Untitled Deck Flashcards
What is a patient encounter?
An interaction between patient and healthcare providers to receive the care and treatments.
Define admission in the context of healthcare.
Inward care of a patient.
What is outpatient care?
Medical care provided on an outpatient basis, including diagnosis, observation, consultation, treatment, intervention, and rehabilitation services.
List some existing issues related to digital health records.
- Fragmentation of HIS
- Different systems (public and private, preventative and curative)
- Data duplication
- Continuation of care
- Data validation/verification
- Unavailability of clinical data for planning and resource allocations.
How many countries reported comprehensive record sharing in a country-wide system?
18 countries.
What is the objective of an Electronic Health Record (EHR)?
- Facilitate the continuation of care and shared care
- Enhance patient empowerment
- Improve health information privacy and confidentiality.
What does EMR stand for and what is its purpose?
Electronic Medical Record, which collects, stores, and displays patient encounter information.
What are the minimum modules that all Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems must have?
- Patient registration module
- ADT module
- Clinical module for OPD/clinics/wards
- Laboratory module.
What is a Personal Health Record (PHR)?
An electronic application through which patients can maintain and manage their health information in a private, secure, and confidential environment.
What is the definition of an Electronic Health Record (EHR)?
Electronically managed repositories of individuals’ personal health information from their birth to death.
Who owns the National Electronic Health Record (NEHR)?
The Ministry of Health.
What is the purpose of a Unique Health Identifier in the NEHR?
To uniquely identify an individual’s personal health data.
True or False: All healthcare encounters will be stored in the NEHR.
True.
List methods for positive identification of healthcare recipients.
- Visual cross-referencing of valid identity documents
- Comparison of profile picture with the health record
- Positive identification via government mandated Identification System.
What does ‘Opt in By Default’ mean in the context of NEHR?
Individuals seeking care are considered to have given implicit consent to include their health information in the NEHR.
What is meant by ‘Minimal Data Set’ in relation to authorized EMRs?
All authorized EMRs and Health information systems should communicate with the NEHR and submit the prescribed minimal data set.
What are the restrictions on data usage for individual NEHR data?
Data shall be used only for the clinical care of the particular individual and not for secondary purposes without informed consent.
What is the significance of scalability in the design of the NEHR?
The design must support flexibility and adaptability to cater to evolving requirements of clients and providers.
What is the verification process for pseudonymous health data?
The client can create a secondary PHN, which must be verified before being transmitted to the NEHR.
