Week 8- Nursing informatics Flashcards
digital health
delivery of health care through the use of information technology communication tools and services
Information and communication technologies (ICTs)
computer technology systems that support gathering, analyzing, archiving, retrieving, processing, and transmitting information and communication
Examples of ICTs in practice
patient scheduling and transfer, billing and financial management, diagnostic imaging, lab reporting
Electronic health records (EHR)
allow for data entry and viewing across multiple services and lifetime
- can be accessed by different individuals
- Eg. Netcare
EMR (point of care systems)
allow for entry and viewing of data within an organization
- unique to environment
- eg. Connect care
PHR (consumer health solutions)
complete or partial health record under the custodianship of a person that holds all or portion of relevant data
EHR function
patient registry, provider registry, diagnostic imaging system, drug information system, lab info, medication profiles
Medication administration tools
barcode medication administration, computerized provider order entry, electronic medication administration records
ICD
diagnoses and disease codes
SNOMED-CT
comprehensive system of standardized clinical terms
LOINC
concepts based terminology for lab orders and results
structures of care definition
setting where care takes place
processes of care definition
activities that constitute care
outcomes of care definition
result of the process of care including favorable and adverse changes in health status
C-HOBIC
documenting standardized clinical outcomes reflective of nursing practice
