Unit 3 Flashcards
Health informatics
The practice of information and knowledge management across clinical healthcare and public health domains.
Systems management
The administration and maintenance of a distributed computer system across an organization, such as a hospital system.
Regional extension center (REC)
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
e-Record
A patient’s medical history, diagnostic test results, images, and clinical notes stored digitally in a database
Workflow
A well-defined sequence of activities undertaken in order to achieve a work outcome
Change management
A structured approach for ensuring that changes in an organization are thoroughly and smoothly implemented and that the benefits of change are achieved
what are the three stages of skill requirements by Healthcare Transformation?
1 Enabling technology implementation
2 Meaningful Use
3 Patient-centric healthcare/accountable care
Enabling technology implementation skill requirements are what?
- Project management
- Implementation
- Systems management and maintenance
- Programming
- Training
- Workflow redesign
- Business/healthcare analysis
- Health information management
Meaningful Use skill requirements are what?
- Business/healthcare analysis
- Project management
- Data mining
- Data warehousing
- Programming
- Health information management
Patient-centric healthcare/accountable care requirements are what?
- Business/healthcare analysis
- Data mining
- Programming
- Remote device management and maintenance
- Health information management
Project management
The application of knowledge, skills, and techniques to execute projects efficiently and effectively.
Interoperability
The ability of two or more systems to exchange data and to use the information once it has been received.
Legacy systems
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.
Database management
The maintenance of digital data stored in computer systems to ensure accuracy, access, availability, usability, and security.
Data mining
The search for and extraction of large amounts of data for the purpose of turning it into useful information through data analysis.
Data analysis
The process of systematically applying statistical and/or other techniques to describe and illustrate, condense and recap, and evaluate data. (Source: HHS definition.
Health information exchanges (HIEs)
The organizations that provide the infrastructure and services allowing for the movement of health-related data between nonaffiliated stakeholders based on nationally established standards.
Integrated delivery network(IDN)
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.
Population health management
Clinical and financial activities undertaken to improve health outcomes and to lower costs for a defined group of individuals.
Personal Heath Record (PHR)
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”
Patient Portal
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.
mHealth
Mobile-based/ mobile-enhanced solutions that deliver healthcare.
