Health Informatics Flashcards
The IT that creates. design, and maintenance of health information in the healthcare industry
Health Information Technology
It is the central component of health IT infrastructure where information can be shared to other providers and agencies
Electronic health record (EHR)
It is the self-maintained record of a person used in health information exchange
Personal health record (PHR)
Organizations agreed to share data between their IT systems or interoperability pact
Health data clearinghouse
Introduced the meaningful use program of EHR
HITECH Act in 2009
Meaning of MACRA - who passed a law about a new value-based reimbursement system
Medicare Access and CHIP (Children Health Insurance Plan) Reauthorization Act
Data arranging, archiving and sharing; front end system
Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS)
Medical images usually from radiology, cardiology, and neurology
Vendor neutral archives (VNAs)
Includes individuals, processes, and systems that want to access health information
Health Interoperability Ecosystem
83% of health organizations use cloud-based applications
Health informatics in the cloud
It is the method to deliver IT services wherein resources are from the internet
Cloud computing
What do you call the advantage of cloud that allows one access point for information and more time for patient treatment and decision making for doctors
Integrated and efficient patient care
Advantage of the cloud where accumulation of health data records allows more data thus more opportunities to identify crises and diseases
Better management of data
Disadvantage of the cloud because information is subject to theft and other privacy or confidentiality violations
Potential Risks to Personal Information
Disadvantage of the cloud because some people such as elders might have difficulties in the transition of traditional to an automated system
Cloud Set-up Seems Cumbersome
