Chapter 6

Question 1

Medical Technology

Answer 1

refers to the procedures, equipment, and processes by which medical care is delivered.

Question 2

Health Information Technology

Answer 2

refers to an array of technologies to record, store, retrieve, protect, share, and analyze health information.

Question 3

Medical Technology includes…

*list the 3 general categories + make sure you understand them

Answer 3

1. Medical and Surgical Procedures
2. Drugs
3. Medical Devices

Question 4

What are three factors that are influencing development of new medical technology?

*make sure you understand all three!!

Answer 4

1. Healthcare Practitioners
2. Consumers
3. Health Insurance Systems

Question 5

Biomedical Engineers

Answer 5

professionals who use their knowledge of biology, medicine, technology, and mechanical engineering to research and develop new equipment.

Question 6

Name 6 Technology Innovations

Answer 6

1. Telemedicine
2. Apps
3. Patient Registration
4. Interventional X-ray machines
5. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
6. 3d Printing

Question 7

HIPPA

Answer 7

establish standards for ensuring
confidentiality and security of patient information and protecting patients’ health information from unauthorized access and use.

Question 8

Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Answer 8

refers to an individual patient health record stored in a computer database for easy access by physicians and other healthcare workers.

Question 9

Clinical Decision Support System

Answer 9

applies biomedical knowledge to patient data and generates information for the healthcare provider to help treat the patient