Electronic Health Record Pt 1 MP2

​Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act

• A FEDERAL LAW that provides the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with rules that impact organizations that operate within HIPAA legislation.

• Direct relation to HIPAA 

• Requires all organizations in the medical field apply “meaningful use” of technology that demonstrates security efforts.

• Ensures the confidentiality, integrity and availability of protected data.

• HITECH ACT VIDEO

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a primary reason for having regulations in electronic health records?

• To ensure patient privacy and data security

• To make healthcare more expensive

• To limit access to healthcare providers

• To slow down technological progress

Multiple Choice

Which law protects the privacy and security of electronic health records in the United States?

• HIPAA

• FERPA

• GDPR

• HITECH

​EHR (Electronic Health Record) 🏥
Controlled by healthcare providers Shows a complete, clinical view of a patient’s health Used by doctors, nurses, and hospitals to track care It’s the official medical record.

PHR (Personal Health Record) 👤
Controlled by the patient Used to manage personal health information Created and maintained by the individual It’s like a digital health journal.

Main Difference:

EHR = Doctor’s record of your health
PHR = Your own record of your health

Open Ended

Explain the difference between Personal Health Records (PHR) and Electronic Health Records (EHR).

The ability to exchange health information electronically is the foundation of efforts to improve healthcare quality and safety. 

• Provides

  •  A connecting point for an organized, standardized process of data 

   exchange across statewide, regional, and local initiatives

• Reduction of duplicate of services (lower health care costs)

• Reduction of operational costs by automating many administrative tasks

• Management of the data exchange process 

Multiple Choice

Health Information Exchange (HIE) allows which of the following entities to share patient information?

• Specialists

• Pharmacies

• Laboratories

• All of the above

​Confederation of stakeholders 

• Federal agencies

• State

• Regional

• Local health information organizations

• Stakeholders come together to develop and implement standards, services, and policies that foster secure health information exchange over the Internet

Multiple Select

Which of the following are objectives of the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program?

• Build capacity for EHR information exchange nationwide

• Award grants to states for policy and business development

• Fund efforts to exchange health information within and across states

• Limit information exchange to only a few states

Open Ended

How do you think legislation and regulations impact the implementation of electronic health records in healthcare settings?

Multiple Choice

What is one important piece of legislation that governs the use of electronic health records in the United States?

• HIPAA

• FERPA

• GDPR

• SOX