chapter 6 health information exchange

Question 1

health information exchange (HIE) what is it?

Answer 1

electronic movement of health-related info among org according to nationally recognized standards

Question 2

what interoperability

Answer 2

the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged

Question 3

what are interoperability levels

Answer 3

1. foundational - technology or platform used to exchange information.
2. syntactic-means messages have a structure and syntax that is understandable.
3. semantic: terminology and coding must be the same for the sending and receiving organizations.

Question 4

foundational, data is

Answer 4

received and fits

Question 5

syntactic, the data is

Answer 5

understandable

Question 6

semantic data is

Answer 6

usable

Question 7

why health exchange ?

Answer 7

-if EHRs don’ts share info, then we left from paper siloes of info to electron siloes not the goal
-it is vital for healthcare reform at the local, state and national level
-part of meaningful use (MU) now referred as promoting interoperability (PI)

Question 8

HIE stage 2 meaningful use provide patients to view, download their health information within

Answer 8

4 business days of the info being available to the EP

Question 9

HIE stage 2 meaningful use provide patients with ability to view, download and transmit info about

Answer 9

hospital admission

Question 10

HIE stage 2 meaningful use can provide….for patients for each office visit

Answer 10

clinical summaries

Question 11

HIE stage 2 meaningful use other uses

Answer 11

-can provide summary of care record when patient is referred
-submit electronic data to immunization registers
-identify and repot cancer cases to public health central cancer registry
-identify and repot specific cases to a specialized registry

Question 12

HIE stage 2 meaningful use other uses

Answer 12

capability to submit electronic syndromic surveillance data to public health
-record whether a patient has an advance directive
-imaging results with explanations
-secure messaging

Question 13

under which stage of meaningful use is CMS included ?

Answer 13

stage 3

Question 14

HIE stage 3 meaningful use

Answer 14

-provider to provider exchange
-provider to patient exchange
-provider to public health agency exchange

Question 15

health care data shared

Answer 15

clinical results
images
documents
clinical summarites
financial information
medication data
performance data
case management
public health data
referral management

Question 16

what is HIO

Answer 16

Health information organization. that oversees and governs the exchange of health -related info among org according to nationally recognized standards

Question 17

what’s RHIO

Answer 17

regional health information org. that brings together healthcare stakeholders within a defined geographic area and governs health information exchange among them for the purpose of improving health and care in that community