Informatics Flashcards
What is informatics
The application of information, communication, and patient care technologies to the delivery of healthcare services
What is medical informatics
Related to health care and describes the discipline of medecine
What is nursing informatics
The use of health information systems to support nursing practice
Data collection in informatics
Patient information used for patient care
Point of care technology in informatics
Reduced the potential for errors!
Supports assessment and improves data communication
( Glucometer, ID verification )
Key things used in informatics
Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom
EMR features
billing system
automatic reminders
e-prescribing
document scanning
medication tracker
What is NMDS
Nursing minimum data set
Is essential in nursing data
Describe informatics and service delivery role
The ability to link computerized written orders with patient electronic health records
Regionally and nationally
Helps identify those who are doctor shopping for drugs
What are the benefits of EHR’s
Clinical quality measures must be reported
What is a clinical information system
Allows multiple disciplines to access a patients chart at the same time
Provides most accurate and current information about the patient
What is an EMR
Electronic Medical Records
Focuses on diagnosis and treatment
Helps track information over time
What is an EHR
Electronic Health Record
Broader view of patients health
Accessible by multiple clinicians
Healthcare providers can communicate directly with pharmacy
How can computerized orders reduce medication errors
improve drug prescribing and drug dosing
Reduce drug-drug interactions and drug allergies
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Limits who may have access to patients health information in any form
Patients rights to their own health records, make corrections to their records and receive notification of how their records may be used or shared
