Chapter 2
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12 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Institute of Medicine (IOM) | An organization that gives advice and information about government policies that affect human health |
| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) | Passed in 1996, this act enforces standards for electronic patient health, administration , and financial data |
| Consolidated Health informatics (CHI) | A federal government initiative that seeks to provide adoption of health information interoperability standards for health vocabulary and messaging |
| Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) | An independent non-government organization that seeks to accelerate the adoption of EHRs with a credible certification program |
| Protected Health Information (PHI) | Regulated under HIPAA that covers the protection of any past, present, or future medical and mental health condition wether in oral or recorded form or other medium |
| International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes | The International standard diagnostic classification for all medical data dealing with the incidence and prevalence of disease in large populations and for other health management purposes |
| Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) | Five-digit codes developed by the AMA and adopted by insurance carriers and managed care companies as the means to identify common medical procedure |
| Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System(HCPCS) codes | Codes used by CMS(Medicare & Medicaid) to indicate medical supplies such as durable medical equipment and other medical procedures codes; coding supplies ensures uniformity for billing and financial reimbursement |
| Connectivity | The ability to make and maintain a connection between two or more points in a telecommunications system. It allows for the viewing and/or transfer of data from one computer system to another |
| Medicare Improvements for Patient and Providers Act (MIPPA) | Passed in 2008, this act reestablishes Medicare reimbursement for providers, reduces racial and ethnic disparities among Medicare supplemental insurance policies |
| E-prescribing | Electronic prescribing is the use of computerized tools, usually embedded in an EHR program that create and sign prescriptions for medicines. E-prescribing replaces handwritten prescriptions and is sent to pharmacies over the internet via clearinghouses |
| Medicare Part B | That part of the Medicare insurance program that covers physicians' supervision, outpatient hospital care, diagnostic tests, ambulance service, and other ambulatory services. Part A of Medicare covers hospital, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, and other nonambulatory services |
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