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Destiiny22

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The use of telemonitoring offers the opportunity to: (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. reduce cost of health care.
  b. improve patient satisfaction.
  c. increase duplicate orders.
  d. improve patient outcomes.
  e. improve organization.

Question 2

The patient asks the nurse about how to evaluate websites and standards used to evaluate Internet health sites. The nurse appropriately refers the patient to:
 
  a. World Health Organization.
  b. the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
  c. the Internet Healthcare Coalition.
  d. the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, D, E
The use of telemonitoring offers the opportunity to reduce the cost of health care while improving outcomes and patient satisfaction. Use of health care IT has improved organization, communication, and decision making; reduced duplicate orders, charting time, and paperwork; made medication administration safer; and enhanced information access and administrative functions.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The Internet Healthcare Coalition, founded in 1997, was created to promote quality health resources online and to ensure that consumers and professionals are able to find reliable, quality information online. This organization consults with various government agencies, including the World Health Organization, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, on efforts to promote credible online health care information and combat online health fraud.



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