Overview of Medical Informatics Flashcards
it is the science of information and the blending of people, biomedicine, and technology
informatics
symbols or observations reflecting differences in the world
data
does data have an associated meaning?
no, it does not have
a meaningful data or facts from which conclusion can be drawn by humans or computers
information
an information that is justifiably considered to be true
knowledge
critical use of knowledge to make intelligent decisions
wisdom
hierarchy of data?
data - information - knowledge - wisdom
when did health informatics started?
a concept started in 1950’s to 1960’s
on the start of the concept of health informatics, what does it cover?
it covers the broad scope of healthcare
the evolution of health informatics is due to?
the volume of medical knowledge and patient data
health information is materialized to?
it is materialized to create coordination of patient information for better access for clinicians to medical data seamlessly
what is health informatics?
it is the information science that deals with management of healthcare data and information through application of computers and other technologies
is health informatics of more of an actual technology or applying?
no. health informatics is more of applying than an actual technology
what is biomedical informatics?
it is the interdisciplinary field that studies and pursues the effective use of biomedical information and knowledge for scientific inquiry, problem solving, and decision making for betterment of human health
it is the interdisciplinary field that studies and pursues the effective use of biomedical information and knowledge for scientific inquiry, problem solving, and decision making for betterment of human health
biomedical informatics
it is a subfield of biomedical informatics that is concerned with biological data, particularly DNA and genomic information, as opposed to clinical, public health, or other data
bioinformatics
what is bioinformatics?
it is a subfield of biomedical informatics that is concerned with biological data, particularly DNA and genomic information, as opposed to clinical, public health, or other data
it is the application of computers and technology in healthcare settings
health information technology
what is health information technology?
it is the application of computers and technology in healthcare settings
it provide tools to generate information from data that humans (clinicians and researchers) can turn into knowledge and wisdom
health information technology
what do information science promote?
it tends to promote data in formats that can rapidly transmitted, shared, and analyzed.
HIT Level 1?
nonelectric data (paper forms)
HIT Level 2?
unstructured, viewable electric data (for of scanned papers)
HIT Level 3?
structured, viewable electronic data (electronically entered data that cannot be computed by other systems)
HIT Level 4?
computable electric data (electronically entered data that can be computed by other systems)
what are the 6 health data sources?
- EHR
- PHR
- Claims data
- Data warehouse
- HIE
- Home monitoring
what builds up enterprise data warehouse?
clinical data, financial data, and administrative data
enterprise data warehouse builds?
data mart, and enterprise data warehouse
what makes up business analytics / intelligence?
either enterprise data warehouse, or data mart
information is consists of ?
external and internal data
internal and external data is an example of?
information
technology includes
network: internet, HIS, LIS, and RIS
databases
healthcare functions includes?
- patient care
- medical records
- ancillary records: laboratory, radiology, pharmacy
- administrative: financial, business analytics
- research
what are the applications or programs that produces health-related data? there are 8 examples
- community health status indicators
- child growth charts
- health data interactive
- behavior risk factor surveillance system
- births
- mortality
- population census
- cancer profiles
what are the key players in health information technology? there are 7
- patients
- support staff
- public health
- physicians and nurses
- medical educators
- insurance companies
- hospitals
what are the driving forces that influences health information technology? there are 7
- increase efficiency of healthcare
- improve quality of healthcare resulting in improved patient safety
- reduced healthcare costs
- improved communication, coordination, and continuity of care
- improve healthcare access with technologies such as telemedicine
- improve medical education for clinicians and patients
- standardize of medical care
what is the challenge of health informatics?
development of software/ application that specializes on handling big data?
what are the 3 big data referred to as a challenge in health informatics?
- integration of data
- archiving data
- mine data
what is the reference for this chapter?
health informatics: a practical guide for healthcare and information technology professionals (6th edition) by Hoyt, R. (2014)
