Technological Science Concepts CH 5

Discuss best practices for using electronic medical records (EMR) and Protected Health Information (PHI).

• Best practices for using EMR and PHI include maintaining confidentiality, using secure passwords, following HIPAA guidelines, and ensuring only authorized personnel have access to patient information.

• Best practices for using EMR and PHI include sharing passwords with colleagues, leaving computers unlocked, and allowing unrestricted access to patient information.

• Best practices for using EMR and PHI include posting patient information on public forums for educational purposes.

• Best practices for using EMR and PHI include using simple passwords, ignoring HIPAA guidelines, and allowing all staff members access to all patient records.

Describe the role of advanced technology in patient care.

• Advanced technology in patient care improves diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and overall patient outcomes through innovations such as electronic health records, telemedicine, and advanced imaging techniques.

• Advanced technology in patient care primarily focuses on administrative tasks and has little impact on patient outcomes.

• Advanced technology in patient care is only used for entertainment purposes in hospitals.

• Advanced technology in patient care is mainly about replacing healthcare professionals with robots.

Cite the basic principles of electricity and their application in the operating room (OR).

• The basic principles of electricity include current, voltage, resistance, and safety precautions. In the OR, these principles are applied in the use of electrical surgical devices and equipment to ensure patient and staff safety.

• The basic principles of electricity are only relevant for lighting in the OR and do not affect surgical equipment.

• Electricity in the OR is primarily used for heating and cooling, with no significant safety concerns.

• The principles of electricity are not important in the OR as most equipment is battery-operated.

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What are Electronic Medical Records (EMRs)?

• Digital versions of a patient's paper-based records containing medical history, diagnoses, medications, and other health information

• Paper-based records only

• A type of medication

• A type of surgery

What does Protected Health Information (PHI) refer to?

• General health statistics

• Individually identifiable health information created or received by a covered entity or their business associate

• Public health announcements

• Medical research data

Protected Health Information (PHI) includes data about a patient's past, present, or future ________ health, as well as information related to providing or paying for healthcare.

• physical or mental

• financial or legal

• dietary or nutritional

• educational or occupational

Which of the following can be considered a 'covered entity' that creates or receives Protected Health Information (PHI)?

• Healthcare provider

• Grocery store

• School teacher

• Construction worker

Surgical lasers differ in their mechanisms and clinical applications. Which of the following best describes this comparison?

• Different surgical lasers have unique mechanisms and are chosen based on specific clinical applications.

• All surgical lasers function identically and are used for the same procedures.

• Surgical lasers are only used for cosmetic procedures and not for medical surgeries.

• There is no significant difference between various surgical lasers in clinical use.

Potential risks for patients and surgical team members from the use of lasers and electrosurgery include:

• Thermal burns, fire hazards, and inhalation of toxic fumes

• Improved wound healing and reduced infection risk

• Decreased risk of tissue damage and no fire hazard

• Complete elimination of all surgical risks

Fill in the blank: Information ________ is one of the knowledge areas provided in this chapter for entry-level surgical technologists.

• technology

• security

• systems

• management