Medicolegal Terms and Concepts

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Across
  1. 1. international standards for exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information
  2. 3. health plans, providers and clearinghouses who electronically transmit health information
  3. 5. develops implementation guides for common EHR documents
  4. 6. incident where sensitive or protected health or insurance information is exposed
  5. 9. part of HHS who oversees meaningful use incentive program – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  6. 12. measure and track the quality of healthcare services (Clinical Quality Measures)
  7. 14. clinical _____ is legal term used to demonstrate “legal fault” in a lawsuit
  8. 16. _____ data provides a transcribed accounting of patient data
  9. 17. ability of software to exchange and make use of information
  10. 20. able to be trusted
  11. 21. genuine and of undisputed origin
  12. 23. personal health information
  13. 25. measures the amount of return on an investment - return on investment
  14. 26. someone who is paid wages for services rendered without income tax withheld
  15. 28. records in which there is conflicting information - non-sense records
  16. 29. regarded with suspicion
Down
  1. 1. legislation providing security provisions and data protection of medical information
  2. 2. defines the structure of certain health documents such as H&P – (clinical document architecture)
  3. 4. digital version of a paper chart – (electronic health record)
  4. 5. _____consent (permission granted for treatment with knowledge of risks and benefits)
  5. 7. type of transcription error that can result in patient harm or death
  6. 8. non-profit organization who accredits medical institutions in the US (The Joint Commission)
  7. 10. potential for civil claim being filed for medical negligence or injury
  8. 11. _____ data provides patient information with controlled vocabulary in EHR
  9. 13. injury to patient through a negligent act or omission
  10. 15. process of converting data into code to protect it from unauthorized viewing
  11. 17. state of being whole
  12. 18. standards that govern introduction of evidence in civil or criminal trial (Federal Rules of Evidence)
  13. 19. organization or person working with a covered entity who handles PHI
  14. 22. allows transmission of healthcare data between facilities - health information exchange
  15. 24. Department of Health & Human Services (goal is to enhance health & well-being of US citizens)
  16. 27. use of EHR to improve quality, safety and efficiency, reducing health disparities (meaningful use)