Informatics Quiz 4

1. Insurance that provides financial incentives for consumers to become involved in purchasing decisions regarding their healthcare. Health information can be attained many different ways. Highly informed consumers will rely on this information to make purchasing decisions and even render self care.

Provide consumers with authoritative and up to date information on the internet in order to better educate themselves.

--information disclosure
--choice of providers
--access to emergency services
--participation in treatment decisions
--respect and nondiscrimination
--confidentiality
--complaints and appeals

NAHIT: An electronic record of health-related information on an individual that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability standards and that can be drawn from multiple sources while being managed, shared, and controlled by the individual

--paperwork is expensive; billions
--42% Americans report medical errors which in effect harm family
--Avoid duplicate of unnecessary testing
--consumers must play own part
--must have access to personal health information
--the PHR is viable and valuable, consumer-centered healthcare, can span entire life experience
--empower public
--reduce rising costs
--improve patient security
--help consumers make more informed healthcare decisions

1. --Consumer website, rights with HIPAA, educational, tools and resources to get started on one’s PHR, aids in planning ahead
--provides definition, explanation on how to access health information, privacy rights, free health forms, database of PHR suppliers, helpful links

--began in 2005, consistent message nationwide, consumer oriented, community education coordinators, state coordinated
--increase awareness and understanding of PHI and health records
--provide people with info they need to manage their PHI and encourage to maintain a PHR to improve care they receive
--create greater public awareness of the HIM profession and the important role HIM professionals play in effective management of PHI needed to deliver quality healthcare to the public

--Standalone model- PHRs that are not integrated with other systems, only consumer has access
--Tethered- on healthcare facility connected to one patient, not interoperable or universal, doctors prefer this because it’s more legitimate information
--Untethered- controlled by person who signs up, password protected, anywhere anytime via internet connection, free or fee, consumer has responsibility, googlehealth, vault health, we/the record is the link from us to healthcare facilities and between healthcare facilities

Everywhere else is pretty much ahead of us—well on their way. Finland wanted implementation of electronic patient records for all citizens by end of 2007- FinnWell: 5 year technology development program ’04-’09 which aims to improve the finish healthcare system and create opportunities for Finnish business and research in healthcare technologies

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