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Acronyms from the Study Guide/key terms Flashcards

1
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BRFSS

who owns it?

A

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

cdc

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YRBSS

who owns it?

A

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

cdc

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NHANES

who owns it?

what is the purpose?

where does the info come from?

A

National Health and Nutrition Examinations Survey

cdc

assess health and nutritional studies of chicken and adults

gets info from interviews and physical exams

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4
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GIS

what is the purpose

A

Geographic Information System

useful for visualizing data

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EHR

A

Electronic Health Record

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EMR

A

Electronic Medical Record

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PHR

A

Patient /Personal Health Record

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CPOE

A

Computerized Physician Order Entry

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9
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CDSS

A

Clinical Decision Support System

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10
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ARRA

A

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

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HL7

A

Health Level 7

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SNO-MED CT

A

Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms

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13
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LOINC

A

used for lab codes

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14
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CPT-4

A

5 digit code for procedures, surgeries, etc. used for billing

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15
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ICD9 or 10

A

represents clinical diagnoses or procedures for billing purposes

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HIPAA

A

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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DHHS

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Department of Health and Human Services

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ONC

A

Office of the National Coordinator

19
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CDC

A

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

20
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NHIN or NwHIN

A

National (Nationwide) Health Information Network

21
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PHIN

A

Public Health Information Network

22
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NEDSS

A

National Electronic Disease Surveillance System

23
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HAN

A

Health Alert Network

24
Q

Epi-X

A

rapid communication for public health professionals

not for use of public

25
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NACCHO

A

National Association of County and City Health Officials

provide support system for local health dept
provides resources, tools, and assistance to LHD
in the following focus groups:
PH preparedness
Environmental health
Community health
PH Infrastructure

26
Q

ASTHO

A

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

formulate/influence state level policy

track and evaluate state policy

27
Q

NHIS

A

National Health Interview Survey

CDC

from personal household interviews

28
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NNDSS

who reports?

A

National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System

physician reported

29
Q

ISO

A

International Organization for Standardization

30
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ANSI

A

American National Standards Institute

31
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HITSP

A

Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel

32
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HITECH Act

A

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act

33
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PHAB

A

Public Health Accreditation Board

provides standards of quality for PH departments

34
Q

NHCS

who owns it?

where does the info come from?

what is it used for?

A

National Health care survey

who owns it? cdc

where the info comes from: hospital discharge records

What is it used for: used by healthcare policy makers and health professionals to assess the quality/disparities in health care.

35
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Essence
what kind of SS?

who owns it?

what does it surveil?

A

early notification community epidemic SS

DOD

track bioterrorism

36
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BioSense

A

disease and hazardous conditions

cdc

gets its info from ESSENCE

local/state/and nat’l level

37
Q

National vital Stat System

A

intergovernmental data sharing

(birth/death/marriage)

cdc

38
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PHAB

A

Public Health Accreditation Board

39
Q

functionality

A

Capacity of computer program/application to provide a needed use

40
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interoperability

A

ability to share and use electronic health information between systems

41
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standards

A

uniform use of common terms and methods for sharing data

42
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tethered

A

linked to one platform, not interoperable

43
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security

A

how privacy & confidentiality policies are implemented in computer systems

44
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competencies

A

a pubic health workers observable and measurable knowledge and skills

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