Midterm Review

Question 1

Intranet

Answer 1

a private corporate network that uses the same structure as the Internet and the same TCP/IP protocols

Question 2

Extranet

Answer 2

a corporate intranet connected to other intranets outside the corporation

Question 3

Biometrics

Answer 3

the science that measures body characteristics; enables security devices to identify a user by these charaacteristics

Question 4

Encrypton

Answer 4

used to protect information from unauthorized users; involves encoding of messages

Question 5

Bioinformatics

Answer 5

the application of information technology to biology

Question 6

Medical informatics

Answer 6

the use of computers and computer technology in HC and its delivery electronically

Question 7

E-Prescribing

Answer 7

the use of computers and software to enter prescriptions and send them to pharmacies electronically

Question 8

HIPAA

Answer 8

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 - Guidelines to protect electronic medical records were developed by the Department of Health and Human Services. By encouraging the use of the electronic medical record and facilitating the sharing of medical records among health care providers, it can a assure continuity of care and thus save lives

Question 9

ARRA

Answer 9

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - singed into law of Feb 17, 2009, by Obama; includes financial incentives for adopting electronic health records

Question 10

ONCHIT

Answer 10

Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information technology - in 2004, Bush established ONCHIT. Its mission is to “promote a national health information technology infrastructure and oversee its development.”

Question 11

Administrative Applications

Answer 11

Use of information technology for tasks such as office management, finance and accounting, and material managment

Question 12

Telehealth

Answer 12

Includes telemedicine and other health-related activities using telecommunication lines and computers, including education, research, public health, and administration of health services

Question 13

Telemedicine

Answer 13

the delivery of healthcare over telecommunication lines

Question 14

E-health Exchange

Answer 14

formerly NHIN, is the infrastructure that allows communication among RHIOs

Question 15

Mobile Health

Answer 15

real-time teleconferencing using mobile devices and other wireless technology

Question 16

Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Answer 16

Electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in any acute care delivery setting

Question 17

Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Answer 17

in a computerized office, the info that was gathered and entered onto a patient info form will then be entered into a computer into electronic medical records. This will form the pt’s medical record

Question 18

All the different practice areas of telehealth

Answer 18

radiology, pathology, dermatology, cardiology, neurology, psychiatry, rehabilitation, wound care, home care, remote monitoring, mobile health

Question 19

store-and-forward

Answer 19

technique in which data to be sent are digitized, stored, and transmitted over a telecommunication network

Question 20

Videoconferencing

Answer 20

allows doctors to consult with each other and with patients in real time, at a distance

Question 21

HITECH phases

Answer 21

1. data capture and sharing
2. advance clinical procedures
3. improved outcomes

Question 22

HITECH Meaningful Use

Answer 22

Incentivized healthcare organizations to actually utilize the digital health tools which they purchase

Question 23

ICD 9 purpose

Answer 23

older form 1979

Question 24

ICD 10 purpose and examples

Answer 24

1990’s, more codes, more detailed and specific, used worldwide, mandatory transition to ICD-10 occurred in 2015

Question 25

DRG purpose

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Diagnosis-related group; related to one primary diagnosis that gives the encounter a relative weight and/or classification. This formula determines reimbursement amounts for that particular encounter. Excess cost is absorbed by hospital. Covers all anticipated changes associated with an inpatient stay from admission to discharge

Question 26

CPT purpose and examples

Answer 26

codes to represent various tests, lab work, exams, and treatments; complete blood count 85025, MRI brain - 70551

Question 27

MIPS

Answer 27

Merit Based Incentives Based Program

Question 28

MIPS overview

Answer 28

provides clinicians the flexibility to choose the activities and measures that are most meaningful to their practice to demonstrate performance

Question 29

Criteria for Medicare Payment

Answer 29

65+, ESRD, disabled, ALS

Question 30

Privacy issue related to telehealth

Answer 30

people seeing info that they aren't supposed to be

Question 31

Informatics

Answer 31

application of info technology to HC

Question 32

Medical informatics

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"interdisciplinary science of acquisition, maintenance, retrieval, and application of biomedical knowledge & info to improve pt care, medical info, and HS research

Question 33

ACA

Answer 33

expanded access to HC, some insurance reform and continues to encourage computerization

Question 34

Bucket Billing

Answer 34

insurance company must be billed and pay prior to pt billing

Question 35

Charges, payment, and adjustments

Answer 35

all types of transactions to an account

Question 36

Guarantor

Answer 36

Person responsible for payment

Question 37

Schedule of benefits

Answer 37

list of all services that carrier (insurance) will cover

Question 38

Deductible

Answer 38

amount a patient is required to pay before insurances kicks in

Question 39

Co-payment

Answer 39

part of each charge that pt is responsible for

Question 40

Medicaid

Answer 40

fed-state funded based on need

Question 41

Medicare

Answer 41

65+, ESRD

Question 42

Procedure, orders, specific medical care tasks all have _____ ______

Answer 42

CPT codes

Question 43

All _________ pertaining to orders have correlating ICD-10 codes that need to be used to give reasons for order

Answer 43

Diagnosis

Question 44

HIS

Answer 44

Health Information Systems

Question 45

HIT

Answer 45

Health Information Technology

Question 46

ONCHIT stands for

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Office of the National Coordinator of Health Info Technology

Question 47

HITECH stands for

Answer 47

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health

Question 48

ACA stand for

Answer 48

Affordable Care Act

Question 49

EMR stand for

Answer 49

electronic medical record

Question 50

FIS

Answer 50

financial info system

Question 51

CIS

Answer 51

clinical info system

Question 52

PIS

Answer 52

pharmacy info system

Question 53

NIS

Answer 53

nursing info system

Question 54

LIS

Answer 54

lab info system

Question 55

RIS

Answer 55

radiology info system

Question 56

ICD-10

Answer 56

International Classification of Diseases = means you've given a diagnosis

Question 57

CPT stands for

Answer 57

current procedural terminology

Question 58

EOB

Answer 58

Explanation of benefits

Question 59

HMO

Answer 59

Health maintenance organization

Question 60

CMS

Answer 60

Centers for Medicare and Medical Services

Question 61

CHIP

Answer 61

Children's Health Insurance program

Question 62

Tricare

Answer 62

for active duty military members/family members

Question 63

"Use of _____ and __________ equipment to deliver medical care at a distance."

Answer 63

computers and telecommunication

Question 64

Barriers to telehealth

Answer 64

availability, cost, coverage, efficiency, quality, licensures, technology requirements

Question 65

Advantages to telehealth

Answer 65

specialty care, chronic disease management and compliance, mental health, prison care, home telecare, cost