Unit 3

Question 1

Health informatics

Answer 1

The practice of information and knowledge management across clinical healthcare and public health domains.

Question 2

Systems management

Answer 2

The administration and maintenance of a distributed computer system across an organization, such as a hospital system.

Question 3

Regional extension center (REC)

Answer 3

An organization funded by the HITECH Act to assist providers by extending EHR adoption training and support services, offering guidance in EHR implementation, troubleshooting related technical issues, and meeting Meaningful Us

Question 4

e-Record

Answer 4

A patient’s medical history, diagnostic test results, images, and clinical notes stored digitally in a database

Question 5

Workflow

Answer 5

A well-defined sequence of activities undertaken in order to achieve a work outcome

Question 6

Change management

Answer 6

A structured approach for ensuring that changes in an organization are thoroughly and smoothly implemented and that the benefits of change are achieved

Question 7

what are the three stages of skill requirements by Healthcare Transformation?

Answer 7

1 Enabling technology implementation
2 Meaningful Use
3 Patient-centric healthcare/accountable care

Question 8

Enabling technology implementation skill requirements are what?

Answer 8

• Project management
• Implementation
• Systems management and maintenance
• Programming
• Training
• Workflow redesign
• Business/healthcare analysis
• Health information management

Question 9

Meaningful Use skill requirements are what?

Answer 9

• Business/healthcare analysis
• Project management
• Data mining
• Data warehousing
• Programming
• Health information management

Question 10

Patient-centric healthcare/accountable care requirements are what?

Answer 10

• Business/healthcare analysis
• Data mining
• Programming
• Remote device management and maintenance
• Health information management

Question 11

Project management

Answer 11

The application of knowledge, skills, and techniques to execute projects efficiently and effectively.

Question 12

Interoperability

Answer 12

The ability of two or more systems to exchange data and to use the information once it has been received.

Question 13

Legacy systems

Answer 13

Prior computer/ business systems used to accomplish the tasks now accomplished by a new system; often, legacy systems continue to be partially used during system upgrade cycles.

Question 14

Database management

Answer 14

The maintenance of digital data stored in computer systems to ensure accuracy, access, availability, usability, and security.

Question 15

Data mining

Answer 15

The search for and extraction of large amounts of data for the purpose of turning it into useful information through data analysis.

Question 16

Data analysis

Answer 16

The process of systematically applying statistical and/or other techniques to describe and illustrate, condense and recap, and evaluate data. (Source: HHS definition.

Question 17

Health information exchanges (HIEs)

Answer 17

The organizations that provide the infrastructure and services allowing for the movement of health-related data between nonaffiliated stakeholders based on nationally established standards.

Question 18

Integrated delivery network(IDN)

Answer 18

A network of hospitals and physicians organized under a single parent company for the purpose of providing care across the full continuum of a patient population’s needs.

Question 19

Population health management

Answer 19

Clinical and financial activities undertaken to improve health outcomes and to lower costs for a defined group of individuals.

Question 20

Personal Heath Record (PHR)

Answer 20

A paper record, a website, or software that contains information similar to that in an electronic health record (EHR), such as diagnoses, medications, and medical history. The patients can also add information themselves, such as notes from other clinicians (e.g., specialists), their personal notes and observations, and data from home monitoring devices/ other sources. The patient/ the patient’s caregiver determines who has access to a PHR”

Question 21

Patient Portal

Answer 21

A secure website where a patient can access information from a provider’s EHR, such as diagnoses, lab results, discharge summaries, immunizations, and imaging study reports. A portal typically contains other information and functionality, such as the ability to schedule appointments, refill prescriptions, email clinicians, check insurance claims data, make payments, and gain access to online forms.

Question 22

mHealth

Answer 22

Mobile-based/ mobile-enhanced solutions that deliver healthcare.