Primary data sources
ome directly from the original source, such as the patient when talking about symptoms or the reason for coming to the healthcare
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Secondary Data Sources
Come from primary data sources such as health record
Data Capture
The process of recording healthcare-related data in a health record system or clinical database
Acceptance testing:
A type of testing that occurs after the go-live date
Access controls:
A computer software program designed to prevent unauthorized use of an information resource
Addressable standards:
Must be evaluated by the entity to determine whether or not the standard is reasonable and appropriate
Administrative information system:
A system that manages the business of healthcare;. The data collected in this system are mainly financial or business-oriented in nature, rather than clinical
Administrative safeguards:
Administrative actions, and policies and procedures, to manage the selection, development, implementation, and maintenance of security measure to protect electronic-protected health information and to manage the conduct of the covered entity's workforce in relation to the protection of that information.
Administrative simplification:
Improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the business processes of healthcare by standardizing the EDI of administrative and financial transactions and protects the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI) that is transmitted from one point to another
Alpha site:
The first healthcare facility to implement the information system
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA):
Enacted to stimulate the US economy during a recession that started in 2007. A significant portion of ARRA was dedicated to expanding the use of HIT to improve the business efficiency and effectiveness of HCOs while increasing patient safety and positive health outcomes. It also enacted an incentive program known as Meaningful Use
Anesthesia information system:
A system that collects information on preoperative, operative, and postoperative anesthesia-related clinical information. This system follows the patient through the surgical process
Annotation:
The ability to add to the image in some way; because the image may be a legal document, the image itself cannot be altered; however, an overlay to the document will show the annotation
ANSI Accredited Standards Committee X12N (ASC X12N):
Responsible for developing the EDI standards used to share information needed for health insurance administrative transactions
Audit controls:
The mechanisms that record and examine activity in information systems
Audit log:
Or audit trail, an electronic footprint of the actions that occurred in a particular file in an information system or that were performed by a specific individual
Audit trails:
The record of information system activities, such as log-in, log-out, unsuccessful log-ins, print, query, and other actions
Audit-reduction tools:
Tools that review the audit trail and compare it to criteria specified by the CE, which eliminates routine entries such as the periodic backups [Show Less]