4 - Overview Flashcards
Is a contemporary term that describes the combination of computer technology (hardware and software) with data and telecommunications technology
Information Technology
Is an arrangement of data (information), processes, people, and information technology that interact to collect, process, store, and provide as output the information needed to support the organization.
Information System
Who defined IS in 2007?
Whitten and Bentley
The area of IT involving the design, development, creation, use and maintenance of information systems for the health care industry.
Health information technology
Who defined HIT in 2016?
Rouse
is expected to improve medical care, lower its costing, increase efficiency, reduce error and improve patient satisfaction.
Automation
For ambulatory care and in-patient health care providers: the aim of HIS is to optimize the what?
reimbursement procedures
Type of system where software providers can enter and track patient information (such as diagnoses and procedures) and process insurance and payment information.
Healthcare Software Systems
clinical library that offers template for rapid documentation
Prime Suite
award-winning EHR system that is designed to streamline the workflows for healthcare providers
eClinicalWorks
Meaning of EHR
Electronic Health Record (Rouse 2016)
PACS
Picture Archiving and Communication Systems
VNA
Vendor Neutral Archives
patient’s digital health record shared with multiple healthcare providers and agencies
EHR
use and implementation of HER systems. Regulated by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
HITECH Act of 2009
manage the patient’s medical images. Used in radiology department. Serves as repository for medical images.
PACS and VNA