Chapter 08: The Impact of Information Technology on Society Flashcards
Researchers have found that it can take how long for IT investment to result in a significant increase in productivity?
less than three years
more than 10 years
five to seven years
only a few month
five to seven years
Which of the following systems include the people, procedures, hardware, software, data, and knowledge needed to develop computer systems and machines that simulate human intelligence processes?
automated machine systems
natural language systems
clinical decision support systems
artificial intelligence systems
artificial intelligence systems
An example of robotics can be found in which of the following examples?
pattern recognition
device used to move heavy pallets
website product recommendations
detecting fraud
device used to move heavy pallets
Remote monitoring is also known as which of the following?
real-time telehealth
home monitoring
telenursing
live telemedicine
home monitoring
Which of the following involves the regular, ongoing, accurate measurement of an individual’s vital signs and other health measures and the transmission of this data to a healthcare provider?
Store-and-forward telemedicine
Live telemedicine
Electronic consultation
Remote monitoring
Remote monitoring
Almost every job has partial automation potential, and research suggests what percentage of human work activities could be automated using existing technology?
5 percent
15 percent
45 percent
85 percent
45 percent
A measure of economic performance that compares the amount of goods and services produced (output) with the number of labor hours used in producing those goods and services is known as which of the following?
labor innovation
outsourcing
labor productivity
workplace automation
labor productivity
Innovation is a key factor in productivity improvement. Which of the following has played an important role in enabling innovation?
productivity
economy
research and statistics
information technology
information technology
One of the fundamental ways in which companies can try directly to increase productivity is by:
increasing the amount of input required to produce a given output
selling smaller quantities of goods to decrease capacity
decreasing the value of the output produced by a given amount of input
consolidating operations to better leverage economies of scale
consolidating operations to better leverage economies of scale
How often does The Bureau of Labor Statistics track U.S. productivity?
monthly
annual
semiannual
quarterly
quarterly
A process and a set of tools designed to enhance healthcare-related decision making through the use of clinical knowledge to improve healthcare delivery is known as which of the following?
clinical decision support
remote monitoring
store-and-forward telemedicine
live telemedicine
clinical decision support
Which of the following technologies employs electronic information processing and telecommunications to support at-a-distance health care, provide professional and patient health-related training, and support healthcare administration?
Health machine learning
Clinical decision support
Health Information Exchange
Telehealth
Telehealth
What is the name of the project at the Georgia Institute of Technology that uses stories to teach human values to robots?
Quixote
Watson
E.M. Rogers
McKinsey
Quixote
An electronic medical record includes which of the following?
a patient’s Medicare reimbursements
inpatient codes
audit trails of patient health information
a patient’s immunization records
a patient’s immunization records
Advances in which of the following areas are fundamentally changing the way work gets done and have the potential to affect the tasks, roles, and responsibilities of most workers?
artificial intelligence
cell phones
personal digital assistants
laptop computers
artificial intelligence
