Chapter 12: Vocabulary

Question 1

Clinical data analytics

Answer 1

The process by which health information is captured, reviewed, and used to measure quality.

Question 2

Clinical data repository

Answer 2

A central database that focuses on clinical interface

Question 3

Clinical data warehouse

Answer 3

A database that makes it possible to access data from multiple databases and combine the resuts into a single query and reporting interface.

Question 4

Clinical decision support system

Answer 4

CDS that requires the combunation of data from more than one sources and the ability to deliver the alert back to the appropriate system or systems.

Question 5

Dashboard

Answer 5

Reports of process measures to help leaders follow progress to assist with strategic planning

Question 6

Data abstraction

Answer 6

The identification of data elements by an individual through health record review.

Question 7

Data analytics

Answer 7

The science of examining raw data with the purpose of drawing conclusions about the information. It includes data mining, machine language, development of models, and statistical measurements. Analytics can be descriptive, predictive, or prescriptive

Question 8

Data capture

Answer 8

The process of recording healthcare-related data in health record system or clinical database

Question 9

Data mining

Answer 9

The process of extracting and anaylyzing large volumes of data from a database for the purpose of identifying hidden and sometimes subtle relationships or patterns and using those relationships to predict behaviors.

Question 10

Decision support system

Answer 10

An organized collection of data, text, references, or pictures in a standardized format, typically stored in computer system for multiple applications.

Question 11

Discrete data

Answer 11

Data that represent separate and distinct values or observations; that is, data that contain only finite numbers and have only specified values.

Question 12

Executive information system

Answer 12

A system that facilitates and supports senior managerial decisions.

Question 13

Healthcare data analytics

Answer 13

The practice of using data to make business decisions in healthcare

Question 14

Health information exchange

Answer 14

The field of information science concerned with the management of all aspects of health data and information through the application of computeres and computer technologies.

Question 15

Natural language processing

Answer 15

A technology that converts human language (structured or unstructured) into data that can be translated then manipulated by computer systems; branche of artificial intelligence

Question 16

Patient portal

Answer 16

Information system that allows patient to log in to obtain information, register, and perfor other functions

Question 17

Personal health record

Answer 17

An electronic or paper health record maintained and updated by an individual for himself or herself; a tool that individuals can use to collect, track, and share past and current information about their health or the health of someone in their care

Question 18

Point-of-care charting

Answer 18

A system whereby information is entered into the health record at the time and location of service

Question 19

Scorecards

Answer 19

Reports of outcomes measures to help leaders know what they have accomplished

Question 20

Structured data

Answer 20

Binary, machine-readable data in discrete fields; data able to be processed by the computer

Question 21

Unstructured data

Answer 21

Nonbinary,human-readable data