Terminologies can be incorporated within the electronic health record to improve practice. Which should the informatics nurse explain are uses for this technology in healthcare? Select all that apply.
A) Classification
B) Reference
C) Point of care
D) Coding
E) Denial of claims
B) Reference
C) Point of care
Explanation: A) Terminologies are not used for classification.
B) Terminologies are used as reference terminology. A reference terminology consists of a set of concepts with definitional relationships.
C) Terminologies are used as a point-of-care terminology. A point-of-care terminology, frequently referred to as an interface terminology, is what the clinicians see on the screen and consists of terms with which clinicians are familiar.
D) Terminologies are not used for coding.
E) Terminologies are not used for denial of claims.
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