Chapter 3

Question 1

Health Informantics

Answer 1

the practice of information and knowledge management across clinical healthcare and public health domains

Question 2

Systems Management

Answer 2

the administration and maintenance of a distributed computer system across an organization, such as a hospital system

Question 3

Regional Extension Center (REC)

Answer 3

an organization funded by the HITECH act to assist providers by extending EHR adoption training and support services, offering guidance in EHR implementation, troubleshooting related technical issues, and meeting Meaningful use

Question 4

E- Record

Answer 4

a patients medical history, diagnostic test results, images, and clinical notes stored digitally in a database

Question 5

workflow

Answer 5

a well defined sequence of activities undertaken in order to achieve a work outcome

Question 6

change managment

Answer 6

a structured approach for ensuring that changes in an organization are thoroughly and smoothly implemented and that the benefits of change are achieved

Question 7

Project managment

Answer 7

the application of knowledge, skills and techniques to execute projects efficiently and effectively

Question 8

interoperability

Answer 8

the ability of two or more systems to exchange data and to use the information once it has been received

Question 9

legacy systems

Answer 9

prior computer or business systems used to accomplish the tasks now accomplished by a new system’ often, legacy systems continue to be partially used during system upgrade cycles

Question 10

database managment

Answer 10

the maintenance of digital data stored in computer systems to ensure accuracy, access, availability, usability and security

Question 11

Data mining

Answer 11

the search for an extraction of large amounts of data for the purpose of turning it into useful information through data analysis

Question 12

data analysis

Answer 12

the process of systematically applying statistical and or other techniques to describe and illustrate, condense and recap, and evaluate data

Question 13

Health information exchanges (HIE)

Answer 13

the organizations that provide the infrastructure and services allowing for the movement of health-related data between nonaffiliated stakeholders or based on nationally established standards

Question 14

integrated delivery network (IDN)

Answer 14

a network of hospitals and physicians organized under a single parent company for the purpose of providing care across the full continuum of a patient population’s needs

Question 15

population health managment

Answer 15

clinical and financial activities undertaken to improve health outcomes and to lower costs for a defined group of individuals

Question 16

personal health record (PHR)

Answer 16

a paper record, a website, or software that contains information similar to that in an EHR such as diagnoses, medications, and medical history. the patients can also add information themselves, such as notes from other clinicians (ex-specialists) their personal notes and observations, and data from home monitoring devices or other sources. the patient or the patient’s caregiver determines who has access to a PHR

Question 17

patient portal

Answer 17

a secure website where a patient can access information from a provider’s EHR, such as diagnoses, lab results, discharge summaries, immunizations and imaging study reports. a portal typically contains other information and functionality, such as the ability to schedule appointments, refill prescriptions , email clinicians, check insurance claims data, make payments and gain access to online forms

Question 18

mhealth

Answer 18

mobile-based or mobile-enhanced solutions that deliver healthcare