Overview of Health Informatics (Lesson 4) Flashcards
The Area of IT involving the design, development, creation, use and maintenance of information systems
Health Information Technology (HIT)
According to Rouse 2016 Automated and interoperable
healthcare information systems are
expected to:
o improve medical care,
o lower costs,
o increase efficiency,
o reduce error and
o improve patient satisfaction
Who said Health Information Technology provide innovation to healthcare delivery
Kushniruk and Borycki
Types of HIT/ Health Care Software Systems
- Electronic Health Record
*Personal Health Record - Health Information Exchange
- Picture Archiving Communication Systems
*Vendor Neutral Archives
The patient’s official health record in digital form
Electronic Health Record
A person’s self maintained and document health Record
Personal Health Record (PHR)
What can be listed in a patient’s personal health record?
*Allergies, Family History, Medications Taken, Surgeries, Performed, Hospitalization Record
What does PACS stand for
Picture Archiving communication sytemss
“a composition of individuals,
systems and processes that
want to share, exchange, and
access all forms of health
information, including discrete,
narrative and multimedia
Health Interoperability Ecosystem (HIMSS, 2017)
Meaning of CHITS
Community Health Information Tracking system
Meaning of IBM
International Business Machines, Corporation.
APEC
Apache Pacific Economic Cooperation
ADOC
Apache Digital Opportunity Center
What does CHITS use
o Uses Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP-based system
web application
o An EMR developed through collaboration of the
ICT community and health workers
o Utilized by 111 government health facilities
o Designed for use in the Philippine Health Centers
in disadvantaged areas
CHITS
