Technology & Digital Tools Flashcards
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A CMD is reviewing fall prevention data. Which type of technology has shown evidence of reducing falls in long-term care through real-time monitoring?
Answer: Wearable sensors and bed/chair exit alarms integrated with nursing alerts
Wearable sensors and integrated exit alarms provide real-time alerts that allow staff to intervene before falls occur.
What does 'interoperability' mean in the context of health information technology?
Answer: The ability of different health IT systems to exchange and use patient data seamlessly
Interoperability refers to the capacity of disparate health IT systems to communicate, exchange, and accurately use shared patient data.
Which framework is commonly used to evaluate and score clinical decision support (CDS) alerts before implementation?
Answer: The Five Rights of CDS (right information, right person, right format, right channel, right time)
The Five Rights of CDS provides a framework to design alerts that deliver actionable information to the correct clinician at the point of care.
A facility's EHR vendor proposes using residents' de-identified data for AI model training. What is the medical director's primary ethical concern?
Answer: Adequacy of de-identification and potential re-identification risks to resident privacy
Even de-identified data carries re-identification risks, and the medical director must ensure resident privacy is protected before consenting to such arrangements.
Which type of clinical documentation tool uses natural language processing to automatically generate structured notes from voice recordings?
Answer: Ambient clinical intelligence / AI-powered voice documentation
Ambient clinical intelligence solutions use NLP and AI to convert physician-patient conversations into structured clinical documentation automatically.
Under the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule, what are payers and providers required to implement to give patients access to their health data?
Answer: HL7 FHIR-based APIs for patient data access
The CMS rule mandates implementation of HL7 FHIR-based APIs to enable patients and third-party apps to securely access health information.
What is the most effective strategy for a medical director to ensure technology adoption success among clinical staff?
Answer: Engage frontline staff early in selection, training, and workflow redesign
Involving frontline staff in selection and workflow design increases buy-in, reduces resistance, and improves effective adoption.