chapter 6 college test 4-25-18

Some of the medical technology available includes products used to do?

Diagnose, treat diseases,d and monitor human conditions

What best describes the actions of biomedical engineers?

They research and develop new medical equipment

The use of electronic communications and information technologies to provide or support clinical care at a distance is known as what?

Telemedicine

Apps refer to software programs developed to run on a computer or mobile device in order to accomplish a specific purpose, and some examples of medical include apps that can do?

Conduct vision and hearing tests

Commonly used health information technology solutions include?

Patient registration, electronic health records, electronic prescribing, and bar coding

True/False

One of the most promising technologies in health care is the use of 3D printing.

True

True/False

A clinical decision support system (CDSS) refers to the variety of experiences with former patients that provide healthcare practitioners with diagnostic and treatment recommendations.

True

True/False

An electronic health record (EHR) refers to an individual patient health record stored in a computer database for easy access by physicians and other healthcare workers regardless of the setting--clinic, hospital, nursing home, or emergency care center.

True

True/False

The balanced budget act of 2009 makes physicians and hospitals eligible to receive incentive payments if they prove that their use of the electronic health record systems meets certain criteria.

False

True/False

The health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) requires most claims for healthcare services to be submitted via electronic means.

True

What type of X-ray machine includes pieces of high-resolution fixed x-ray equipment that allow physicians to diagnose and perform surgery in a minimally invasive manner?

Interventional and triple screen

A new method currently being used to create prosthetics, orthopedic implants, and lab equipment, such as pipettes and minifuge rotors?

3-D printing

One of the most important ways of improving the delivery of patient care and producing optimum outcomes is through the use of?

Health IT

Which of these refer to the variety of technologies that provide healthcare practitioners with diagnostic and treatment recommendations?

a clinical decision support system (CDSS)

What is the name of the act that introduced the meaningful use program that makes physicians and hospitals eligible to receive incentive payments for using Electronic health records?

HITECH Act

True/False

The health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) requires most claims for healthcare services to be submitted via electronic means.

True

True/False

Bar coding technology refers to the use if ab optical scanner to electronically capture images of a bone or muscle and diagnosing the problem.

False

True/False

HIPPA regulations give patients access to their protected health information (PHI) and protect the privacy of their information by limiting access to it by other parties.

True

True/False

Examples of health information technology include electronic health records and speech recognition software.

True

Converts the spoken word into text on screen

Speech recognition

Equipment that can be carried or wheeled from place to place

Mobile technology

A computer that can be worn on a person

Wearable technology