HEALTHCARE ELECTRONIC DATABASES

Question 1

are systems into which healthcare providers routinely enter clinical and laboratory data

Answer 1

healthcare databases

Question 2

most commonly used forms of healthcare databases are

Answer 2

electronic health records

Question 3

electronic version of the client data found in the traditional paper record ; longitudinal, generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting

Answer 3

electronic health record

Question 4

is a software that assists the provider in making decisions with regard to patient care

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clinical decision support system

Question 5

real time diagnostic and treatment recommendations

Answer 5

clinical decision support system

Question 6

is a software that allow physicians to enter order directly into the computer rather than doing so on paper

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computerized physician order entry

Question 7

it eliminates potentially dangerous medical errors caused by poor penmanship of physicians ; eliminates errors, makes ordering process more efficient, enhances patient safety

Answer 7

computerized physician order entry

Question 8

the process of sharing patient’s electronic health information between different organizations and can create many efficiencies in the delivery of healthcare ; ehr sharing is facilitated through this

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health information exchange

Question 9

can reduce costly redundant tests, facilitates the exchange of information, cost-effective, secure

Answer 9

health information exchange

Question 10

this technology captures and integrates diagnostic and radiological images form various devices, stores them, and disseminates them to a medical record

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picture archiving and communication system

Question 11

an optical scanner used to electronically capture information encoded on a product ; used for medication

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bar coding

Question 12

tracks patient throughout the hospital and links lab and medication tracking through a wireless communication system ; neither mature nor widely available but may be an alternative to bar coding

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radio frequency identification

Question 13

are computerized drug storage devices which allow medications to be stored and dispensed near the point of care while controlling and tracking the drug distribution

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automated dispensing medicines

Question 14

alerts the nurse about the next dose or cautions about the medications ; take the cart near to the patient, scan the medication and the patient wrist band

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electronic medication administration records