HIT & EHR

PHR stands for ________.

Personal Health Record

Which group fills prescriptions and alerts physicians to possible drug interactions?

Pharmacy

Which of the following is a care-related piece of information that can be found in an EHR?

Pharmacy notes/ laboratory results

Select a possible barrier to implementing an EHR.

Cost

Clients cannot use a PHR to keep track of and print important health information.

False

One of the program standards of Meaningful Use is preventing clients from participating in their own care through access to PHR systems.

False

Presenting incomplete and inaccurate information about a client's health to healthcare providers is a benefit of an EHR, according to the HITECH Act.

False

ePrescribing ALWAYS prevents errors due to hard to read prescriptions.

False

EHR stands for _______________.

Electronic Health Record

The HITECH Act strengthens HIPAA by having fewer rules and lighter penalties in privacy and security laws to assure compliance in keeping client's PHI safe and secure.

FALSE

Clients can create a PHR by using a tool offered by their healthcare provider, ________, or use one that they find on their own.

Employer

PHR is ________ maintained by the ________.

Health and medical information; client

Which group provides care such as emergency care, outpatient surgery and hospital stays?

Healthcare Facility

Which group regulates each of the other groups to ensure they adhere to healthcare laws?

Governmental Agencies

What tab allows you to read emails?

Messages

What button would you use to find video tutorials or forums?

Get Help

What Act outlines the use of Electronic Health Records?

HITECH Act

HIT stands for ________.

Health Information Technology

Which group is responsible for caring for clients?

Healthcare Provider

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

True

An EHR is a paper record that is created, managed, and consulted by authorized providers and staff from across more than one health care organization.

false

What tab allows you to find your To-Do list?

home

The HITECH Act outlines the development and _______________ of Electronic Health Records in the healthcare field.

implementation

ePrescribing helps pharmacy staff spend ________ confirming new prescriptions and refill requests.

less time

ePriscribing helps pharmacy staff alert physicians about possible ________.

negative drug interactions

An EHR system is used to create a ________ digital health record for each client.

open

PHR allows clients to keep track of all medications and their ________.

dosages

Which group pays a portion of a client's medical costs?

Insurance carrier

Which of the following is a benefit of HIT?

It helps avoid unnecessary tests and procedures

Clients have the right to be notified of specific ________ of healthcare providers and facilities.

Privacy practices

What tab allows you to view client information?

Charts

HIT helps healthcare professionals provide better ________.

Client Care

What is a benefit of using a PHR?

Client's information is stored in one place

Are EHR and EMR the same thing?

No

What button is used to lock the screen?

The Lock

In the healthcare industry, what is HIT?

The application of technology for the purpose of storing, retrieving, and sharing healthcare information

A PHR is an electronic record of health and medical information, which can be maintained by the client.

True

Client privacy rights include the right to know who their personal health information is being shared with.

True

Empowering clients to take a more active role in their health is a benefit of an EHR, according to the HITECH Act.

True

HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

True

HIT helps all providers involved in a client's care have a 360 degree view of the client's treatment.

True

HIT is the application of technology in the healthcare industry for the purpose of storing, retrieving, and sharing healthcare information.

True

Having access to tests, labs, surgery, and x-ray results is important because it helps staff to avoid delays and costs associated with re-testing.

True

Improving coordination of care among healthcare providers and facilities is a function of HIT

True

One of the program standards of Meaningful Use is transmitting prescriptions directly to the pharmacy.

True

Providing better and easier accessibility to health records is a benefit of an EHR, according to the HITECH Act.

True

One way HIT affects healthcare providers is by allowing them better ________ over who has access to client information.

control

Meaningful Use is _______________.

a financial incentive program to encourage national use of EHR technology in order to improve client care.

The HITECH Act strengthens HIPAA by having __________ in privacy and security laws to assure compliance in keeping client's PHI safe and secure.

more rules and stricter penalties