Acronyms from the Study Guide/key terms Flashcards
BRFSS
who owns it?
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
cdc
YRBSS
who owns it?
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
cdc
NHANES
who owns it?
what is the purpose?
where does the info come from?
National Health and Nutrition Examinations Survey
cdc
assess health and nutritional studies of chicken and adults
gets info from interviews and physical exams
GIS
what is the purpose
Geographic Information System
useful for visualizing data
EHR
Electronic Health Record
EMR
Electronic Medical Record
PHR
Patient /Personal Health Record
CPOE
Computerized Physician Order Entry
CDSS
Clinical Decision Support System
ARRA
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
HL7
Health Level 7
SNO-MED CT
Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms
LOINC
used for lab codes
CPT-4
5 digit code for procedures, surgeries, etc. used for billing
ICD9 or 10
represents clinical diagnoses or procedures for billing purposes
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
ONC
Office of the National Coordinator
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NHIN or NwHIN
National (Nationwide) Health Information Network
PHIN
Public Health Information Network
NEDSS
National Electronic Disease Surveillance System
HAN
Health Alert Network
Epi-X
rapid communication for public health professionals
not for use of public
NACCHO
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
ASTHO
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
formulate/influence state level policy
track and evaluate state policy
NHIS
National Health Interview Survey
CDC
from personal household interviews
NNDSS
who reports?
National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System
physician reported
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
HITSP
Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel
HITECH Act
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
PHAB
Public Health Accreditation Board
provides standards of quality for PH departments
NHCS
who owns it?
where does the info come from?
what is it used for?
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.
Essence
what kind of SS?
who owns it?
what does it surveil?
early notification community epidemic SS
DOD
track bioterrorism
BioSense
disease and hazardous conditions
cdc
gets its info from ESSENCE
local/state/and nat’l level
National vital Stat System
intergovernmental data sharing
(birth/death/marriage)
cdc
PHAB
Public Health Accreditation Board
functionality
Capacity of computer program/application to provide a needed use
interoperability
ability to share and use electronic health information between systems
standards
uniform use of common terms and methods for sharing data
tethered
linked to one platform, not interoperable
security
how privacy & confidentiality policies are implemented in computer systems
competencies
a pubic health workers observable and measurable knowledge and skills
