Patient Info & Mgmt

According to the text, which example of the use of mHealth can be facilitated by SMS, the simplest core mobile phone function? Answers: Point-of-care diagnostics Treatment algorithms ' Connecting patients to providers Maintaining healthcare facility electronic records

Connecting patients to providers

Which of these best describes participatory medicine? Answers: Integrated care model Authoritative care model Community care model Cooperative care model

Cooperative care model

Which group is allowed to share personal health information on social media sites? Answers: Providers who monitor the social media site Healthcare providers on the site Patients/consumers Hospital registration clerks

Patients/consumers

Which is not a major driving force fueling the mHealth movement? Answers: An aging society Cost savings and earning potential Consumer/patient engagement movement Technology functionality

An aging society

Which statement is true of Meaningful Use? Answers: Healthcare facilities needed to meet Stage 3 requirements by October 2015 to maintain accreditation. They are a set of criteria created by the ONC to determine eligibility for financial incentives for health information technology adoption and use. Meaningful Use criteria were created by Congress to delineate the appropriate uses of health data for research purposes. The term refers to the ratio of actual usefulness that patients experience with medical devices prescribed for them compared to their theoretical usefulness.

They are a set of criteria created by the ONC to determine eligibility for financial incentives for health information technology adoption and use.

Social media policies should contain: (Select all that apply.) Answers: guidance on acceptable behavior. methods for handling unacceptable behavior. a prohibition on using social media within the office environment. penalties for misuse. a statement to promote ethical behavior.

guidance on acceptable behavior. methods for handling unacceptable behavior. a statement to promote ethical behavior.

The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires that: (Select all that apply.) Answers: individuals be granted access to their healthcare records upon request. healthcare providers keep an audit trail of access to an individuals record. Congress update the privacy and security measures required for health records annually. healthcare providers must be able to electronically exchange health records by 2016. healthcare providers must be able to electronically exchange lab data by 2016.

individuals be granted access to their healthcare records upon request. healthcare providers keep an audit trail of access to an individuals record.

All of the following are among the three biggest mHealth challenges identified by experts in the U.S. except: Answers: people misinterpreting their own data. making poor health decisions. data privacy risks and legal risks. interoperability.

interoperability.

An ePatient is best described as one who: Answers: seeks health information from various sources and uses the information for decision making with health providers. manages health decisions, uses the internet, and uses biosensors. collaborates with the health provider, has a chronic illness, and writes blogs. makes all decisions, prepares for doctor visits, and gathers data points.

seeks health information from various sources and uses the information for decision making with health providers.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is best described as: Answers: federal entity charged with increasing public awareness of the value of health information technology. the principal federal entity charged with promoting nationwide sales of advanced health information technology. 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. a federal agency that regulates the contents and functions of health information technologies, including PHRs.

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.