Lesson 1 Flashcards
Is a stimuli that has meaning in
some context for its receiver.
Information
When information is entered into and stored in a computer, it is generally referred to as ____.
Data
It is the science of information and the blending of people, biomedicine and technology
Informatics
Individuals who practice informatics are known as _________.
Informaticians or Informaticist
Level 1 data
Nonelectric data
(paper forms)
Level 2 data
Unstructured, viewable electronic data.
(scans of paper forms)
Level 3 data
Structured, viewable elctrictronic data
(electronically entered data that cannot be computed by other systems)
Level 4 data
Computable electronic data.
(electronically entered data that can be computed by other systems)
Abbreviation
HIE
EHR
PHR
HIS
RIS
HIE - Health Information Exchange
EHR - Electronic Health Records
PHR - Personal Health Records
HIS - Hospital Information System
RIS - Radiology Information System
It is an application of computers, communications and information technology and systems to all fields of medicine - medical care, medical education and medical research
Health Informatics
Health Informatics >
If the information science deals primarily with actual applications and programs and not theory, it can be referred to as ____________________.
Applied Informatics
Haelth Informatics is also known as ?
Clinical Informatics
Medical Informatics
Biomedical Informatics
2 Goals of Healthcare Informatics
1) To provide solutions to problems related to data, information, and knowledge processing.
2) To study general principles of processing data, information, and knowledge in medicine and healthcare.
Healthcare informatics includes:
EHR
KM
DS
TT
S
EB
ES
EHR - Electronic Health Record
KM - Knowledge Management
DS - Decision Support
TT - Telemedicine and Telehealth
S - Standard
EB - Evidence of Benefit/harm
ES - Ethocs and Security
Key players of HI
Patients
Physicians and nurses
Support staff
Public health
Federal and state Governments
Medical Educators
