module one

Question 1

Health Information

Answer 1

related to people history including symptoms, diagnoses, procedures and outcomes. health information record includes patient history, lab results, x-ray, clinical information and outcomes.

Question 2

Health information management (HIM)

Answer 2

The practice of acquiring and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality care to patients. HIM is a combination of business, science, information technology.

Question 3

Health Information technology (HIT)

Answer 3

Refers to the framework used to manage health information and the exchange of health information in a digital format.

Question 4

Application Programming Interfaces (API)

Answer 4

Enables information systems to communicate and transfer data among each other. API can enable a system to send and retrieve data that can update records or provide collective data that can be used to create reports.

Question 5

Interoperability

Answer 5

Is the ability of computer systems or software to exchanges and make use of information Interoperability in health care is also referred to as health care data interoperability and includes the technologies used in patient care to enable sharing of data to meet the goals of delivering personalized and effective population health management.

Question 6

Health Informatics (HI)

Answer 6

is a science that defines how health information is technically captured, transmitted and utilized Health informatics programs demonstrate uniqueness by offering varied options for practices and research focus.

Question 7

Population health

Answer 7

refers to the health of and health outcomes of a group of people, rather than focusing on the health of one person at a time. EHR (electronic health record) collects individual clinical data.