Healthcare Management Information System
(HMIS)
One of the six building blocks essential for health system strengthening. Is a data collection system
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Protected Health Information (PHI)
The HIPAA Privacy Rule provides federal
protections for personal health information held by covered entities and gives patients an array of rights with respect to that information. At the same time, the Privacy Rule is balanced so that it permits the disclosure of personal health information needed for patient care and other
important purposes.
Health Information Portability and Protection Act
(HIPAA)
Enacted on August 21, 1996, by the U.S. Congress to accelerate the development of data standards to improve the privacy, confidentiality, integrity, and security aspects of personal health information and to simplify the movement of individual patients' protected health information (PHI) between healthcare professionals and other
covered entities that require the information,
such as insurance companies
Health Level 7 (HL7)
Accredited by ANSI, is a system development organization whose aim is to promote interoperability for the interchange
of healthcare data. "Level Seven" refers to the
highest level of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) communications model for open-systems interconnection (OSI)—the application level.12 Built on existing production protocols, predominantly those of ASTM Standard 1238. It operates as a nonprofit
volunteer-, vendor-, and provider-supported
organization to encourage information scientists and various experts in the healthcare field to endeavor toward the development of standards for the management, processing, integration, and
exchange of electronic healthcare information.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Oversees the creation, promulgation and use of thousands of norms and guidelines
that directly impact businesses in nearly every sector: from acoustical devices to construction equipment, from dairy and livestock production to energy distribution, and many more. Also actively engaged in accreditation - assessing the competence of organizations determining conformance to standards.
Health Information Exchange (HIE)
allows doctors, nurses, pharmacists, other health care providers and patients to appropriately access and securely share a patient's vital medical information electronically—improving the speed, quality, safety and cost of patient care
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
(DICOM)
The standard for the communication and management of medical imaging information
and related data.
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
international community that develops open
standards to ensure the long-term growth of the Web.
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)
part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Created to
motivate the implementation of electronic health records (EHR) and supporting technology in the United States. Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) `Computer tools
Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
A computer application that allows a physician's orders for diagnostic and treatment services (such as medications, laboratory, and other tests) to be entered electronically instead of being recorded on order sheets or prescription pads.
The computer compares the order against
standards for dosing, checks for allergies or
interactions with other medications, and warns the physician about potential problems.
Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)
software system that records, manages, and
stores data for clinical laboratories. Traditionally been most adept at sending
laboratory test orders to lab instruments,
tracking those orders, and then recording the
results, typically to a searchable database
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC)
a classification system used for identifying
laboratory results and clinical observations
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine
(SNOMED)
a coding scheme meant to integrate the data
accumulated from multi-provider care processes by mapping with ICD, LOINC, and various other data classification standards
Medical Information Bus (MIB)
represents an application of networking and
information technology for healthcare. The
purpose of MIB is to define a standard means of connectivity between critical care bedside
medical devices and hospital host computers. The devices include patient monitors, infusion pumps, ventilators, pulse oximeters and other devices used in operating rooms, intensive care units and
emergency rooms.
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
(HCPCS)
set of health care procedure codes based on the American Medical Association's Current
Procedural Terminology (CPT)
Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology
at the forefront of the administration's health IT efforts and is a resource to the entire health system to support the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care. Organizationally located within the Office of the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The principal federal entity charged with
coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health
information.
PACS
Medical imaging technology which
provides economical storage and convenient
access to images from multiple modalities
(source machine types).
Which of the following has proven to be the MOST effective means of communication?
Face to face.
What is the best strategy to gain support from physicians for implementation of a new
electronic health records system?
Allow physicians to actively participate in the process.
What is the MOST important area of expertise in information technology that a practice
manager should possess?
The ability to identify the current and future needs.
Which of the following would NOT typically be included in an analysis of an information
system's most common problems?
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