Lesson 4 Overview of Health Informatics Copy Flashcards
The area of IT involving the design, development, creation, use, and maintenance of information systems for the health care industry.
Health Information Technology
5 Health Information Technology advantages
Improve Medical Care
Lower Costs
Increase Efficiency
Reduce Error
Improve Patient Satisfaction
is the application of technology tools and information systems in a healthcare setting or context
Health informatics
is an application-based software infrastructure that stores data on remote servers, which can be accessed through the internet.
Cloud computing
instructions that tell a computer what to do.
software
captures information from a single care provider, which is only available to that one care provider.
EMR
comprises the entire set of programs, procedures, and routines associated with the operation of a computer system.
Software
is the patient’s official health record in digital form and this information is shared across multiple health care providers and agencies.
EHR
These two help manage and store the patients’ medical images.
Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS)
Vendor Neutral Archives (VNA)
Is a person’s self – maintained health record
Personal Health Record
allows healthcare providers to access and share patient medical record data securely and electronically.
Health Information Exchange (HIE)
is a medical imaging technology which provides economical storage and convenient access to images from multiple modalities.
PACS
is a medical imaging technology in which images and documents are stored in a standard format with a standard interface, such that they can be accessed in a vendor-neutral manner by other systems.
VNA
are producers of clinical images
Cardiology & Neurology
integrate radiology into the main hospital workflow.
PACS and VNA
allows healthcare providers to migrate from one vendor to another without worrying about imaging data loss.
VNA
is focused on improving the workflow with emphasis on storage and retrieval
PACS
Composition of individuals, systems, and processes that share, exchange, and access all forms of health information, including discrete, narrative, and multimedia.
Health Interoperability Ecosystem
is the application of both technology and systems in a health care setting.
Health Informatics
provides an information infrastructure that uses technical standards, policies, and protocols to enable seamless and secure capture, discovery, exchange, and utilization of health information.
health interoperability ecosystem
Is an electronic medical record (EMR) developed through the collaboration of the Information and Communication Technology community and health workers, primarily designed for use in Philippine health centers in disadvantaged areas.
Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS)
is a cloud computing service used by health care providers for storing, maintaining and backing up personal health information (PHI).
health care cloud
The technology aims to contribute to effective and efficient delivery of health services through appropriate information and communication strategy, and to aid in health decision-making at the local level.
Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS)
A mechanism which keeps track of all data related to the patient such as:
HIS
established to improve the current disease surveillance systems in the Philippines
Philippine Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (PIDSR) System
Examples of Health Information System (HIS)
- Disease surveillance systems
- District level routine information systems
- Hospital patient administration systems (PAS)
- Human resource management information systems (HRMIS)
- Laboratory information systems (LIS)
- Hospital Information System (HIS)
- Materials Management System (MIS)
This integration will provide a more rational basis for decision making and implementing public health interventions that effectively respond to priority diseases and events.
Disease Surveillance Systems
a healthcare software solution that processes, stores, and manages patient data related to laboratory processes and testing.
Laboratory Information System
Roles of HIS geb miii 5
Easier access to files
Better control
Easier update
Improved communications
Delivers accurate information in a timely manner
HIS
Upholds transparency and accountability due to easier access to information.
HIS
Components of Health Information Systems
HIS resources
indicators
data sources
data management
information products
dissemination anf use
indicators
The basis of the HIS plan and strategy
Health Information Systems Resources
These include the framework on legislation, regulation, planning, and the resources required for the system to be fully functional
Data sources are divided into two main categories
Population –
Institution –
based approaches such as civil registration, censuses, and population surveys
population
based data such as individual records, resource records, and service records.
institution
refers to the handling of data, starting from collection and storage to data flow and quality assurance, processing, compilation, and data analysis.
Data Management
Data is transformed into useful information that serves as evidence and provides insight crucial to shaping a health action
Information products
refer to the health information system resources
inputs
HIS enhances the value of health information by making it readily available to policymakers and data users.
Dissemination and Use
indicators, data sources, and data management
Process
refer to the transformation of data into information that can be used for decision – making and to the dissemination and use of such information.
outputs
Refers to the facts about the patient which include:
age and birthdate
Gender
marital status
address of residence
race and ethnic origin
educational background
employment status
information on immediate family members to be contacted during emergency.
Demographic Data
Includes information on services such as:
diagnostic tests or out – patient procedures
kind of practitioner
physician’s specialty
nature of institution
charges and payments
Administrative Data
Refers to the quality of life that a patient leads which is crucial to his or her health.
health status
lifestyle and behavior of a patient
facts about his or her family’s medical history and other genetic factors.
This information is used to evaluate the patient’s propensity for different diseases.
Health Risk Information
It also shows one’s perception of his or her health in comparison with that of his or her peers.
health status
Gives information on past medical encounters like hospital admissions, pregnancies and live births, surgical procedures, and the like. It also includes previous illnesses and family history
Patient Medical History
Reflects the patient’s health screening sessions, diagnoses, allergies (especially on medications), current health problems, medications, diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, laboratory test, and counseling on health problems.
Current Medical Management
Presents the measures of aftereffects of health care and of various health problems. These data usually show the health care events and measures of satisfaction with care. Outcomes directly reported by the patient after treatment will be most useful.
outcomes data
Traditionally, health care administrations have been managed
manually
“Specially designed to assist in the management and planning of health programs, as opposed to the delivery of care.” (WHO)
Health Management Information System
refers to clinical studies to understand medical terminologies, clinical procedures, and database processes
health
refers to the ability to analyze and implement applications for efficient and effective transfer of patient information.
Information system
refers to the principles that help administer the health care enterprise
Management
is a set of integrated components and procedures organized with the objective of generating information that will improve health care management decisions at all levels of the health system.
HMIS
generation and collection of data through the input of standard coded formats to assist in the faster mechanical reading and capturing of data.
Data acquisition
t is a routine monitoring system that evaluates the process with the intention of providing warning signals through the use of indicators
HMIS
involves data authentication and validation.
Data verification
is also called data organization which sets the efficiency of the system.
Data classification
The authority, validity, and reliability of the data sources help ensure quality of gathered data.
Data verification
It is advisable that data which are no longer actively used should be archived.
Data storage
facilitates new and changing information and requires constant monitoring. For HMIS, the mechanism for data maintenance must be in place for updating changes for manual or automated transactions.
Data update
requires various forms of data manipulation and data transformation.
Data computation
The transfer process considers the duration of transmittal of required data from the source to the appropriate end – user. The economics of producing the needed information is a significant criterion.
Data retrieval
pertains to the processes of data transfer and data distribution.
Data retrieval
is the reporting of the interpretation of the information produced by the system.
Data presentation
Structure of the health institution, resources, procedures, support services, and the culture within the organization
Organizational Determinants
Involve the overall design used in the collection of information
Technical Determinants
This framework identifies the strengths and weaknesses in certain areas, as well as the correlations among these areas.
PRISM framework
