refers to the connection of people and diverse computer systems.
interoperability
is the use of computers and software to enter prescriptions and
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e-prescribing
was passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law in 1996. Its goal was to make health insurance portable from one job to another and to secure the privacy of medical records.
HIPAA
has the task of overseeing the adoption and meaningful use of EHRs, setting standards, and judging the impact.
ONCHIT
Which of the following are obstacles in the way of adopting electronic records?
Cost, privacy concerns, lack of interoperability
The _____ is a code used by private and government insurers to determine insurance reimbursement.
DRG
informatics focuses on the use of technology to organize information in health care in order to improve health care; it includes the administrative, clinical, and special-purpose uses of computers.
Clinical or medical
_____ has the tasks of overseeing the adoption and meaningful use of EHR, setting standards, and judging the impact.
ONCHIT
The _____ is a longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting.
EHR
The _____ belongs to one health care institution—a doctor's office or hospital.
EMR
The EHR is the property of any one institution or practitioner. _____
False
There are no specific differences between the EMR and EHR. _____
False
Regional cooperation is being fostered through the establishment of RHIOs. _____
True
One of the problems with paper records is that they may be illegible. _____
true
HIPAA's goal was to make health insurance portable from one job to another and to secure the privacy of medical records. _____
True
_____ will permit the exchange of all medical information in the United States.
eHealth exchange
PACS is a system associated with _____ information systems.
radiology
_____ applications include the use of computers in office management, accounting, scheduling, and planning.
Administrative
Medicare serves _____ .
People 65 and older
people with chronic renal disorders
Practices that submit electronic claims use a/an _____, a business that collects insurance claims from providers and sends them to the correct insurance carrier.
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____ uses computers and telecommunications equipment to deliver medical care at a distance.
telemedicine
___ treats skin rashes at a distance.
teledermatology
______ technology involves sharing information in a time- and place-independent way over the Internet.
store-and-forward
In ________, the pathologist sees images on a monitor instead of under a microscope.
telepathology
______ involves the delivery of therapy using teleconferencing.
Telepsychiatry
Telemedicine involves __________.
the linking of doctors and patients at a distance
the transmission of radiologic images via telecommunications lines
the transmission of patient data in any form
One technology used in teleradiology is called ______.
Store-and-forward
Before telemedicine can deliver high-quality medical services at a distance, ______.
a reliable broadband telecommunications network has to be in place
state licensing barriers have to be overcome
The transmission of microscopic images over telecommunications lines is called ______.
telepathology
Telemedicine projects in prisons have been found to ______.
improve health care
cut costs
improve security
allows doctors and patients to consult in real time, at a distance.
interactive videoconferencing
Remote medical consultations and exams were first tried _____
as soon as the telephone was invented
The ______ program at Massachusetts General allows quick diagnosis and can determine if tPA should be used in treatment.
telestroke
Many telemedicine programs have been found to be effective; however, ______ is not.
distance monitoring of problem pregnancies
Medical insurance has limited and restricted telemedicine. _____
true
The broadband links are in place to deliver telemedicine all over the world. ______
false
State licensing of doctors is an obstacle to the development of telemedicine. ______
true
The oldest form of telemedicine is teleradiology. ______
true
Telemonitoring is used for a small percentage of ICU beds. ______
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