| A | B |
|---|
| EHR | many/multiple providers, one patient |
| EMR | one provider, one patient |
| PHR | used in some staets as a disk given to the patient that represents care provided to the patient by all providers |
| How does the EMR help to integrate other providers software and types? | allows efficient and easy access to other facilities for patient treatment purposes |
| Advantages of an EMR | allows the record sharing among various healthcare entities, better quality care, accessibility |
| Disadvantages of an EMR | lack of capital to purchase hardware/software, change is difficult, learning curve is hard to use efficiently and correctly |
| How does the EMR protect patient information? | The use of security passwords and firewalls to help prevent hacking into the system. |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | Countries can access other Countries information for their research and improve the coordination of care information nationwide. Prevents epidemics worldwide. |
| Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) | develop capabilities for standards based secure data exchange U.S. wide. Provides information on healthcare resource allocation to areas of the U.S. that are in need of additional Providers and monies. |
| Department of Health (individual states) | allows tracking of healthcare issues within the state. Identify problem facilities. Provides information on healthcare resource allocation to areas of the state that require it. |
| Quality Assurance (QA) | Comprises activities designed to improve quality of product/service/care through process/system changes that increase efficiency and effectiveness. |
| Four Concerns of QA | underuse, misuse, overuse, variations in the use of services |
| face sheet | overview, or "snapshot," of patent demographic information |
| meaningful use | used to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and reduce health disparities |
| Practice Management System | systems to store EHR files |
| active file | files that you use frequently |
| closed file | files of patients who have died, have moved away, or for some reason no longer come to the office |
| indexing rules | guidelines for the sequencing of files based on current business practice |
| sequential order | one after another in a pattern, or sequence, that can be predicted |
| reverse chronological order | files are inserted so that are on top of docments with earlier dates in the file folder |
| tickler file | date-ordered reminder file |
| terminal digit | allows for the storage of an endless number of files with only a minimal amount of searching needed |
| vertical file | taller with narrow drawers tha tare approximately the width of a standard file folder |
| lateral files | wider drawers that are usually split into three or four sections |
| compactible files | files kept on rolling shelves that slide along permanent tracks in the floor |
| out guide | marker made of stiff material; used as a placeholder |
| alphabetic filing system | files arranged in alphabetical order |
