Unit 5: Use of Health Information Management Software Flashcards
delivery of quality patient care and better financial management
Hospital information system (HIS)
T/F:
Hospital information system (HIS) should be:
* patient-centric
* medical staff-centric
* affordable
* scalable
true
T/F:
Hospital information system (HIS) should:
* be user friendly
* include training
true
T/F:
Hospital information system (HIS) should be flexible to accommodate hospital growth
true
Odd one out:
Benefits of effective HIS
a. enhances information integrity
b. reduces transcription errors
c. increases duplication of information entries
d. optimizes report turnaround times
c. increases duplication of information entries
should REDUCE duplication of information entries
2 systems of hospital information system (HIS)
- information system for patient care
- managerial information system
3 subsystems of information system for patient care
- system for clinical services
- systems for clinical support services
- system for patient/ client management
Select 3:
Factors in Selecting a Hospital Information System
a. Larger scope of error
b. Total cost of package
c. Web-based system
d. Implementation and support
b. Total cost of package
c. Web-based system
d. Implementation and support
Determine the factor in selecting a HIS:
low cost of ownership and less hardware and fewer servers
a. Total cost of package
b. Web-based system
c. Implementation and support
a. Total cost of package
Determine the factor in selecting a HIS:
cut upfront acquisition costs and reduce maintenance in the long run
a. Total cost of package
b. Web-based system
c. Implementation and support
a. Total cost of package
Determine the factor in selecting a HIS:
user friendly features and must be available on the web
a. Total cost of package
b. Web-based system
c. Implementation and support
b. Web-based system
Determine the factor in selecting a HIS:
provide information when health care provider needed it the most
a. Total cost of package
b. Web-based system
c. Implementation and support
b. Web-based system
Determine the factor in selecting a HIS:
share information between two or more hospitals
a. Total cost of package
b. Web-based system
c. Implementation and support
b. Web-based system
Determine the factor in selecting a HIS:
Healthcare facilities in different geographic locations can share relevant data quickly if they use an internet-based HIS.
a. Total cost of package
b. Web-based system
c. Implementation and support
b. Web-based system
Determine the factor in selecting a HIS:
ask the vendor for support in an implementation
a. Total cost of package
b. Web-based system
c. Implementation and support
c. Implementation and support
Determine the factor in selecting a HIS:
request for staff training
a. Total cost of package
b. Web-based system
c. Implementation and support
c. Implementation and support
Determine the IS:
help nurses provide better patient care
a. Nursing Information Systems (NIS)
b. Physician Information Systems (PIS)
c. Radiology Information System (RIS)
d. Pharmacy Information Systems
e. Laboratory Information System
a. Nursing Information Systems (NIS)
Determine the IS:
reduction in planning time, better assessments and evaluations, and decreased administration of wrong medication
a. Nursing Information Systems (NIS)
b. Physician Information Systems (PIS)
c. Radiology Information System (RIS)
d. Pharmacy Information Systems
e. Laboratory Information System
a. Nursing Information Systems (NIS)
Select 3:
A good NIS can perform:
a. improving staff schedules
b. detect drug interactions
c. accurate patient charting
d. quality diagnostic testing
e. improve clinical data integration
a. improving staff schedules
c. accurate patient charting
e. improve clinical data integration
Determine the IS:
aim to improve the practice of physicians
a. Nursing Information Systems (NIS)
b. Physician Information Systems (PIS)
c. Radiology Information System (RIS)
d. Pharmacy Information Systems
e. Laboratory Information System
b. Physician Information Systems (PIS)