APPLICATION OF HEALTH INFORMATICS (CLINICAL, ADMINISTRATION) Flashcards
are real-time, patient-centered records
that make information available instantly and
securely to authorized users.
EHR
benefits of EHR
1.Better health care
2.Better health
3.Improved efficiencies and lower
healthcare costs
4.Better clinical decision making.
❑ Comprise the patient data required to make sound
clinical decisions, including:
* demographics, medical and nursing diagnoses,
medication lists, allergies and test results.
❑ A comprehensive EHR will also contain nursing
assessments and problem.
health information and data
❑ is the ability to manage results of all
types electronically including:
* laboratory and radiology procedure
reports, both current and historical.
results management
❑ Is the ability of a clinician to enter
medication and other care orders including:
* laboratory, microbiology, pathology, radiology,
nursing, and supply orders; ancillary services;
and consultations, directly into a computer.
❑ A comprehensive EHR will also contain nursing
orders.
order entry management
❑ entails the use of computer reminders and alerts
to improve the diagnosis and care of a patient
including:
* screening for correct drug selection and dosing,
screening for medication interactions with other
medications, preventive health reminders in such
areas as vaccinations, health risk screening and
detection, and clinical guidelines for patient disease
treatment
decision support
❑ Include the online communication among
healthcare team members, their care partners,
and patients including:
* email, web messaging, and an integrated
health record within and across settings,
institutions, and telemedicine.
electronic communication and connectivity
❑ Encompasses patient education and selfmonitoring tools including:
* interactive computer-based patient education,
home telemonitoring, and telehealth systems.
patient support
❑ are activities carried out by the electronic scheduling,
billing, and claims management systems, including
electronic scheduling for inpatient and outpatient visits
and procedures, electronic insurance eligibility
validation, claim authorization and prior approval,
identification of possible research study participants,
and drug recall support.
administrative processes
❑ Are the data collection tools to support public and
private reporting requirements including:
* data represented in a standardized terminology and
machine-readable format.
reporting and population health management
❑“healing at a distance”
❑ “The delivery of health care services, where distance
is a critical factor, by all health care professionals
using information and communication technologies for
the exchange of valid information for diagnosis,
treatment and prevention of disease and injuries,
research and evaluation, and for the continuing
education of health care providers, all in the interests
of advancing the health of individuals and their
communities.”
telemedicine
telemedicine:
- involves the exchange of pre-recorded data between two or more
individuals at different times.
store and forward
telemedicine:
requires the involved individuals to be simultaneously present for
immediate exchange of information, as in the case of
videoconferencing.
real time / synchronous
- remote health counseling and remote
consultation
teleconsulation
- Patients with mental disorders often
refuse to see a doctor. In many cases,
despite seeing a doctor, they refuse to
talk to their doctor about their life issues,
leading to serious disorders.
remote psychotherapy
- is an important application of TLM for the diagnosis or
treatment of patients.
remote imaging
the process of identifying damage in a patient far.
remote pathology
- Remote skin treatment .
- TLM can be used to help individuals with skin diseases.
teledermatology
- Due to the growth of the elderly population and the
shortage of specialist physicians, home care through TLM
has great growth potential. - This type of treatment is required for the majority of
patients with cardiovascular disease and chronic
respiratory diseases.
remote home medical care
- TLM can be used to monitor a variety of patients
remotely.
remote patient monitoring
- Emergency patients are examined by experienced
physicians assigned at medical centers at this level of
service. If required, communicate with a TLM system
physician via audio, voice, and visual communication,
and send vital signs (such as heart sound, lung sound,
and patient’s heartbeat).
patient care in emergencies
- In this TLM system, a doctor positioned at a distance from
the medical center concurrently locates various patients
suffering from level one medical illnesses, such as colds and
hypertension disorders.
patient care at the first level of health care
- In the TLM system, several general practitioner visits at the
first level of medical service require specialized medical
services. This technology can establish a three-way
communication between a technical center’s physician or
specialists, the general practitioner, and patients from various
medical centers.
specialized counseling system
- Robots and modern medical systems are used to
perform remote surgery.
remote surgery
