MHA 705 Exam 4 ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Three Trends in Consumer Demand for Information Empowerment, Patient Engagement, and Connected Health
Interested in taking control of their health and seeking their own information
What are consumers embracing to control their Electronic technologies, such as patient portals with current and past health
healthcare? statuses, lab results, secure messaging with providers, social media interactions,
health-related games, wearable technologies for tracking health, apps remote
monitoring and telehealth.
According to the Pew internet and American life project 8 in 10 americans
survey, how many people have searched online for health
information?
69% internet serches Related to specific disease
60% internet searches Related to weight, diet, and exercise
33% internet searches Related to blood parameters or sleep patterns
29% internet searches Related to information on food
24% internet searches Related to Drug safety
Reported over half of "online diagnosers" claim they 41% of findings were confirmed by a clinician
shared their internet findings with a healthcare provider
Reflection of the Pew survey Does not reflect the needs or demands of those who are not online
, Digital Divide term used to describe the gap between those who have and those who do not
have access to online information
Grey Gap term used to reflect age disparities in computer connectivity; fewer people over
age 65 use computer technology than in younger age groups
The Goal for Health Literacy One that is widely embraced in many sectors of health care; a major goal of the
Healthy People 2010 and in continued in the health communication and health
information technology objective of Healthy People 2020
Those who have practiced health literacy Recognize that informed patients who have better outcomes and pay more
attention to their overall health and changes in their health than those who are
poorly informed.
Health Literacy requires a complex group of reading, listening, analytical, and decision-making skills, as
well as the ability to apply these skills to health standard situations
4 types of literacy 1. Visually Literate (understand graphs or other visual information)
2. Computer Literate: (able to operate a computer)
3. Information Literate: (able to obtain and paply relevant information)
4. Numerically or computationally Literate: (able to calculate or reason
numerically)
Health Literacy a prescription to end confusion as "the degree to which individuals have the
capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services
needed to make appropriate health decisions"
The Health Literacy Umberella Strategies to promote better health
- Strategies for building better relationships: (values & preferences and respect)
- Strategies to ensure that patients are well informed about health challenges: (
plain language, clear dialogue, follow-up;; Technology, easy navigation)
-Strategies to build partnerships with patients: peer support, resources, education
eHealth Initiative (eHI) Developed to address the growing need for managing health information and to
promote technology as a means of improving health information exchange, health
literacy, and healthcare delivery.
Major goal of eHealth Literacy continue to be empowering consumers to understand their health needs better
and to take actions appropriate to those needs
Barriers to eHealth Poor interoperability among healthcare systems and failure to embrace national
data standards
HCO approach to engagement One approach to deal with engagement issues is to have patient education
information stored electronically so changes can be made as needed or
information ca be better tailored to the specific patient situation, then printed out
and reviewed with the patient.
What do HCOs sponsor? Health promotion education classes as a way to market their facilities and
showcase their practitioners
Three Trends in Consumer Demand for Information Empowerment, Patient Engagement, and Connected Health
Interested in taking control of their health and seeking their own information
What are consumers embracing to control their Electronic technologies, such as patient portals with current and past health
healthcare? statuses, lab results, secure messaging with providers, social media interactions,
health-related games, wearable technologies for tracking health, apps remote
monitoring and telehealth.
According to the Pew internet and American life project 8 in 10 americans
survey, how many people have searched online for health
information?
69% internet serches Related to specific disease
60% internet searches Related to weight, diet, and exercise
33% internet searches Related to blood parameters or sleep patterns
29% internet searches Related to information on food
24% internet searches Related to Drug safety
Reported over half of "online diagnosers" claim they 41% of findings were confirmed by a clinician
shared their internet findings with a healthcare provider
Reflection of the Pew survey Does not reflect the needs or demands of those who are not online
, Digital Divide term used to describe the gap between those who have and those who do not
have access to online information
Grey Gap term used to reflect age disparities in computer connectivity; fewer people over
age 65 use computer technology than in younger age groups
The Goal for Health Literacy One that is widely embraced in many sectors of health care; a major goal of the
Healthy People 2010 and in continued in the health communication and health
information technology objective of Healthy People 2020
Those who have practiced health literacy Recognize that informed patients who have better outcomes and pay more
attention to their overall health and changes in their health than those who are
poorly informed.
Health Literacy requires a complex group of reading, listening, analytical, and decision-making skills, as
well as the ability to apply these skills to health standard situations
4 types of literacy 1. Visually Literate (understand graphs or other visual information)
2. Computer Literate: (able to operate a computer)
3. Information Literate: (able to obtain and paply relevant information)
4. Numerically or computationally Literate: (able to calculate or reason
numerically)
Health Literacy a prescription to end confusion as "the degree to which individuals have the
capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services
needed to make appropriate health decisions"
The Health Literacy Umberella Strategies to promote better health
- Strategies for building better relationships: (values & preferences and respect)
- Strategies to ensure that patients are well informed about health challenges: (
plain language, clear dialogue, follow-up;; Technology, easy navigation)
-Strategies to build partnerships with patients: peer support, resources, education
eHealth Initiative (eHI) Developed to address the growing need for managing health information and to
promote technology as a means of improving health information exchange, health
literacy, and healthcare delivery.
Major goal of eHealth Literacy continue to be empowering consumers to understand their health needs better
and to take actions appropriate to those needs
Barriers to eHealth Poor interoperability among healthcare systems and failure to embrace national
data standards
HCO approach to engagement One approach to deal with engagement issues is to have patient education
information stored electronically so changes can be made as needed or
information ca be better tailored to the specific patient situation, then printed out
and reviewed with the patient.
What do HCOs sponsor? Health promotion education classes as a way to market their facilities and
showcase their practitioners
