{"id":109799,"date":"2023-07-24T21:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T21:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=109799"},"modified":"2023-07-24T21:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T21:24:15","slug":"wgu-c468-information-management-and-application-of-technology-latest-2021-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/24\/wgu-c468-information-management-and-application-of-technology-latest-2021-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"WGU C468 Information Management and Application of Technology Latest 2021\/2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How is information related to data?<br>Information is data that have been interpreted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in nursing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 2 answers<br>The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A nurse documents care of a patient with a decubitus ulcer in the electronic health record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which term describes the electronic health record in his situation?<br>Information system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers?<br>Nurses generate knowledge as a product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.<br>Beginning nurse Uses information systems to manage patients<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.<br>Experienced nurse Pulls trends out of data<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.<br>Informatics innovator Generates informatics theory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.<br>Informatics nurse specialist Focuses on nursing&#8217;s information needs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The RN who works in the area of informatics Informatics nurse<br>Informatics nurse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Has an interest or experience, but no formal training in informatics<br>Informatics nurse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plays an active role in research and theory development<br>Informatics nurse specialist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Has advanced graduate training in nursing informatics<br>Informatics nurse speicalist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ensures that information is disseminated at appropriate times for appropriate uses<br>Informatics nurse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large amounts of data and looks for previously hidden trends?<br>Data mining<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A nurse is reviewing a patient&#8217;s pneumonia vaccination status in the electronic medical record. The nurse determines the patient needs this vaccine before discharge to meet the requirements of a current clinical pathway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why would the nurse use information systems in this manner?<br>To promote desired clinical outcomes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A nursing informatics specialist at a small, rural hospital implemented a clinical information system utilizing an electronic health record (EHR). She obtained input from nurses regarding selection of the specific EHR. She noted that some of the nurses had negative attitudes towards a change to the EHR, but she encouraged them to try the system and note its benefits. She implemented the system after all nurses were trained about the EHR. There were numerous complaints about the EHR, which the Nursing Informatics Specialist decided to ignore since the personnel were new to the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which barrier to implementing technology is present in the scenario?<br>Lack of continued support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A computer program was implemented at a hospital that required nurses to wait until the patient arrived in the emergency room and was registered into the program before orders for critical time-sensitive treatment could be written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How could this program become a barrier to the nurses attempting to deliver patient-centered care?<br>The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could delay critical care being delivered in a timely manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which national trend is related to nursing informatics?<br>Barcode scanning for medication administration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which standardized nursing terminology is composed of nursing diagnoses, nursing actions, and nursing outcomes?<br>ICNP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the following requires standardized nursing terminology to meet its criteria?<br>Meaningful Use<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is a challenge to the adoption of eHealth strategies?<br>Creating economic incentives and policies that providers view as essential to accomplishing their financial and professional goals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is the importance of a nurse&#8217;s active participation in electronic patient information?<br>To ensure patient information will be current and accessible to the healthcare team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A nurse is working on a medical surgical unit and is concerned over a patient&#8217;s worsening heart failure. The nurse calls the provider to discuss the assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How does the electronic medical record facilitate a collaborative discussion in this situation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 2 answers<br>The provider can visualize the chest x-ray remotely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The provider has access to the data being discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are three types of clinical information systems?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 3 answers<br>Laboratory system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Order entry system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monitoring system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are common features of the various health information systems?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 3 answers<br>Creates a comprehensive record of the patient&#8217;s medical history<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is unique in the way they function and provide information to clinicians<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collects, processes and distributes patient centered data to manage and provide care<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admission, discharge, and transfer system<br>Administrative Information Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radiology Information System (RIS)<br>Clinical Information Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>financial system<br>Administration Information Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clinical documentation system<br>Clinical Information Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>scheduling system<br>Administration Information Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which health information system is used to collect and store client identification and demographic data that are verified and updated at the time of each visit?<br>Registration system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Administration in an acute care clinic is considering adopting a health information system. A team is formed with members of clinical areas, software vendors, and an executive team of stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which collaborative tasks are important for this team to accomplish with regard to selecting the health information system?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 3 answers<br>Determine who will be accountable for the project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Determine how resources will be allocated to support the system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assess potential for process improvement while using the system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An admission nurse is awaiting notification of whether a patient being monitored by telehealth will be admitted to the hospital. The physician has already documented the admission orders in the digital medical record. Due to miscommunication, the admitting nurse did not access the digital medical record. There was a significant delay in the patient&#8217;s admission, which led to decreased patient satisfaction with the admission process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can the use of the digital health record improve this process?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 2 answers<br>It prevents the delay of tests and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It allows for easy access to patient information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are the essential components of an electronic health record?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 3 answers<br>Vital signs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lab results<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Demographics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which function is performed within an electronic health record system?<br>Bar scanning medications and patients<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What can a nurse, working in a hospital, use to access a patient&#8217;s electronic health record and prescription drugs from a medication administration system?<br>Bar coded identification cards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which mechanism is used to streamline caregivers&#8217; workflow that needs to include past medical history, patient demographics, immunizations, and medication history?<br>Electronic health record<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are some benefits of using an electronic health record (EHR) system in an ambulatory care clinic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 4 answers<br>Decrease medication errors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Increase clinic reimbursement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Improve provider documentation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Increase delivery of guideline based care<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A local medical clinic is attempting to develop an electronic health record (EHR) system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which challenges should the organization anticipate?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 2 answers<br>Identifying data needs for differing nursing practice specialties<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Implementing standardization of documentation across physician offices<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A nurse is administering a new medication to a patient who has never taken this medication in the past. The patient is already taking seven different medications at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which nursing intervention should the nurse do before administering this medication?<br>A nurse is administering a new medication to a patient who has never taken this medication in the past. The patient is already taking seven different medications at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which nursing intervention should the nurse do before administering this medication?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YOUR<br>ANSWER CORRECT<br>ANSWER<br>Review the drug-to-drug, drug-allergy check in electronic health record<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which statement represents one of the principle provisions of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) related to information security?<br>Nurses should notify a supervisor immediately when observing a breach of patient confidentiality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is a principle provision of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act?<br>To improve healthcare quality by enhancing coordination of services among providers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are a nurse manager at a hospital. The informatics department at the hospital has established a no flash drive policy. In addition, all patient files must be saved on the secure O: drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What would be an appropriate way to describe these changes to your staff?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 2 answers<br>The hospital is implementing a security program to prevent patient data for being compromised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hospital is eliminating the need for flash drives to prevent the loss of sensitive data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are the informatics nurse at a hospital. You are running a random report evaluating users on your new electronic health record (EHR). You notice that the charge nurse from the emergency department just underwent a radical mastectomy and is recovering on the surgical floor. You then notice that four nurses from the ER have accessed this record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What should you do?<br>Talk to the patient and let her know her friends care about her condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talk to each nurse and explain the legal and ethical ramifications of accessing the EHR.<br>Explain to the patient their information has be breached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Provide training to nurses in the emergency department about protected patient information.<br>35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In regards to a secure network, what gives employees confidence that the information they are reading is true?<br>Integrity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What represents the greatest potential threat to data security?<br>Removable storage device<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are common personal data access security threats in healthcare?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 2 answers<br>Unencrypted data<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weak passwords<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A nurse learns that a colleague has accessed electronically stored health information of a patient that the colleague is not involved in treating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What should the nurse do?<br>Report the colleague to their employer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How does meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR) relate to quality patient care?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 2 answers<br>Computerization of prescriber order entry (CPOE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maintenance of active patient medication lists<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is one way that technology acts as a change agent in the nursing process?<br>It reduces the time spent on documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A patient is in the ICU after a motorcycle accident. The patient sustained multiple contusions and fractures. Various digital monitoring devices are being used to track the patient&#8217;s vital signs, pulse oximetry, and cardiac rhythm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can the appropriate use of these technologies impact this patient&#8217;s outcome?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 2 answers<br>Decreased recovery time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Timely treatment of potential complications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A nurse manager identifies several advanced practice nurses at an ICU workstation responding to multiple patient alarms. She notices that the acuity of one patient drastically increases the demand for staff resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can workflow analysis impact practice in this situation?<br>It provides observation and documentation of what is happening in the current environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are the features of a clinical decision support tool?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 3 answers<br>Provides practice guidelines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delivers online information retrieval<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Issues computerized alerts and reminders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is a function of a clinical decision support tool?<br>Intersecting of computer, information, and nursing science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can clinical decision support tools lead to safer patient care?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 2 answers<br>They give timely information to nurses and other healthcare providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They reduce waste of nurse&#8217;s time looking through the medical record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A nurse receives a computerized alert of a critical lab value on her patient. This computerized alert informs the nurse that an action needs to be taken and provides suggestions for clinical intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which technology did the nurse employ to achieve an enhanced safe practice environment?<br>Use of a clinical decision support tool<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a crisis, a nurse manager is looking for the written, hospital-wide procedural policy. The nurse is unable to locate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What can the nurse manager use to solve this issue?<br>Decision support tools<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which procedures are essential to creating and maintaining a culture of safety during the medication administration cycle?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 2 answers<br>Performing double verification among nurses when administering high alert medications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barcode scanning the patient and the medication to ensure positive patient ID<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which informatics tools are commonly used for collecting and analyzing patient data?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 2 answers<br>PDAs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bedside computers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which type of technology offers support during the medication administration cycle?<br>Viewing of the digital health record during a home health visit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A a student is behind on morning medication administration. The instructor is pressuring the student to pass quickly without any errors. One of the clients assigned to the student&#8217;s care asks for pain medication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which nursing intervention is questionable?<br>Computer scan the meds and come back later to administer them<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which statements by the nurse demonstrate understanding of the reason for a clinical information system?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 2 answers<br>The information retrieved can be used for research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It improves compliance with nursing documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A nurse uses an internet blog to give a patient shift report to a nurse coming on to the next shift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is this nursing action a problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 2 answers<br>Giving a nursing report via a blog does not meet HIPAA requirements<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Healthcare information discussed on the blog violates a patient&#8217;s privacy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A nurse manager views patient data collected over the last three months of hospital admissions. Trends show that nosocomial infections have increased on the geriatric unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which actions can patient data facilitate quality improvement in the future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 2 answers<br>Using the data to implement evidence-based practice procedures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the data to monitor infection trends<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are two common characteristics of telehealth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose 2 answers<br>The use of video streaming technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Transmission of biological data from a remote location<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is an important legal consideration in the use of telehealth nursing?<br>The nurse is licensed in each state in which the remote clients are located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is a prominent socioeconomic factor driving telehealth medicine?<br>An increase in chronic disease conditions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which example is a telehealth non-clinical application?<br>Distant patient education via computer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defined as the ability to recognize when information is needed as well as the skills to find, evaluate and use needed information effectively<br>Information literacy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Term used to describe data that has been interpreted<br>Information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Focus on how to gather, process and transform information into knowledge. It also incorporates features from 5 other sciences<br>-communication science<br>-computer science<br>-social science<br>-library science<br>-cognitive science<br>Information science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the EHR to document care of a patient with a fractured femur is an example of using the EHR in which way<br>Information systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can using simulation technology with your patient improve overall outcomes<br>Allowing them hands-on practice and immediate feedback of the skill being learned<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nurses in this type of role<br>-are continuous learners<br>-use technology to support and inform nursing practice<br>-generate knowledge as a product<br>Knowledge worker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The beginner nurse is expected to fully integrate informatics throughout the course of his\/her practice, not just for basic data entry and retrieval. They also know how to pull trends out of data<br>False, these are qualities of the experienced nurse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nursing informatics as a specialty does not have its own certification exam<br>False, does have a national certification<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clinical practice guidelines can allow for the creation of nursing policies<br>True, rooted in evidenced based research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CPOE, bar code medication administration, and clinical decision support are all examples of what<br>Information technologies, not systems but functions within a system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The name used to describe the process by which the physician or provider enters orders electronically into the EHR<br>Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A radio frequency identifier (RFID) is a type of technology that is used to identify and track supplies and medications within a healthcare environment<br>True, type of information technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clinical pathways and computer generated care plans are examples of how informatics can affect nursing practice<br>True, examples of clinical decision support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The use of technology and information to help support all aspects of nursing practice<br>Nursing informatics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The basis for which knowledge is used to meet the needs of the healthcare delivery system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is derived from its 3 key elements of knowledge acquisition, knowledge processing and knowledge dissemination<br>The foundation of knowledge model<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A patients height, weight, code status, and date of birth are all examples of what<br>Data, not information until it has been analyzed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not an emerging trend in healthcare<br>Less consumer accountability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose or reason for an organizations existence<br>The mission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The development of a comprehensive long range plan for guiding the activities and operations of an organization<br>Strategic planning, long-range<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is it not important that selection committee board members understand software and electronic processes<br>They will need to be trained on the system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strategic planning is not driven by<br>Short term goals, strategic planning is a long term goal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not a national trend related to nursing informatics<br>Blogging<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During which phase of the information life cycle should the &#8220;musts&#8221; and &#8220;wants&#8221; be determined<br>Needs assessment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phases of the information life cycle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Needs assessment phase<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>System selection phase<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>System implementation phase<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintenance phase<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Term that defines the size and details of a collaborative effort<br>Project scope<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is the nurses active participation in electronic information important<br>To ensure the information is current and accessible to the healthcare team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responsibilities of the project implementation team<br>execution of system changes, active involvement in user participation, knowledge of current workflows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A common request contained in a request for information (RFI) document includes what<br>Company history<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>System implementation role<br>Go-live planning, applying system changes as needed, end-user training<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Term that best describes the life cycle of an information system<br>Continuous<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of an essential components of the EHR<br>Evidence-based decision support, assessment findings, vital signs, demographic data<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is a function of the EHR<br>Bar-code medication administration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benefits to using the EHR<br>Reduces medication errors, improves provider documentation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example of patient support<br>Providing education material<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One primary benefit of the EHR is a decreased wait time for diagnostic testing<br>False<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Primary goal of EHR functionality in contrast to that of a health information system<br>EHR is all about promoting patient safety<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health information system<br>Broad term used to describe administrative and clinical systems to streamline work flow processes efficiency<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is waiting until the end of the shift to chart patient assessments a barrier to patient centered care<br>True, try to chart in real time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can computer position be considered a barrier is placed between the provider and patient<br>True, pay attention to the patient<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What potential challenge can occur when implementing an EHR in a medical center with various outpatient clinics<br>Standardization of data and different data needs of each clinic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is the type of connection is needed to access the EHR when an internet connection is lost<br>The Local Area Network (LAN) access<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patient information included in the EHR<br>Immunization history, CT scan results, date of birth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How does the EHR help patients receive quality care when going from one facility to another<br>By providing continuity of care, interoperability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EHR is a longitudinal electronic patient record of all health care encounters<br>True, carries with the patient (longitudinal)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What two items could an RN use to access a patients medication from a medication administration system (Pyxis)<br>Barcode ID badge, fingerprint<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Type of health information system that ensures the accuracy of physician orders<br>Order entry system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A registration system is also commonly refereed to as<br>Admission, discharge, transfer (ADT) system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of systems used within the hospital to support and enhance healthcare<br>Health information systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is it important to secure staff nurses active participation when implementing a health information system<br>The nurses knowledge of current patient care workflow may improve implementation decisions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why are standardized terminologies important to nursing<br>They improve communication within the interdisciplinary team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of a health information system<br>Laboratory system, pharmacy system, registration system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which nursing terminology contains a nursing diagnosis, interventions and outcomes specific to the perioperative experience<br>Perioperative nursing data set (PNDS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The development of standardized terminologies in nursing informatics is driven by what principles<br>Accessibility, ubiquity, longevity, reusability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is it important that departments collaborate with each other when selecting a health care system<br>Collaboration leads to knowledge sharing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of administrative information systems<br>Scheduling system, financial system, admission, discharge and transfer (ADT) system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of how clinical information systems are effective<br>The information retrieved can be used to foster research, improves nursing documentation compliance, It can improve clinician workflow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acronym used to refer a standard of interoperability and exchange of clinical data<br>HL7 (Health Level 7)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Financial systems are designed to do what<br>Manage the expenses and revenue of providing healthcare, report and track fiscal outcomes as they relate to organizational goals, help to determine the organizations strategic direction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What potential challenge can occur when implementing an EHR in a medical center with various specialty clinics<br>Identifying the different data needs for each specialty practice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Characteristics of a clinical decision support tool<br>Takes specific patient data, analyzes it and provides recommendations (next action)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of a clinical decision support tool<br>Computer generated care plans, alerts, smart pumps, electronic drug references<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 principles that help make up an organization culture of safety<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Commitment of resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cross collaboration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blame free environment<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Threats to data\/information security<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unauthorized personal accessing equipment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use of removable storage devices<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>2 governing authorities to protect information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>HIPPA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ANA code of ethics<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>HIPPA privacy act<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Patients have ownership rights to their records<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patients can amend own records if information is incorrect<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of physical and logical means of protecting information<br>Physical &#8211; surveillance cameras, restricted areas, hard copy records being shredded<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Logical &#8211; firewall protection, biometrics, authentication, automatic sign off on computers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telehealth (store and forward technology)<br>Means of transferring data or images from one location to another, most often used for pathology reports and radiology images<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Driving factors for Telehealth need<br>Access to care (removing geographical barriers), continuity of care, mobile devices, follow up calls, more patients than providers, increase in chronic diseases<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethical and legal implications to Telehealth<br>Need for extensive documentation to avoid malpractice, providers need to be licensed in every state they practice Telehealth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clinical vs non-clinical applications of Teleheatlh<br>Clinical &#8211; imaging that needs to be read, mobile device to monitor patient, live video 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