chapter 1

Question 1

General definition of PH informatics

Answer 1

systematic application of information, computer science, and technology to public health practice, research, and learning.

Question 2

informatik

Answer 2

“computer science in German” for automatic info processing

Question 3

informatique

Answer 3

it’s a French term

Question 4

informatika

Answer 4

Russian term for the theory of scientific information

Question 5

Informatics in general as a field

Answer 5

field concerned with optimal use of information, often aided by the use of technology, to improve individual health, health care, public health, and biomedical research.

Question 6

Important

Answer 6

Informatics is more about info than technology “which serves as a tool to make best use of info”

Question 7

Informatics “Friedman”

Answer 7

using technology to help people do cognitive tasks better than about building systems to mimic or replace human expertise

Question 8

cross-training

Answer 8

bridging an application domain with basic information sciences

Question 9

Informatics “Greenes and Shortliffe”

Answer 9

rapidly developing scientific field that deals with the storage, retrieval, and optimal use of biomedical information, data, and knowledge for problem solving and decision making

Question 10

Informatics “Detmer”

Answer 10

transforms health care by analyzing, designing, implementing, and evaluating information and communication systems that enhance individual and population health outcomes, improve patient care, and strengthen the clinician-patient relationship

Question 11

Biomedical and Health Informatics and its sub-disciplines

Answer 11

“Informatics= Ppl + info + tech”–> biomedical and health info—-> (bioinformatics “cellular”, medical informatics “person”, PH informatics “population”)

medical informatics—-> (clinical informatics, consumer health informatics)

Question 12

Imaging informatics

Answer 12

focuses on imaging, including the use of picture archiving systems (PACS) to store and retrieve images in health care settings

Question 13

the application of informatics focused on specific health care disciplines, true, or false?

Answer 13

true

Question 14

Consumer health informatics

Answer 14

devoted to health informatics from a consumer view, which focused on applications such as personal health records (PHRs)

Question 15

Clinical research informatics

Answer 15

use of informatics to facilitate clinical research, with increasing emphasis on translational research that aims to accelerate research findings into clinical practice

Question 16

what is the requirements of PH informatics?

Answer 16

it requires the application of knowledge from
numerous disciplines.
it must incorporate knowledge from the other fields that contribute to public health.

Question 17

Computer science

Answer 17

theory and application of automatic data processing machines, includes hardware and software design, algorithm development, computational complexity, networking and telecommunications, pattern recognition, and artificial intelligence

Question 18

Informatics science

Answer 18

encompasses the analysis of the structure, properties, and organization of information, information storage and retrieval, information system and database architecture and design, library science, project management, and organizational issues such as change management and business process reengineering.

Question 19

Challenges of PH Informatics

Answer 19

1- Obtaining data from multiple disparate sources

2- Accuracy of combining data about particular individuals from various sources

3- Ensuring confidentiality of the health information about specific individuals is not compromised.

Question 20

Drivers for Change

Answer 20

1- Health Reform, like in vision 2030 “NTP”, and UHC

2- Advances in Information Technology (IT), like the advance in hacking and identity theft.

3- Big Data, 4 Vs “volume,velocity, variety, value”

4- Disruptive Innovation: Mobile technology, Telehealth, Personalized medicine, Personal health record (PHR), Open Access (OA), Gene patenting, Software as a Service (SaaS).

Question 21

Volume

Answer 21

overwhelming volume of health data

Question 22

Velocity

Answer 22

rapid accumulation

Question 23

Variety

Answer 23

inherent variability of the data

Question 24

Value

Answer 24

worth and purpose of the data