F.12 Information system types Flashcards
Appraise and compare the major types on information systems used in health.
What is the largest employment industry in Australia?
Health care and social assistance
It is over three percentage points larger than the second biggest industry, retail trade.
What are practice management systems used for?
Automating day-to-day operational management of health services
They include organizing patient information, scheduling appointments, managing billing, and health insurance claims.
Name three types of specialized information systems in healthcare.
- Laboratory information systems (LIS)
- Radiology information systems (RIS)
- Electronic medication management information systems
What is the primary function of Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)?
Track, standardise, and organise all data, processes, and tasks in a lab.
What does ePrescribing allow patients to do?
Receive prescriptions electronically via app, SMS, or email.
True or False: Electronic healthcare record systems manage EHRs.
True
What is an Integrated Electronic Healthcare Record (IEHR)?
An electronic healthcare record accessible by multiple authorised user services or organisations.
Fill in the blank: Clinical decision support systems enhance the application of _______ and judgement by clinicians.
reasoning
What are the two main components required for clinical decision support systems (CDSS)?
- Computable biomedical knowledge
- Person-specific data
What is the role of workflow management systems in healthcare?
Support specific workflows across enterprises or health systems.
What is a Shared Health Record (SHR)?
An EHR designed to be read/write-accessible to more than one provider organization.
What is the main challenge associated with clinical decision support systems?
Lack of interoperability that limits the exchange of knowledge between systems.
What is a Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription?
A legally recognised electronic prescription in Australia.
What do electronic healthcare record systems assure?
Rapid and flexible retrieval, extraction, and sharing of EHR data by authorised users.
Name one feature of Computerised Provider Order Entry (CPOE) systems.
Replace handwritten medical orders with a digitised workflow.
What is the main purpose of clinical decision support systems (CDSS)?
Enhance decision-making in healthcare delivery or management.
What is a key benefit of integrated clinical information systems?
Enhance point-of-care decision-making, patient safety, and workflow efficiency.
What is the well-established mantra for EHRs?
Enable the right information about the right patient to be available to the right person, in the right place at the right time.
What do clinical decision support systems rely on for their functionality?
Knowledge and data to generate and present helpful information as care options.
What is the function of emergency department information systems?
Manage specialised data and workflows in emergency departments.
What do clinical decision support systems (CDSS) enable in healthcare?
Better healthcare with care, strong governance, and clinician engagement
CDSS is not a quick fix.
Name three types of decision support systems used in healthcare that are not clinical in nature.
- Patient flow systems
- Bed management systems
- Queuing systems
What is master data management in healthcare?
Coordination of master data across the enterprise to prevent data inconsistency
What is the purpose of a Patient Master Index (PMI)?
To store authoritative patient data and enable correct identification
What are the two main types of matching methods used in PMI systems?
- Deterministic matching
- Probabilistic matching
Fill in the blank: Data _______ systems are designed to support business and clinical intelligence activities.
repository
What is the difference between data lakes and data warehouses?
- Data lakes store raw, unfiltered data
- Data warehouses analyze data according to established patterns
What are the components that underpin successful implementation of analytics in healthcare according to the NSW Health Analytics Framework?
- Skilled workforce
- Processes and protocols
- ICT infrastructure
- Appropriate tools
- High-quality data
What is the primary function of clinical data registry systems?
To collect and analyze data on health status and care for specific diseases
What does the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) do?
Coordinates national surveillance of communicable diseases
True or False: Individual Healthcare Identifiers (IHI) are assigned to healthcare organizations.
False
What are the advantages of using secure messaging in healthcare?
- Secure transmission of clinical data
- Direct integration into clinical systems
- Access to timely clinical information
Identify two examples of services that interact with healthcare provider systems.
- Terminology servers
- Booking systems
What do clinical knowledge bases typically provide?
Evidence sourced from systematic reviews and high-quality research
Fill in the blank: Services supporting consumers of health services enhance their health and _______.
well-being
