Chapter 3 EHRs HIT 225
a comprehensive EHR system is important to
provide appropriate information to enhance patient care
having to do with scheduling, tracking, and results reporting of radiology images and data
radiology information systems (RIS)
the program that currently certifies EHR systems that meet meaningful use
CEHRT
one of the first significant historical milestones in the development of systems is
CPOE
a significant amount of investment of funds to support stand-alone deployment and utilization of EHRs was provided by
HITECH
the process where individual data elements are represented by special code so they can be used for comparisons, trends, reminders and results is
clinical decision support
using information to make comparisons, trending results, and supplying clinical reminders and alerts to aid in diagnosing
clinical decision support
notation or recording made by clinician, can be paper or electronic
clinical documentation
which of the following are challenges in the hospital's ability to attest to Stage 2 meaningful use?
cost, lack of interoperability, and physician resistance to the use of technology
facilitates transmission of medication orders from a physician to a pharmacist
e-prescribing
relies on clinical expertise and the best research-based clinical evidence
evidence-based medicine
the primary goal of meaningful use is to
improve clinical outcomes
the purpose of meaningful use is
improves healthcare quality, safety, and efficiency
that which brings together multiple systems
integrated applications
a key factor that allowed EHR systems to evolve to the current state
interoperability
related to processing and storage of medical tests
laboratory information systems (LIS)
using certified EHR information as a measure of quantity and quality of care
meaningful use
which of the following is a primary use of an EHR system?
patient care delivery
storage means for reports and electronic images
picture archiving and communication system (PACS)
provides support to providers in the use of electronic health records
regional extension centers
what are some of the advantages of having the EHR?
the EHRs allow for multiple individuals to access a health record at the same time, the records can be accessed from multiple locations, and there is the opportunity to access information in different formats from that of the original document; that is, vital signs over time instead of for each individual recording
a disadvantage of unstructured data?
typically more descriptive