HSEM 380 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Primary Care, Medicaid, Managed Care
20 Nov 2018
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Health information technology (it) the application of information processing involving both computer hardware and software that deals with the storage, retrieval sharing and use of health care information, data, and knowledge for communication and decision making. Biomedical informatics the interdisciplinary field that studies and pursues the effective uses of biomedical data, information, and knowledge for scientific inquiry, problem solving, and decision making, motivated by efforts to improve human health. Office of the national coordinator for health information technology (onc); cms. Expenditures are increased by expansion of health insurance, and increase in health insurance premiums. Expenditures can be reduced by restricting insurance, restricting reimbursement to providers, having fewer specialists, spending less on. R&d, utilization control, and designating certain services as noncovered. Risk the possibility of substantial financial loss from some event, where probability of occurrence is small. Premium amount charged by insurer to insure against risk; employer-employee cost sharing. Experience rating premiums can be unaffordable for high-risk groups.
