Health Information Technology Flashcards
HIT helps healthcare professionals provide better ________.
Client Care
Which of the following is a benefit of HIT?
It helps avoid unnecessary tests and procedures
A PHR is an electronic record of health and medical information, which can be maintained by the client.
True
Client privacy rights include the right to know who their personal health information is being shared with.
True
Having access to tests, labs, surgery, and x-ray results is important because it helps staff to avoid delays and costs associated with re-testing.
True
What is a benefit of using a PHR?
Client’s information is stored in one place
Clients cannot use a PHR to keep track of and print important health information.
False
ePrescribing ALWAYS prevents errors due to hard to read prescriptions.
False
HIT is the application of technology in the healthcare industry for the purpose of storing, retrieving, and sharing healthcare information.
True
Which group is responsible for caring for clients?
Healthcare Provider
PHR allows clients to keep track of all medications and their ________.
dosages
Clients can create a PHR by using a tool offered by their healthcare provider, ________, or use one that they find on their own.
employer
Which group pays a portion of a client’s medical costs?
Insurance Carrier
HIT helps all providers involved in a client’s care have a 360 degree view of the client’s treatment.
True
Improving coordination of care among healthcare providers and facilities is a function of HIT?
True
ePrescribing helps pharmacy staff spend ________ confirming new prescriptions and refill requests.
less time
HIT stands for ________.
Health Information Technology
Which group fills prescriptions and alerts physicians to possible drug interactions?
Pharmacy
Clients have the right to be notified of specific ________ of healthcare providers and facilities.
Privacy practices
PHR stands for ________.
Personal Health Record
What button would you use to find video tutorials or forums?
B Get Help
Providing better and easier accessibility to health records is a benefit of an EHR, according to the HITECH Act.
True
An EHR is a paper record that is created, managed, and consulted by authorized providers and staff from across more than one health care organization.
False
Where tab allows you to find your To-Do list?
A Home
HITECH stands for Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health.
True
One of the program standards of Meaningful Use is transmitting prescriptions directly to the pharmacy.
True
What tab allows you to view client information?
C Charts
What Act outlines the use of Electronic Health Records?
HITECH Act
What tab allows you to read emails?
D Messages
What button is used to lock the screen?
D Lock Icon
An EHR system is used to create a ________ digital health record for each client.
single
Are EHR and EMR the same thing
No
EHR stands for _______________.
Electronic Health Record
Select a possible barrier to implementing an EHR.
Cost
Empowering clients to take a more active role in their health is a benefit of an EHR, according to the HITECH Act.
True
Meaningful Use is _______________.
a financial incentive program to encourage national use of EHR technology in order to improve client care.
The HITECH Act outlines the development and _______________ of Electronic Health Records in the healthcare field.
implementation
Which of the following is a care-related piece of information that can be found in an EHR?
Laboratory Results
Presenting incomplete and inaccurate information about a client’s health to healthcare providers is a benefit of an EHR, according to the HITECH Act.
False
HIPAA’s Privacy Rule protects all individually identifiable health information by protecting __________.
client health information to ensure it is not used or disclosed improperly
a client’s right to access and make changes to their information
a client’s right to know who is accessing their medical information
All of the above
De-identification of medical records is the __________ of all identifying information.
Removal
Is a client’s eye color considered PHI?
No
HIPAA includes standards that specifically protect both the privacy and security of __________.
PHI - Patient Health Information
Physical safeguards of HIPAA’s Security Rule are:
Measures, policies, and procedures to protect electronic information systems from natural and environmental hazards, as well as unauthorized intrusion.
Is a client’s Social Security Number considered PHI?
Yes
The goal of HIPAA is to safeguard hospitals and hospital staff from making errors in the care of a patient.
False
Select the definition for covered entity.
Health care providers, facilities, and any related employees and staff.
The HITECH Act strengthens HIPAA by having fewer rules and lighter penalties in privacy and security laws to assure compliance in keeping client’s PHI safe and secure.
False
What level of fault is the following example: Tony, who works in the billing department of the hospital, was disgusted that he didn’t receive the raise wanted. As a result, Tony sold some of the client’s credit card information for extra money.
Level 4
- intentional
- sold information for own personal gain
HIPAA’s Security Rule covers the following area(s) __________.
administrative
physical
technical
All of the above
Martha and Kelly are technicians at the hospital. In the cafeteria, they discuss a client’s case. They talk about his physical description and use his doctor’s name. Another person in the cafeteria overhears the talk. Is this a HIPAA violation?
Yes, it is an incidental violation
Administrative safeguards of HIPAA’s Security Rule are:
Actions, policies, and procedures used to manage security measures.
HIPAA’s Security Rule applies specifically to __________.
ePHI (electronic PHI)
Select the definition for reasonable cause.
Conscious or intentional failure to perform a duty due to negligence.
Select the definition for willful neglect.
Conscious or intentional failure to perform a duty due to negligence.
The Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) outlines how a client’s information can be __________.
used or disclosed.
What level of fault is the following example: North Lake Hospital followed all of the HIPAA policies and procedures for securing client information; however, there was a security breach by some very skillful computer hackers.
Level 1
There are 4 levels of fault for a HIPAA violation.
True
Is a client’s photo considered PHI?
Yes
