Health Information Technology Flashcards
What are three examples of Health Information Technology?
- Computerized provider order entry
- Electronic prescribing
- Clinical Decision Support
What is computerized provider order entry?
allows electronic creation and sharing of orders for patient care
What the benefits of computerized provider order entry?
- Eliminates illegible handwriting
- Decreases medical errors
- Decreases order completion delays
- Improves patient care
What are the weaknesses of computerized provider order entry?
- alert fatigue
- Automation bias
The standards definied by the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) as use of EHR technology to..
- improve quality, safety, and efficiency
- engage patients and their families
- improve care coordination and population health
- Maintain privacy and security of protected health information (PHI)
What are the Basic Components of CDS?
- Interface Engine
- Knowledge Base
- Communication Mechanism
When is clinical decision support needed?
order verification
What are examples clinical decision support needed?
- Drug allergy
- Dosing guidance
- Formulary decision support
- Renal dose adjustments
- Laboratory testing
- Contraindications
- Adverse event monitoring
What are the benefits of Clinical Decision Support?
- decrease adverse drug events
- decrease costs
- decrease length of stay
- improve clinical workflow
What part of the process should bar code verification, automated dispensing cabinets, and robotics?
Dispensing
What is the purpose of automated dispensing?
- maintain inventory and audit trails
- can be located on patient floors or within a central pharmacy location
- override access for emergencies
Where do you see Pharmacy Information Management Systems (PIMS)
community settings
What is the purpose of PIMS?
maintains key data files
Where in the process does point of care barcoding, medication administration records, infusion pumps, and medication event monitoring systems?
Administer/Administration
What are the advantages of Medication Administration Record (MAR)?
- automatically documents med administrations
- med changes updated in real time
- decrease error potential by eliminating handwritten changes