Technology & Digital Tools Flashcards

Which feature of electronic health records (EHR) is most useful for a renal dietitian tracking a patient's longitudinal dietary adherence?

Answer: Trend graphing for labs and dietary intake over time

Trend graphing allows the renal dietitian to visualize changes in labs and dietary intake across visits, enabling data-driven counseling.

A renal dietitian wants to use a validated mobile app to assist a dialysis patient with phosphorus management. Which characteristic is most critical to evaluate first?

Answer: Whether the food database includes phosphorus and phosphorus additive content

Accuracy and completeness of phosphorus data, including additives, is paramount because inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable and clinically significant in CKD.

In telehealth-delivered MNT for CKD patients, which barrier is most likely to disproportionately affect elderly dialysis patients?

Answer: Digital literacy and comfort with video platforms

Elderly patients often have lower digital literacy, making navigation of video platforms a significant barrier to telehealth participation.

Which type of clinical decision support (CDS) tool would best alert a renal dietitian when a patient's serum potassium exceeds a critical threshold between appointments?

Answer: An automated EHR alert triggered by lab value rules

Automated EHR alerts use predefined rules to flag critical lab values in real time, enabling timely dietary intervention.

A renal dietitian is evaluating a dietary analysis software for use in an outpatient CKD clinic. Which database characteristic is most important for accuracy in this population?

Answer: Comprehensive listing of potassium, phosphorus, and sodium values including processed foods

CKD dietary analysis requires accurate potassium, phosphorus, and sodium data across a wide range of foods, especially processed items with additives.

When using a wearable device to monitor fluid intake in a peritoneal dialysis patient, the renal dietitian should primarily verify which aspect before recommending it?

Answer: Clinical validation and accuracy of fluid tracking in CKD populations

Clinical validation ensures the device's fluid tracking data is accurate enough to guide medical nutrition therapy decisions in a vulnerable population.

Which regulatory framework primarily governs the privacy of patient nutrition counseling data exchanged through telehealth platforms in the United States?

Answer: HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules

HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules mandate how protected health information, including telehealth session data, must be handled and safeguarded.