health

Question 1

addiction

Answer 1

Compulsive use of a computer system that can lead to negative effects, including health problems. A growing problem!

Question 2

Carpel Tunnel Syndrome

Answer 2

A health problem causing pain in the wrist, often associated with overuse or incorrect of a computer system.

Question 3

centralised database

Answer 3

database in which all data in stored in one centralised location.

Question 4

clinical decision support system

Answer 4

Expert system for medical diagnosis

Question 5

computer model

Answer 5

Mathematical representation of the real world using computer software.

Question 6

CTS

Answer 6

A health problem causing pain in the wrist, often associated with overuse or incorrect of a computer system.

Question 7

cybernetics

Answer 7

Integration of IT into the human body.

Question 8

e-prescriptions

Answer 8

Electronic prescriptions.

Question 9

EDI

Answer 9

Process of transferring data between systems in a standard format that both can understand.

Question 10

EHR

Answer 10

Computerised medical records, often stored on a centralised server.

Question 11

Electronic Data Interchange

Answer 11

Process of transferring data between systems in a standard format that both can understand.

Question 12

Electronic Health Records

Answer 12

Computerised medical records, often stored on a centralised server.

Question 13

Electronic Medical Records

Answer 13

Computerised medical records, often stored on a centralised server.

Question 14

EMR

Answer 14

Computerised medical records, often stored on a centralised server.

Question 15

ergonomics

Answer 15

Meaning a system design for user comfort.

Question 16

Human Genome Project

Answer 16

An online project designed to centrally store information about the human genome.

Question 17

medical expert system

Answer 17

Expert system for medical diagnosis support.

Question 18

myoelectric control

Answer 18

Control of IT using electrical impulses from the body

Question 19

neural control

Answer 19

Control of IT using electrical impulses from the brain

Question 20

opt-in

Answer 20

System in which users must explicitly decide to participate.

Question 21

opt-out

Answer 21

System in which users must explicitly decide not to participate.

Question 22

Personal Health Record

Answer 22

Electronic health records which are stored on the patient’s own computer system.

Question 23

PHR

Answer 23

Electronic health records which are stored on the patient’s own computer system.

Question 24

prosthetics

Answer 24

Devices used to replace a user’s arms or legs if they have been amputated. Increasing becoming computerised.

Question 25

remote monitoring

Answer 25

Use of IT to monitor the health of patients over a large distance.

Question 26

Repetitive Strain Injury

Answer 26

Injury caused by overuse or incorrect use of a computer, which can affect the wrists, arms, back, or shoulders.

Question 27

RSI

Answer 27

Injury caused by overuse or incorrect use of a computer, which can affect the wrists, arms, back, or shoulders.

Question 28

smart cards

Answer 28

Credit card sized card containing a microchip for data storage and processing.

Question 29

store-and-forward telemedicine

Answer 29

Telemedicine using techniques such as email, which do not operate in real time.

Question 30

telehealth

Answer 30

Using IT to perform medical consultations when the doctor and patient are in geographically separate locations.

Question 31

telemedicine

Answer 31

Using IT to perform medical consultations when the doctor and patient are in geographically separate locations.

Question 32

telesurgery

Answer 32

Using IT to perform surgery on a patient in a geographically separate location from the doctor.

Question 33

virtual reality

Answer 33

A virtual world which the user views using a special headset, and may participate in using specialist input devices.

Question 34

VPN

Answer 34

Allows a secure private connection over a public network, using an encrypted ‘tunnel’. For example, a remote computer can securely connect to a LAN, as though it were physically connected.