Quiz 4 INFORMATICS

Question 1

What is analytics?

Answer 1

A) The extensive use of data, statistical, and quantitative analysis, explanatory and predictive models and fact based management to drive decisions and actions.
B) The systematic use of data and related business insights developed through applied analytical disciplines to drive fact-based decision making for planning, management, measurement and learning.

Question 2

What is one of the promises of the growing clinical data in EHR systems?

Answer 2

The secondary use of the data for other purposes, like quality improvements and clinical research.

Question 3

What are the different types of analytics?

Answer 3

1. Descriptive - the standard types of reporting that describe current situations and problems.
2. Predictive - simulation and modeling techniques that identify trends and portend outcomes of actions taken.
3. Prescriptive - optimizing clinical, financial and other outcomes

Question 4

Machine learning

Answer 4

the area of computer science that aims to build systems and algorithms that learn from data

Question 5

Data mining vs text mining

Answer 5

Data - the processing and modeling of large amounts of data to discover previously unknown patterns or relationships

Text - sub-area, applies data mining techniques to mostly unstructured textual data.

Question 6

Provence

Answer 6

where the data originated and how trustworthy it is for large scale processing and analysis

Question 7

Business intelligence

Answer 7

process and technologies used to obtain timely valuable insight into business and clinical data

Question 8

Learning health systems

Answer 8

where data can be used for continuous learning to allow the healthcare system to better carry out disease surveillance and response, targeting of healthcare services, improving decision- making, managing misinformation, reducing harm, avoiding costly errors, and advancing clinical research

Question 9

What are the attributes of big data

Answer 9

1. Volume - ever increasing amounts
2. Velocity - quickly generated.
3. Variety - many different types
4. Veracity - from trustable sources.

Question 10

Clinical data takes a variety of forms such as…

Answer 10

Structured - images, lab results etc.
Unstructured - textual notes, reports, clinical narratives etc.

Question 11

petabyte

Answer 11

is equal to 1024 terabytes

Question 12

Accountable care organizations

Answer 12

Provide incentives to deliver high-quality care in cost efficient ways that will require a robust IT architecture, HIE plus analytics
ACOs = HIE+ Analytics.

Question 13

Clinical decision support

Answer 13

provides, clinicians, staff, patients or other individuals with knowledge and person-specific information, intelligently filtered or presented at appropriate times, to enhance health and healthcare.

Question 14

clinical decision support systems

Answer 14

technology that supports CDS

Question 15

CDS include

Answer 15

diagnostic help, cost reminders, calculators, etc.

Question 16

The five rights of CDS

Answer 16

Right Information (what) based on the highest level of evidence possible and adequately referenced.

Right Person (who) - the person who is making the clinical decision.

Right Format (how) - should the info appear as part of…?

Right Channel (where) - should information be available as…?

Right Time (when) - new information, particularly in the format of an alert should appear early in the order entry process.

Question 17

CDS benefits and goals

Answer 17

• Improvement of patient safety and care.
• Reduction in cost.
• Dissemination of expert knowledge.
• Management of complex clinical issues.
• Monitoring clinical details.
• Improvement of population health.
• Management of administrative complexity.
• Support clinical research.