How do the Affordable Care Act and HITECH work together? 2. Why is having a primary care provider (PCP) now the norm and, in some cases, a requirement in healthcare? 3. What is Meaningful Us

Foundations

Chapter 1
1. How do the Affordable Care Act and HITECH work together?
2. Why is having a primary care provider (PCP) now the norm and, in some cases, a requirement in
healthcare?
3. What is Meaningful Use? Explain the three stages of Meaningful Use.
4. Describe the differences between primary, secondary and tertiary care? Give an example of each.
5. Whats the difference between fee-for-service and fee-for-value reimbursement models. What is
your opinion of both?

Chapter 2
6. The five main uses of a health record.
7. whats the difference between a case manager and an insurance company case manager.
8. What are the benefits of a membership in a professional association such as AHIMA?
9. You work in a local hospital. Recently, it was alleged that a patient chart was accessed by a staff
member and information was given to the girlfriend of one of your department’s patients. Which staff
member(s) would likely be involved in investigating this claim?

Chapter 3
10. What are “big data”? Explain how they can be used in healthcare.
11. Explain the role of mHealth in the future of healthcare.
12. Summarize the impact of electronic health information exchange on the quality of patient care.

Chapter 4
13. Summarize the importance of the Master Patient Index. Why is it necessary to collect so many
pieces of data for each patient?
14. a brief scenario that shows how data become information and how the accuracy of those
data is critical for patient outcomes.
15. Why would a lost record be a liability for a healthcare facility? Explain, giving at least two examples.

Chapter 5
16. Explain the purpose of The Joint Commission and explain the pros and cons of accreditation.
17. What are the Conditions of Participation? Whey must facilities that accept Medicare or Medicaid
patients follow the Conditions of Participation?
18. Is the information “Patient has quit smoking in the last six months” considered protected health
information? Explain

Ch. 2 of Sayles Book
19. Sally Smith’s 80-year-old mother, Mary, lives with her. Sally works fulltime in the day and also
attends to Mary’s needs. Sally still wants her mother to remain in her home with her, however, Mary
can no longer be left alone while Sally is at work. Discuss the type of facility that would be able to offer
assistance in this situation.
20. Describe a patient that would be found in each of the following hospitals:
Critical access hospital
General hospital
Specialty hospital
Rehabilitation hospital
Behavioral health care hospital