U2.2-2.7: Health Information Technology, HCSS, HIE, HIC, CT, HIPh,

Question 1

a contemporary term that describes the combination of computer technology (hardware and software) with data and telecommunications technology

Answer 1

Information Technology (IT)

Question 2

an arrangement of data (information), processes, people, and information technology that interact to collect, process, store, and provide as output the information needed to support the organization

Answer 2

Information System (IS)

Question 3

5 components of information system

Answer 3

1. people (analyzers) - user of information
2. networks (computer)
3. software (program)
4. hardware (machine)
5. data (information)

Question 4

the area of IT involving the design, development, creation, use, and maintenance of information systems for the health care industry

Answer 4

Health Information Technology

Question 5

automated and interoperable in HIS expected to improve medical care

Answer 5

1. health information technology
2. health informatics
3. health information management

Question 6

T/F:
Technology will not decrease the cost but will increase efficiency of service.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

3 Types of Health Information Technology

Answer 7

1. EHR: Electronic Health Record (Rouse, 2016)
2. PACS: Picture Archiving and Communication Systems
3. VNA: Vendor Neutral Archives

Question 8

What does EHR stand for?

Answer 8

Electronic Health Record

Question 9

What does PACS stand for?

Answer 9

Picture Archiving and Communication Systems

Question 10

What does VNA stand for?

Answer 10

Vendor Neutral Archives

Question 11

Type of Health Information Technology responsible for security and confidentiality

Answer 11

True Vendor Neutral Archive solution

Question 12

a single set of software tools to centralize all medical imaging systems into one perpetual repository

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True Vendor Neutral Archive solution

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Advantages of a true vendor neutral archive solution

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1. simpler management
2. seamless migrations
3. independent of PACS deployment
4. scales to meet all your capacity needs

Question 14

providers can enter and track patient information and process insurance and payment information

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healthcare software systems

Question 15

defined as health interoperability ecosystem

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health information ecosystem

Question 16

compositions of individuals, systems, and processes that share, exchange, and access all forms of health information

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health information ecosystem

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inclusions of health information ecosystem

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1. discrete
2. narrative
3. multimedia

Question 18

needs of the health care sectors

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1. information at right movement
2. high accuracy
3. higher level of interaction
4. secure data storage and access
5. reduced IT costs

Question 19

advantages of cloud technology

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1. integrated and efficient patient care
2. better management of data
3. other advantages:
   
   • practice management
   • beneficial to small hospitals and clinics
   • easy to share information

Question 20

disadvantages of cloud technology

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1. potential risks to personal information
2. cloud setup seem cumbersome

Question 21

the application of both technology and systems in the e-health care setting

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health informatics

Question 22

health informatics: year started in the Philippines (IBM)

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1980

Question 23

community health information tracking system (CHITS): year started

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2006

Question 24

4 developments in health informatics (Philippines)

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1. electronics medical record (EMR)
2. wireless access for health (WAH)
3. secured health information network exchange (SHINE)
4. community health information and tracking system (CHITS)

Question 25

challenges in health informatics

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1. lack of interest in the field
2. considered (IS) as novelty rather than a profession
3. decision-makers do not use the benefits of IT in the health sector
4. expenditure

Question 26

challenges in HIS (Philippines)

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1. delayed access to reliable and accurate health information
2. poor data quality
3. contrasting systems
4. poor recording, processing, and transfer of data
5. poor use of information

Question 27

serves as an information gateway for eHealth initiatives in the Philippines which creates space for life-long learning of health practitioners to improve the quality of life of the people

Answer 27

eHealth Philippines

Question 28

the central component of the health IT infrastracture

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electronic health record (EHR)

Question 29

2 widely used types of health IT that help healthcare professionals store and manage patients’ medical images

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1. picture archiving and communication systems (PACS)
2. vendor neutral archives (VNA)

Question 30

T/F:
An efficient health interoperability ecosystem provides an information infrastructure that uses technical standards, policies and protocols to enable seamless and secure capture, discovery, exchange and utilization of health information.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

3 significant components of health care software systems

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1. enter
2. store
3. retrieve (data)

Question 32

advantages of health informatics in the cloud

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integrated and efficient patient care and better management of data

Question 33

T/F:
Despite the developments in health informatics in the Philippines, the nation still suffers from various issues that hamper its progress, one of which is the lack of human resource interest in the field.

Answer 33

True

Question 34

T/F:
Benefits of information technology are apparent to many decision makers in the healthcare sector.

Answer 34

False;
do not seem apparent

Question 35

6 P’s in the Healthcare Ecosystem

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patient
providers
payers
pharmaceutical companies
pharmacists
policy-makers

Question 36

Is the cloud physical or digital?

Answer 36

physical

Question 37

research basis for CHITS

Answer 37

National Telehealth Center (NTC)