Overview of Health Informatics Flashcards
“…the area of IT involving the design, development, creation, use, and maintenance of information systems for the healthcare industry.”
Health Information Technology
“Automated and interoperable healthcare information systems are expected to (1) improve medical care, (2) lower costs, (3) increase efficiency, (4) reduce error and (5) improve patient satisfaction.”
Health Information Technology
Health Information Technology
“Automated and interoperable healthcare information systems are expected to
(1) improve medical care
(2) lower costs
(3) increase efficiency
(4) reduce error
(5) improve patient satisfaction
provide innovation to health care delivery
Health Information Technology
connection among users and stakeholders
Health Information Technology
Health Informatics =
Health Information Technology
+
Health Information Management
Health Care Software Systems
(HPPVE)
• HIE (Health Information Exchange)
• PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications Systems)
• VNA (Vendor Neutral Archives)
• PHR (Personal Health Record)
• EHR (Electronic Health Record)
EHR (Electronic Health Record)
aka…
EMR (Electronic Medical Record)
• patient’s official health record in digital form
• information is shared across multiple healthcare providers and agencies
EHR (Electronic Health Record)
• person’s self-maintained and self-documented health record
PHR (Personal Health Record)
PHR (Personal Health Record)
information typically includes:
AFaMSH
• allergies
• family history
• medications taken
• surgeries performed
• hospitalization record
•health data clearinghouse comprised of healthcare organizations with interoperability pact
•to share data among their health information technology systems
HIE (Health Information Exchange)
• securely stores and digitally transmits electronic images and clinically-relevant reports
PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications Systems)
•integrate radiology into the main hospital workflow
VNA (Vendor Neutral Archives)
stores medical images in a standard format and interface, making them accessible to healthcare professionals regardless of what proprietary system created the images
VNA (Vendor Neutral Archives)