Exam 3: Health Information Infrastructure and Systems

According to the Department of Health and Human Services report "Framework for Strategic Action, The Decade of HIT: Delivering Consumer-Centric and Information-Rich Health Care," linking electronic health records nationwide is an important goal.

Match the uses of health information with the major users of health information. -Measure outcomes.

Match the agency with its primary role in health information technology. -Catalyst for wider adoption of advanced technologies in the provision of health care

List two benefits of using health information technology applications.

Match the abbreviation with the correct description. -Transmits data from medical devices.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality mandates the use of health care data standards to improve the quality of care.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services contracts with quality improvement organizations to ensure that patients get the right care at the right time.

Because of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), privacy and security of health information technology are not a concern in regional health information organizations.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is a very large purchaser of health care in the United States.

The Institute of Medicine report "Crossing the Quality Chasm" recommends that vendors help build an information infrastructure to support the elimination of handwritten clinical notes.

The Institute of Medicine report "Crossing the Quality Chasm" links health care quality to health information technology.

Match the abbreviation with the correct description. -Makes health care information instantly accessible among government entities.

Match the agency with its primary role in health information technology. -Advisory body for health information policy

Match the abbreviation with the correct description. -Describes anatomy and diagnoses.

The Nationwide Health Information Network's goal is to share clinical information securely.

Match the agency with its primary role in health information technology. -Protect the health and safety of the public through surveillance.

Joint Commission standards for accredited health care facilities encourage the regional sharing of protected health information to improve patient safety.

Match the abbreviation with the correct description. -Facilitates electronic health care billing.

Match the agency with its primary role in health information technology. -Coordinate policy and programs to develop, apply, and use health information technology.

Match the uses of health information with the major users of health information. -Verify eligibility for treatment.