LCHI 466 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Graded A+
the application of information processing involving both computer hardware and software that deals
with the storage, retrieval, sharing, and use of health information, data and knowledge for
communication and decision making. Includes all the components of an EHR, as well as additional
information technology to support all aspects of the healthcare delivery system. - Answers health
information technology (health IT)
a set of components that collects and integrates data at the point of care. it provides clinical decision
support, helps exchange information among healthcare stakeholders, and assists in measuring,
reporting, and improving healthcare - Answers electronic health record (EHR)
basically the government's way of getting hospitals to implement an EHR. It is why you implement a
certified system, you want meaningful information and want to make the benefits of a system realized -
Answers meaningful use
also now known as MACRA; this is how providers are being paid now based off the implementation of an
EHR - Answers meaningful use
is a system to achieve the goals of structured and standardized data collection that benefit patients
wherever they may be treated. NAHIT adds the dimension of interoperability across more than one
healthcare organization. - Answers EHR
is often used to describe systems based on document imaging in a hospital or systems implemented in
physician offices. NAHIT defines EMR as local to one healthcare organization. - Answers EMR
what is the difference between an EHR and an EMR? - Answers EMR- an electronic health record of
health related information on an individual that can be handled by physicians within ONE healthcare
organization
EHR- an electronic health record that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability standards and
can be handled by authorized clinicians and staff across MORE THAN ONE healthcare organization
an EMR is more limited than an EHR
what does POC stand for? - Answers point of care
what are the first systems that go up in an EHR? - Answers registration (source) systems
what does ONC stand for? - Answers the office of the national coordinator for health information
technology
, the agency within the US department of health and human services designated to serve as the primary
resource for the United States on the adoption of health IT and promotion of a nationwide health
information exchange - Answers the office of the national coordinator of health information technology
(ONC)
EHR technology is ________________ - Answers certified
what are the EHR system components? (5) - Answers hardware, software, people, policies, procedures
what are the 3 P's that make up EHR system components? - Answers people, policies, procedures
the EHR system component that enables system use - Answers hardware
the EHR system component that directs computer devices - Answers software
the EHR system component that support and use the systems - Answers people
the EHR system component that drives the adoption of systems - Answers policies
the EHR system component that that helps achieve results - Answers process
a set of interrelated elements that work together to achieve a goal - Answers system
basically systems being able to talk - Answers interoperability
integrated with workflow technology; captures scanned images of documents; compiles documents
electronically fed from transcription systems; storage solutions based on digital scanning technology in
which source documents are scanned to create digital images of the documents that can be stored
electronically.
-think IMAGING - Answers EDMS (electronic document management system)
what is the bridge to the EHR? - Answers imaging
what are the 3 benefits of EHRs? - Answers -higher quality outcome for patient care
-decreased cost
-interoperability; access to information
COLLECTS DATA that relate in any way to the health record; about the patient and feeds it to the EHR;
start giving you and providing data; first systems that are implemented - Answers source systems
what are the 4 categories of information systems in the EHR? - Answers -source systems
-core clinical EHR systems
-supporting infrastructure
the application of information processing involving both computer hardware and software that deals
with the storage, retrieval, sharing, and use of health information, data and knowledge for
communication and decision making. Includes all the components of an EHR, as well as additional
information technology to support all aspects of the healthcare delivery system. - Answers health
information technology (health IT)
a set of components that collects and integrates data at the point of care. it provides clinical decision
support, helps exchange information among healthcare stakeholders, and assists in measuring,
reporting, and improving healthcare - Answers electronic health record (EHR)
basically the government's way of getting hospitals to implement an EHR. It is why you implement a
certified system, you want meaningful information and want to make the benefits of a system realized -
Answers meaningful use
also now known as MACRA; this is how providers are being paid now based off the implementation of an
EHR - Answers meaningful use
is a system to achieve the goals of structured and standardized data collection that benefit patients
wherever they may be treated. NAHIT adds the dimension of interoperability across more than one
healthcare organization. - Answers EHR
is often used to describe systems based on document imaging in a hospital or systems implemented in
physician offices. NAHIT defines EMR as local to one healthcare organization. - Answers EMR
what is the difference between an EHR and an EMR? - Answers EMR- an electronic health record of
health related information on an individual that can be handled by physicians within ONE healthcare
organization
EHR- an electronic health record that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability standards and
can be handled by authorized clinicians and staff across MORE THAN ONE healthcare organization
an EMR is more limited than an EHR
what does POC stand for? - Answers point of care
what are the first systems that go up in an EHR? - Answers registration (source) systems
what does ONC stand for? - Answers the office of the national coordinator for health information
technology
, the agency within the US department of health and human services designated to serve as the primary
resource for the United States on the adoption of health IT and promotion of a nationwide health
information exchange - Answers the office of the national coordinator of health information technology
(ONC)
EHR technology is ________________ - Answers certified
what are the EHR system components? (5) - Answers hardware, software, people, policies, procedures
what are the 3 P's that make up EHR system components? - Answers people, policies, procedures
the EHR system component that enables system use - Answers hardware
the EHR system component that directs computer devices - Answers software
the EHR system component that support and use the systems - Answers people
the EHR system component that drives the adoption of systems - Answers policies
the EHR system component that that helps achieve results - Answers process
a set of interrelated elements that work together to achieve a goal - Answers system
basically systems being able to talk - Answers interoperability
integrated with workflow technology; captures scanned images of documents; compiles documents
electronically fed from transcription systems; storage solutions based on digital scanning technology in
which source documents are scanned to create digital images of the documents that can be stored
electronically.
-think IMAGING - Answers EDMS (electronic document management system)
what is the bridge to the EHR? - Answers imaging
what are the 3 benefits of EHRs? - Answers -higher quality outcome for patient care
-decreased cost
-interoperability; access to information
COLLECTS DATA that relate in any way to the health record; about the patient and feeds it to the EHR;
start giving you and providing data; first systems that are implemented - Answers source systems
what are the 4 categories of information systems in the EHR? - Answers -source systems
-core clinical EHR systems
-supporting infrastructure
