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture
C-CDA - answer-A complete architecture used to create documents and template
methodologies for medical documents. Primary function of theCCDA is to
standardize the content and structure for clinical care summaries
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
CAHPS - answer-Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems is a
series of patient surveys rating health care experiences in the United States.
Continuity of Care Document/Continuity of Care Record/Clinical Document
Architecture
CCD/CCR/CDA - answer-A Health Level Seven (HL7) XML-based document markup
standard for the electronic exchange model for clinical documents (such as
discharge summaries and progress notes).
Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare
CAQH - answer-Non-profit alliance of health plans and trade associations,
developing and leading initiatives that positively impact the business of healthcare
Critical Access Hospital
ANSWERS
Accountable Care Organization
ACO - answer-An accountable care organization is a healthcare
organizationcharacterized by a payment and care delivery model that seeks to tie
provider reimbursements to quality metrics and reductions in the total cost of care for
an assigned population of patients.
Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality
AHRQ - answer-The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's mission is to
improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all
Americans.
American Medical Informatics Association
AMIA - answer-American non-profit organization dedicated to the development and
application of biomedical and health informatics in the support of patient care,
teaching, research, and health care administration
American National Standards Institute
ANSI - answer-The primary organization for fostering the development of technology
standards in the United States.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
ARRA - answer-The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is an
economic stimulus package enacted by the 111th United States Congress and
signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009
Application Programming Interface
API - answer-In computer programming, an application programming interface is a
set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications.
Bring Your Own Data
BYOD - answer-Patient supplied health data generated with a personal health device
such as a fitbit or home health monitoring device
Bring Your Own Device
BYOD - answer-The practice of allowing the employees of an organization to use
their own computers, smartphones, or other devices for work purposes.
Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS - answer-The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is an agency within
the US Department of Health & Human Services responsible for administration of
several key federal health care programs
Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology
CCHIT - answer-The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology
was an independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with the public mission of
accelerating the adoption of robust, interoperable health information technology. The
, Commission certified electronic health record technology from 2006 until 2014. It
was approved by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (ONC) of theU.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as
an Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB).CCHIT operations
cesased operations as a certifying body in 2014.
Certification for Health Information Technology
CCHIT - answer-The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information
Technology is an independent, not-for-profit group that certifies electronic health
records (EHR) and networks for health information exchange (HIE) in the United
States. No longer in operation as a certifying body as of November 2014.
Certified Electronic Health Record Technology
CEHRT - answer-ONC has removed the Certified EHR Technology definition from its
regulations beginning with the 2015 Edition.
Clinical Decision Support System
CDSS - answer-A clinical decision support system is an application that analyzes
data to help healthcare providers make clinical decisions.
Clinical Quality Measure
CQM - answer-Clinical quality measures are tools that help measure and track the
quality of health care services provided by eligible professionals, eligible hospitals
and critical access hospitals (CAHs) within our health care system.
Computerized Physician Order Entry
CPOE - answer-Computerized physician order entry is the process of a medical
professional entering medication orders or other physician instructions electronically
instead of on paper charts.
Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture
C-CDA - answer-A complete architecture used to create documents and template
methodologies for medical documents. Primary function of theCCDA is to
standardize the content and structure for clinical care summaries
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
CAHPS - answer-Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems is a
series of patient surveys rating health care experiences in the United States.
Continuity of Care Document/Continuity of Care Record/Clinical Document
Architecture
CCD/CCR/CDA - answer-A Health Level Seven (HL7) XML-based document markup
standard for the electronic exchange model for clinical documents (such as
discharge summaries and progress notes).
Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare
CAQH - answer-Non-profit alliance of health plans and trade associations,
developing and leading initiatives that positively impact the business of healthcare
Critical Access Hospital
