Telecommunication Technologies, eHealth, and Personal Health Records Flashcards
What enables a physician to review the results of a blood panel ordered at the local hospital?
Clinical messaging
What effect does the LIS (Lab Info System) have on patient care?
It automatically notifies laboratory staff and physicians of abnormal values via alerts.
What can be used at a patient’s home to monitor all their vitals and blood levels to submit to a healthcare provider?
Telemonitoring
Which software solution allows a PCP to send photos of a condition to a specialist for diagnosis?
Telemedicine
Which benefit of cloud computing is difficult to quantify in financial terms?
Measurement of quality of care
What is a challenge of cloud computing?
Control
What is the PHR (Personal Health Record)?
an EHR maintained by the patient, that can also be used to share information w/ their provider.
How does the PHR improve healthcare delivery?
By increasing patient engagement
Which mobile device is used by clinicians to document information about the patient at the point-of-care (POC)?
Tablet
What should a patient be concerned with when accessing personal health records (PHRs) through the internet?
Data security
Why are providers concerned about patients contributing information to their personal health record (PHR)?
There is a legal liability
What is the correct order of the development life cycle?
Planning/analysis,
design,
implementation, maintenance/evaluation
What type of access should an external auditor be granted?
Read-only access
