HEALTHCARE SCIENCE: Unit 2

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Which care-related pieces of information that can be found in an EHR?

Pharmacy notes, laboratory results, food prefrences and prescription records

What does EHR stand for and what an EHR system is.

EHR stands for Electronic Health Records and an EHR system is a software system that is used to create a single double health record for each client.

List 3 of the Meaningful Use program standards.

1. Collaborating with other healthcare providers to coordinate client care. 2. Transmitting prescriptions directly to the pharmacy. 3. Allowing clients to participate in their own care through access to PHR systems.

What barriers are implemented to an EHR?

1. Cost 2. Training 3. Compatibility 4. Patient privacy 5. Workflow distrubution

List 3 benefits of an EHR, according to the HITECH Act.

1. Present complete and accurate information about a clients health to healthcare providers. 2. Provides better and easier accessibility to health records. 3. Empower clients to take a more active role in their health.

What is HITECH and what does it do?

HITECH stands for Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.

The HITECH Act seeks to ____ client care and _____ through the use of EHR.

improve; reduce

The HITECH Act outlines the ____ and _____ of Electronic Health Records in the healthcare field.

development; implementation

What is Meaningful Use?

A financial incentive program to encourage national use of EHR technology in orfer to improve client care.

An EHR is a digital record that is created, managed, and consulted by authorized providers and staff from across more than on health care organizations.

True


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