EHR Interoperability and Data Exchange Flashcards

What is the significance of the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI)?

Answer: It defines a standardized set of health data classes required for interoperable exchange

USCDI establishes a standardized set of health data classes and elements that must be supported for nationwide interoperable health information exchange.

Which coding system is used to represent clinical diagnoses in interoperable EHR data exchange?

Answer: ICD-10-CM

ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification) is used to code diagnoses in clinical data exchange.

What does SNOMED CT provide in the context of EHR interoperability?

Answer: A comprehensive clinical terminology for coding clinical findings and procedures

SNOMED CT is a comprehensive clinical terminology system that provides standardized codes for clinical findings, procedures, and diagnoses to support semantic interoperability.

What is the role of a patient matching algorithm in health information exchange?

Answer: Linking records belonging to the same patient across different systems without a universal ID

Patient matching algorithms link records belonging to the same individual across different healthcare systems using demographic attributes in the absence of a universal patient identifier.

Which ONC certification criterion requires EHRs to support patient access to their data via a FHIR API?

Answer: §170.315(g)(10) Standardized API for patient and population services

ONC criterion §170.315(g)(10) requires certified EHRs to provide a standardized FHIR-based API so patients and third-party apps can access health data.

What is a care gap notification in the context of EHR interoperability?

Answer: An alert sent to a provider when a patient is missing a recommended preventive service

Care gap notifications are interoperable alerts that inform providers when a patient is overdue for recommended preventive services or chronic care management.