Health Information Technololgy
by Caitlin Pyne
1. Scheduling
1.1. Online access to making patient apppintments, diagnostic procedures, and/or operations.
2. Medical Billing
2.1. Includes current billing codes (ICD-10) for services rendered.
2.2. Allows patients to view and pay bills
2.3. Third party providers can run coverage claims based on patient specific ICD-10 codes.
2.4. Third party providers can run coverage claims based on specific ICD-10 codes.
3. E-Perscribing
3.1. Allows healthcare providers to send patient perscrptions to designated pharmacies via online portals.
4. Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
4.1. The digitalization of medical charting, patient histories, laboratory results, and treatment methods.
4.2. EMR can only be viewed within one office or facility.
5. Imaging Systems
5.1. X-rays, MRI Scans, CT scan Imaging
6. Personal Health Records
6.1. An electronic application where patients can securely maintain and manage their private health information.
7. Mobile Health (mHealth)
7.1. medical / public health practices supported by mobile devices, i.e. (smart phones, tablets, wearables). Providers can use mHealth technologies for orders, documentation, and/or outreach.
8. Patient Portals
8.1. Secure, online websites that allow 24-hr access to personal health information from anywhere with an internet connection.
9. Electronic Health Records (EHR)
9.1. Allows providers to electronically access patient histories, diagnostics, treatements, medications, allergies, and/or imagining.
9.2. EHR are able to be shared among other providers for optimal patient care.
10. Telehealth
10.1. Where patients can access a medical provider remotely by phone or through an online video service.
10.2. Where patients can access a medical provider remotely.
11. Community Outreach
11.1. Community education, health, and wellness promotion
11.2. Social media management
12. Health Information Exchange
12.1. Clinical trial research
12.2. How to send vital information such as cancer, organ donor, disease transmission registries.
