IT Flashcards
the use of information and communication technology to reinforce health and health care. It refers to forms of prevention and education, diagnostics, therapy and care
delivered through digital technology, independently of time and place.
e-Health
an electronic system used and maintained by
healthcare systems to collect and store patients’ medical information.
Electronic Health Record (EHR)
transforms the ordeal of tracking down referral care
records, full diagnostic imaging, and pathology—which can often drag on for weeks—into a quick,
simple turnkey service that can be initiated a nurse.
eHealth Record Retrieval Service
an element of health informatics that focuses mainly
on the administrational needs of hospitals.
Hospital Information System
a medical imaging technology which provides
economical storage and convenient access to images from multiple modalities (source
machine types).
Picture Archiving and Communication System
the digital equivalent of paper records, or charts at a clinician’s office. It typically contain general information such as treatment and medical history about a patient as it
is collected by the individual medical practice.
Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
allows e-health users to communicate with health care professionals by e-mail, to access medical
records, to research health information, and to engage in person-to-person exchange of text,
audio, video, and other data.
Internet
provides both audio and visual transfer of a variety of information between two or more individuals at two or more
locations in real time.
Interactive TV or polycom
are freestanding devices (usually computers), are used in e-
health to provide interactive information to the user. Most information is provided through a
series of interactive prompts on a touch screen. Kiosks can also be used to collect data and
information from users.
Kiosks
used to store data digitally.
DVD, USD flash drives
defined as unanalyzed raw facts that do not imply meaning.
Data
Enumerate the Characteristics of Valuable Data
Accuracy
Accessibility
Comprehensiveness
Consistency/ Reliability
Currency
Definition
ensure that documentation reflects the event as it happened.
Accuracy
data characteristic which ascertains data availability should the
patient or any member of the health care staff needs.
Accessibility
Data inputted should be complete.
Comprehensiveness