Chapter 8 Key Terms

Question 1

Telesurgery

Answer 1

the use of robotics to perform surgery

Question 2

teleradiology

Answer 2

the ability to view radiology images from any location by the radiologist and other users

Question 3

telemedicine

Answer 3

a subset of telehealth that focuses on the provision of care whereas telehealth includes administrative uses and education

Question 4

telehealth

Answer 4

professional services given to a patient through an interactive telecommunications system by a practitioner at a distant site

Question 5

target sheet

Answer 5

pages that contain only a barcode that tell the scanner and the computer the content of the pages that follow

Question 6

symbiology

Answer 6

the format of a barcode

Question 7

smart card

Answer 7

a plastic card with a computer chip embedded in it

Question 8

scanning workstation

Answer 8

a desktop computer that controls the scanner

Question 9

scanner

Answer 9

the hardware used to transform a paper document into a digital image

Question 10

picture archival communication system

Answer 10

PACS: an integrated information system that obtains, stores, retrieves, and displays digital images.

Question 11

Radiology information system

Answer 11

RIS: system used to collect, store, and provide info on radiological tests

Question 12

pharmacy information system

Answer 12

PIS: assists providers with ordering, allocating, and administering medication with a focus on patient safety issues, especially medication errors

Question 13

patient monitoring system

Answer 13

system that automatically collects and stores patient data from various IS. Examples: fetal monitoring, vital signs, O2 saturation, etc.

Question 14

optical character recognition

Answer 14

OCR; defined as a method of encoding text from analog paper into bitmapped images and translating the images into a form that is computer readable.

Question 15

Nursing information system

Answer 15

NIS; assists in planning and monitoring of overall patient care and documents nursing care provided

Question 16

laboratory information system

Answer 16

LIS; collects, stores, and manages lab tests and results.

Question 17

interdisciplinary charting system

Answer 17

system used to collect and store patient assessments, progress notes, and care plans

Question 18

emergency department system

Answer 18

EDS; designed to meet the unique needs of EDs; able to track patients from triage to discharge. Can record test results and other clinical info.

Question 19

Document management system

Answer 19

DMS; electronic method of capturing and managing documents.

Question 20

Clinical information system(s)

Answer 20

CISs; collects and stores medical, nursing, clinical ancillary areas (such as radiology and laboratory), and therapy department info related to patient care

Question 21

clinical documentation

Answer 21

any manual or electronic notation or recording made by a physician or other healthcare clinician related to a patient’s medical condition or treatment

Question 22

barcode

Answer 22

makes indexing more efficient because the barcode enters metadata automatically

Question 23

backscanning

Answer 23

process of scanning past health records into DMS so there is an existing database of patient information

Question 24

annotation

Answer 24

ability to add to the image in some way; the image may be a legal document and cannot be altered directly.

Question 25

anesthesia information system

Answer 25

collects info on preoperative, operative, and postoperative anesthesia-related clinical info. Follows patient through the surgical process