unit 8

Question 1

standards of living :

Answer 1

level of material comfort measured by :
1) goods
2)services
3)luxuries
4) availability of technology

Question 2

Digital Divide

Answer 2

Gap between people who do and dont have access to info and communications technology

Question 3

Digital divide - 1 billion internet users worldwide

Answer 3

only 20 million live in less developed nations

Question 4

divide exists

Answer 4

between economics classes in the same country

Question 5

Digital Divide - must be bridged to

Answer 5

1 ) improve emergency responses
2) enhance learning
3) improve access to educational and economic opportunities

Question 6

1) E-rate program

Answer 6

authorized as part of the telecommunications Act of 1996

Question 7

2) E-rate program

Answer 7

helps schools and libraries obtain access to state of the art services and technologies at discounted rates

Question 8

3) E-rate program

Answer 8

supported with up to $2.25 billion per year from fees charged to telephone customers

Question 9

4) E-rate program

Answer 9

Administered by the universal service administration company ( USAC )

Question 10

5) E-rate program

Answer 10

has not done well
1 ) abuse
2) fraud
3)waste

Question 11

Ed-tech program

Answer 11

enhancing education through technology

Question 12

2)Ed-tech program

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part of no child left behind Act (NCLB)

Question 13

Ed-tech program goals

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1) improve academic achievement through the use ofd technology in schools
2) assist children in crossing the digital divide
3)Encourage the effective integration of technology

Question 14

Ed-tech program 7-step approach

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1.Strengthen leadership
2. Consider innovative budgeting
3. Improve teacher training
4. Support e-learning and virtual schools
5. Encourage broadband access
6. Move toward digital content
7. Integrate data systems

Question 15

Optimization technologies make computing and communication

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o Better
o Cheaper & Faster
o Available to larger segments of the world’s population

Question 16

$100 laptop by Media Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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(MIT) - Media Lab Asia

Question 17

Healthcare coast are

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o Soaring out of control
o 15.3 % of U.S. GDP

Question 18

U.S. companies are

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o Shifting costs to employees
o Eliminating healthcare coverage altogether for retirees

Question 19

Causes for cost increases

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1. Use of more expensive technology - Development & use of new medical technology accounts for ½ to 2/3 of increase in
   healthcare spending in excess of general inflation
2. Shielding of patients from true cost of medical care

Question 20

Gain control over soaring healthcare costs by improving

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o Patient awareness
o Technology costs

Question 21

1\ Electronic Health Records

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• Healthcare is slow to implement IT
• Opportunity to capture and record patient data through IT use
• Now it is nearly impossible to assemble the paper trail into a health history

Question 22

Electronic Health Records

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• Can result in diagnostic and medication errors
• Ordering of duplicate tests
• Compromises patient safety

Question 23

Electronic health record (EHR)

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o Summary of health information generated by each patient encounter in any healthcare delivery setting
o Can be used to generate a complete electronic record of clinical patient encounter
o Used in only 13 % of U.S. hospitals
o $78 billion to $400 billon could be saved each year

Question 24

National Health Information Network (NHIN)

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Calls for the broad adoption of interoperable EHRs and other e-health initiatives by 2014

Question 25

• National Health Information Network (NHIN)

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▪ Protect patient privacy
▪ Find a consistent way to identify each patient
▪ Domain name system for patients - Much like the one that drives the Web

Question 26

Use of Mobile and Wireless Technology

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• Healthcare industry
  o Leader in adopting mobile and wireless technology

Question 27

Use of Mobile and Wireless Technology

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• Common uses of wireless technology
  o Access and update EHRs at patients’ bedsides
  o Scan bar codes on patient wristbands and on medications
  o Locate healthcare employees wherever they are

Question 28

Telemedicine

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• Employs modern telecommunications and information technologies

Question 29

Telemedicine

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• Provides medical care to people who live far away from healthcare providers → Reduces need for patients to travel

Question 30

Telemedicine | 1. Store-and-forward telemedicine

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o Acquires data, sound, images, and video from a patient
o Transmits it to a medical specialist for assessment later
o Does not require the presence of both the patient and care provider at the same time
o Recognizes problems
o Intervenes before high-risk situations become life threatening

Question 31

Telemedicine | 2. Live telemedicine

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o Requires the presence of patients and healthcare providers at the same time
o Often involves videoconference

Question 32

Web-based health information

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• Reliable information on a range of medical topics is available on the Web

Question 33

Web-based health information |
* People can

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o Learn more about healthcare services
o Take more responsibility for their own well being

Question 34

Web-based health information | Health providers and employers

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o Offer useful online tools to members and employees
o Go beyond basic health information