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These replace tradi onal paper medical records by allowing individual records to be accessed
from many interoperable systems - Ans EHRs: Electronic Health Records
The ability to share and access pa ent informa on by various users. - Ans Interoperability
What are the 4 main components of EHR's? - Ans 1. Collec on and storage of health
informa on on individual pa ents
2. Access to individual and popula on level informa on by authorized users
3. Provision of knowledge and decision-support to enhance the quality, safety, and efficiency of
pa ent care (medical informa cs)
4. Improve the efficiency of health care delivery
ALL forms of electronic health care delivered over the Internet, ranging from informa onal,
educa onal, and commercial 'products' to direct services offered by professionals, non
professionals, businesses, or consumers themselves - Ans E-Health
What is the self-help approach for obtaining Web-based informa on? - Ans E-Health
all _____ is ______, but not all _______ is _______. - Ans All telemedicine is telehealth, but
not all telehealth is telemedicine.
,What form of health info technology?
Educa onal, research, and administra ve uses; can involve clinical professionals other than
physicians - Ans Telehealth
Distant delivery of medical treatment (aka distant medicine) that employs telecommunica ons
technology for medical diagnosis and pa ent care; some mes called telehealth - Ans
Telemedicine
Professional therapeu c interac ons online between qualified mental health professionals and
their clients. This is an alterna ve of face-to-face interac ons for behavioral health support and
counseling - Ans E-Therapy
The development and dissemina on of technology; widespread use of technology - Ans
Technology diffusion
What are the 6 drives for diffusion? - Ans 1. American cultural beliefs and values:
(technological impera ve, capitalism)
2. Medical training: Emphasis on medical specializa on (specialty > primary)
3. Insurance coverage: Financing and payment by insurance plans (more technology approved
by insurance co's)
4. Compe on among providers: (duplica on of services)
5. Expenditures on R&D
, 6. Government Policy (specialists have no wai ng me for medical technology)
Americans want the most advanced services despite high costs - Ans technological impera ve
What are the three condi ons for diffusion to occur? - Ans 1. Beneficial (efficacy)
2. Compa ble (w/ resources the organiza on already has in place to provide that technology)
3. Reimbursable (willing to be paid for)
What are the influences of demand for hi-tech goods and services? - Ans Americans are always
wan ng the newest tech for medical services.
(These come at a really high cost and increase medical spending)
Technological Impera ve
Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of .... - Ans 1996 (HIPAA)
To alleviate concerns about the confiden ality of pa ent informa on, what restricted the legal
use of personal medical informa on for three main purposes:
1. health care delivery to the pa ent
2. opera on of the health care organiza on
3. reimbursement - Ans Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996