MT14

Question 1

laboratory information system is a sum up of

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hardware, software, people, procedures, data

Question 2

Role of LIS

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To manage
Data
Work flow
Changing business needs/processes
Existing systems and improving where required
Resources
QA/QC

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Why have a LIS?

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Improve data management in lab to increase lab potential
Enable centralization of information
Support and enhance business processes of the lab
Take advantage of new lab information technology
Provide easy access to data

Question 4

Enterprise in LIS

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specimen tracking and patient tracking

Question 5

Track specimens from receipt, processing, testing, reporting to storage

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specimen tracking

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Electronically capture results from lab diagnostic equipment and store with specimen details

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Specimen tracking

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Protocols and algorithms or testing and final result determination

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specimen tracking

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patient focus

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patient tracking

Question 9

enable determination of patient outcomes

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patient tracking

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integrate patient and specimen information

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patient tracking

Question 11

support patient management and care or treatment

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patient tracking

Question 12

what are possible solutions

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visible basic
astro
ms access
lits plus
epi info 2002
sas

Question 13

CDC developed tool for building applications to support lab processes – recommended for public health/reference labs

Answer 13

lits plus

Question 14

CDC developed tool usable for building applications to for labs – recommended for small clinical labs

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epi info

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commercially available tool

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ms access

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LIS decision

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type of lab
volume of the specimen
requirements and expectations
existing system
size of the staff/users
types and numbers of tests

Question 17

determine which area swill be affected

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existing system

Question 18

raw elements, single facts, that by themselves has no meaning, but when evaluated and organized together have the potential to reveal information

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data

Question 19

data that have been processed, sorted, and presented in such a manner that it increases the knowledge of the user

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information

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a collection of interlinked and dependent parts that are organized to collect data

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information systems

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process the data into information

output the information to users

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information system

Question 22

provide feedback to the system with the goal of meeting the complete informational needs of the organization

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information system

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an information system that uses the components and technology of computers

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computer based information system

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the physical parts of the computer like the plastic and wire

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computer hardware

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mechanisms whereby the computer receives data; these includes keyboards, barcode readers, computer links, and data converters

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input devices

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the electronic portion of computer

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central processing unit

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the controlling unit and the qualitative analysis and data processing unit

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central processing unit

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Mechanisms such as printers and monitors that allow the computer to disseminate information and communicate with its users.

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output devices

Question 29

The primary storage space inside the CPU designed for holding data and instructions while they are actively processed

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main memory

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The secondary, or remote, storage devices such as floppy disks, used to store data not being actively processed by the CPU.

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peripheral storage devices

Question 31

Part of the memory that is permanently protected from being modified, erased, or written over

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read only memory

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part of the memory (main and peripheral) that is not protected from alteration

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random access memory

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refers to all data stored both the main memory and peripheral storage devices

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data base

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reefers to a specific collection of related computer files

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data base

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disk stored inside the CPU

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hard disk

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consists of a magnetic-coated metal plate used for the main operating programs of the computer.

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hard disk

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A removable flexible plastic disk with a magnetic coating, used to store information external to the CPU

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floppy disk

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also known as diskette

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floppy disk

Question 39

mechanical machinery and electronic unit that allows data and information to be extracted on disks by the computer

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disk drive

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may contain either a magnetic scanner or a laser reader

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disk drive

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The instructions (i.e. program) given to the computer to perform its tasks

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software

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Programs designed to meet specific needs of the users, such as word processing, payroll, or blood bank inventory management

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application software

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Programs designed to control and run the operating systems of the computer including communications, application software, and database management.

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systems software

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The binary-coded language used directly by the computer

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machine language

Question 45

A language used to write software by the computer

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programming language

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allows the program to be written in English-like symbols using rules that are more easily understood by human beings than is machine language

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programming language

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storage units of a computer, comparable to words in a human language.

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bytes

Question 49

Subunits of bytes, comparable to letters in an alphabetic human language;

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bits

Question 50

represent one position on a computer chip or a single digit in machine language.

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bits

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computer network that connects computers and their equipment in a confined area, usually a building or a place in which the users are in close geographical proximity to each other

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local area network

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computer network that connects computers and their equipment over a large, disbursed geographical area such as a state, nation, or the whole world, usually through the facilities of common carriers, such as telephone lines or satellite channels.

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wide area network

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local-area network interfaced with a central controlling CPU whose program determines how data are received, processed, and disseminated.

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host based laboratory information system

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open system that allows users to tap into the LIS with their independent computer systems, extract only the information they want, and present it in the format they wish on their own computer screen or printer.

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client server laboratory information system

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complete network of computer components designed to incorporate all aspects of the informational needs of the laboratory and its customers from the intake of request for services aand the processing of work flow to the delivery of result

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laboratory information system

Question 56

formal process of studying a problem and creating a solution

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system analysis and design