Electronic health record functions, health information exchange concepts, and interoperability standards terminology.
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- What does EHR stand for?
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Electronic health record- What is the key difference between an EMR and an EHR?
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An EMR is a digital record within a single practice, while an EHR is designed to be shared across multiple healthcare organizations- What does HIE stand for in health information technology?
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Health information exchange- What is the purpose of a health information exchange?
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To allow healthcare providers to electronically share patient health information across organizations- What does the term "interoperability" mean in health IT?
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The ability of different information systems to exchange and use data effectively- What are the three levels of interoperability commonly described in health IT?
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Foundational, structural, and semantic interoperability- What does "semantic interoperability" ensure between two systems exchanging data?
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That the meaning of the exchanged data is preserved and interpreted consistently by both systems- What data standard is widely used for exchanging clinical documents such as the Continuity of Care Document?
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HL7 (Health Level Seven)- What modern HL7 standard uses web-based APIs to enable easier data exchange between systems?
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FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources)- What coding system is the standard for laboratory test result identification and exchange?
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LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes)- What terminology standard codes clinical findings, symptoms, and diagnoses in a structured, computable format?
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SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine, Clinical Terms)- What coding system standardizes medication names for electronic prescribing and drug interaction checking?
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RxNorm- What federal legislation provided financial incentives for hospitals and providers to adopt certified EHR technology?
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The HITECH Act- What was the name of the incentive program that paid eligible providers for demonstrating meaningful use of EHR technology?
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The Meaningful Use program- What term describes entering data directly into a health record at the point of patient care?
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Point-of-care documentation
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