INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PART 1

Question 1

is the application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of medicines, medical devices, vaccines, procedures and systems developed to solve a health problem and improve quality of life. - (WHO)

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health technology

Question 2

is the application of knowledge to solve practical clinical and health problems, including products, procedures and practice styles that alter the way healthcare is delivered. - (OECD, 2017)

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health technology

Question 3

areas where information technology system is applicable

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Hospital/ Critical Care Application
Community Health Application
Ambulatory Care Systems
Emergency Preparedness And Response
Administrative Assistive Devices and Workplace Technologies
Telehealth

Question 4

Nurses retrieve and display patient data over time via ___

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EMR

Question 5

• This is when the nurse can retrieve and display a client’s physiological parameters across time.
• Furthermore, standardized nursing care plans, care maps, critical pathways can be stored in the computer via EMR.

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tracking client status

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• Ordering supplies, tests, meals, and services.
• Scheduling appointments and staff shifts.
  Insurance and billing accuracy.

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practice management

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• Tracks caseloads and healthcare benefit eligibility.
• Manages payer reporting requirements and service provider details.

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case management

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• Collects, stores, and manages critical patient data.
• Integrates data from physiologic monitoring systems, infusion pumps, ventilators, and other devices.
• Provides alarms for deviations and graphical data trends.

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critical care information system (ccis) / medical information bus (mib)

Question 9

• Process, store and integrate physiologic and diagnostic information of patient
• Present deviations or abnormalities by setting an alarm
• Analyze and present data trends in graphical form

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physiologic monitoring system

Question 10

Bedside monitoring system acquires data such as heart rate from the ECG, parameters from arterial and pulmonary arterial invasive blood pressure, temperatures, noninvasive blood pressure and arterial saturation and heart rate from pulse oximetry.

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vital signs monitoring

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Record and integrate data on patient vital signs

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clinical documentation

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• Provide access to vital patient information thus supporting clinical decision making
• Electronic devices at patient’s bedside that sources of important clinical information.

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decision support

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control the dosages and drips given to patients.

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automated iv pumps

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allows nursing professionals to check on patients, even if they’re on the move or busy helping someone else.

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portable monitors

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can help nurses track movement, weight, and even vitals. Can also play a major role in keeping patients safe and comfortable during a long hospital stay.

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smart beds

Question 16

are devices that help track heart rates, exercise, sleep, respiration, and mor. They are helping people take their health into their own hands. This includes mobile applications.

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wearable devices

Question 17

• bedside computer terminal access can facilitate real-time charting and increase nursing time at bedside

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computer on wheels

Question 18

• Online fully integrated medication
• Significant time reduction associated with transcription medications to paper
• Decrease transcription error
• Significant time reduction associated to documenting medications

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medication management

Question 19

Barcode on patients’ bands and medication packaging helps to double check that the right medication is being given to the right patient at the right time

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bar code technology

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Eliminates handwriting errors, reduces verbal orders, and improves patient safety.

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interdisciplinary plan of care

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can be used in conjunction with the hospital pharmacy. A system design is created to alert both pharmacy and health staff when two or more drug prescriptions are incompatible.

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computerized clinical alert

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focused on the provision of preventive, therapeutic, restorative, and supportive healthcare in the home

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community health application

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• Monthly report, no of birth immunization, communicable diseases, deaths, delivery
• Field workers engaged in monitoring of epidemics, outbreaks and analyzing the morbidity trend of their village

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gathering epidemiological and administrative statistics

Question 24

To enhance the emergency preparedness and response system, a special system such as national electronic disease surveillance system can be coupled and integrated to national health information system.

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community electronic disease surveillance system