A method for exchanging patient data between healthcare ...

[stephzh]

A method for exchanging patient data between healthcare organizations that is endorsed by the federal government is:
 
  a. copying information to a secure USB drive and giving it to another organization.
  b. providing EHR log-in accounts to providers outside the organization.
  c. implementing a secure Internet connection using components of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN).
  d. The federal government does not endorse sharing health information between organizations.

Question 2

You are leading an effort to implement a clinical decision support system. In order to improve the patient specificity of your CDS rules, you would:
 
  a. make sure that rules cannot be changed once they are implemented.
  b. give the results of the rules directly to the patient.
  c. store rules in a knowledge base and allow clinician experts to review and update the rules.
  d. ensure that the rules were written in the most up-to-date programming language available.

[janeli1]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Implementing a secure Internet connection using components of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) is a method for exchanging data endorsed by the federal government. The other methods listed are not considered safe and confidential, and the federal government does endorse health information sharing.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
In order to improve CDS rules, you would store rules in a knowledge base and allow clinician experts to review and update the rules. The other choices do not address patient specificity; allowing experts to update rules and make the rules immediately available to the CDS can improve patient specificity.

[stephzh]

Excellent

[nanny]

Great answer, keep it coming