40 Questions
Web resources provide limited access to health care information and services for professionals and healthcare consumers.
False
The credibility of an online resource can be evaluated based on the credentials of the source, including small professional associations and personal blogs.
False
Online publications have a longer time frame between writing and publication compared to traditional publications.
False
Revisions to online publications require a significant amount of time and effort to be distributed.
False
The cost of traditional publication is lower than online publication due to the elimination of printing and distribution costs.
False
The accuracy of online resources can be evaluated based on the ability to validate information through original sources and citations.
True
Online resources can be easily navigated due to the presence of outdated links and difficult downloads.
False
Online resources can facilitate joint authorship and rapid identification of knowledge deficits.
True
In a Clinical HIS, patient assessment is used for tracking patients in a hospital.
False
Information system security is a primary concern in protecting confidentiality in healthcare.
True
Privacy is the same as confidentiality in healthcare.
False
A Clinical HIS can be used for word processing and donor databases.
True
Staff coordination is an application in a Clinical HIS that deals with patient scheduling.
False
Devices and imaging equipment are used for monitoring patients in a Clinical HIS.
False
In a Clinical HIS, clinical pathways are used to evaluate patient care.
True
A patient's consent is not required for healthcare professionals to disclose their confidential information.
False
E-procurement is a component of Administrative Information Systems
False
Risk Management Systems help identify potential benefits and develop strategies to achieve them
False
Financial Systems were introduced in healthcare organizations in the 1990s
False
Clinical Decision Support Systems are only effective in the diagnosis phase of the clinical process
False
Expert Systems convey the concept that the user has made the best decision based on expert criteria
False
Contract creation is a feature of Systems benefits
True
Risk Management Systems help track losses from the point of origin to pinpoint and address liabilities
True
Decision Support Systems provide a single option for the user to choose from
False
The central processing unit is the main input device of a computer.
False
Random access memory (RAM) is a permanent storage area.
False
A joystick is a type of secondary storage device.
False
A minicomputer is a larger version of a supercomputer.
False
A barcode reader is a type of output device.
False
A fax modern card is a type of central processing unit.
False
High-density optical disc format (HD-DVD) is a type of input device.
False
A stylus is a type of output device.
False
A Hospital Information System (HIS) includes a module for generating client instructions and preparation procedures.
True
The pharmacy system in a HIS does not integrate laboratory values to check for drug interactions.
False
A Registration System in a HIS is not used to collect and store patient demographic data.
False
Film room management is not a function of a HIS.
False
A HIS does not provide scheduling of diagnostic tests.
False
The administrative side of a HIS does not provide reporting capabilities.
False
A HIS does not support the prevention of duplication of testing.
False
A HIS does not have a module for documentation of discrete data, such as vital signs and medication administration.
False
Study Notes
Clinical HIS Applications
- Applications of Clinical HIS include:
- Drug control – medication dispensing/ordering
- Patient Assessment
- Evaluation of patient care
- Clinical Pathways
- Patient scheduling
- Monitoring patients
- Staff coordination
- Tracking patients in hospital
- Patient admission
- Patient discharge
- Word processing
- Donor databases
- Devices
- Monitors
- Imaging equipment
Information Security and Confidentiality
- Privacy refers to a state of mind, a specific place, freedom from interruption, or control over the exposure of self or of personal information.
- Confidentiality refers to a situation in which a relationship has been established and private information is shared.
- Systems benefits include:
- Allows organizations to negotiate better contracts
- Ensures that suppliers meet their contractual obligations
- Tracks compliance
- Saves money
- Accelerates the cycle times from sourcing through contract
- Supports contract creation
- Reports capability
- E-procurement
- Alerts and notifications
Component of Administrative Information Systems
Financial Systems
- Financial Systems were generally the first information systems found in healthcare organizations.
- Integration with registration systems ensures that patient demographic data and insurance information can be accessed to charge for services provided and receive reimbursement.
Risk Management Systems
- Risk Management Systems enhance an organization's ability to identify potential risk and develop strategies to deal with them.
- System features include:
- Dashboard view
- Regular e-mailing of reports
- Ability to manage policies
- Claims
- Litigation and other insurable risk information
Decision Support & Expert Systems
- Clinical Decision Support (CDS) is effective in all phases of the clinical process.
- Decision support systems provide several options from which the user may choose.
- Expert systems use artificial intelligence to model a decision that experts in the field would make.
- Expert systems convey the concept that the computer has made the best decision based on criteria that experts would use.
Electronic Communication
- Electronic Communication includes:
- Online resources evaluation
- Web resources provide another means to increase access to information for professionals and healthcare consumers, to select healthcare services.
- Advantages of online publications:
- A shorter time frame between writing and publications
- Lower printing and distribution costs
- Revisions can be made quickly and distributed instantly
- Facilitation of joint authorship
- Rapid identification of knowledge deficits
Types of Hardware
- Input devices:
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Trackball
- Touch-sensitive screen
- Stylus
- Microphones
- Barcode reader
- Fax modern card
- Joystick
- Image scanner
- Central processing unit:
- The arithmetic logic unit
- Memory:
- Read-only memory (ROM)
- Random access memory (RAM)
- Secondary storage:
- Provides permanent space to retain data in an separate from the computer's memory after the computer is turned off.
- Mechanisms include hard disk drives, USB flash devices, digital versatile or video disks (DVDs), and high-density optical disc format (HD-DVD).
- Output devices:
- Allow the user to view and possibly hear processed data.
- Computer categories:
- Supercomputer
- Mainframes
- Minicomputer
Radiology System and Pharmacy Application & System
- Radiology System:
- Provides scheduling of diagnostic tests
- Communication of clinical information
- Generation of client instructions and preparation procedures
- Transcription of results and impressions
- Film room management
- Pharmacy Application & System:
- A physician enters a medication order into the order entry system
- The information is automatically transmitted to the pharmacy system
- The pharmacy system integrates laboratory values and uses rules to ask the physician if he chooses to change or add medication
- It checks the patient history and alerts physician to any drug interaction
- It warns when sound like medication
The Administrative Side of a HIS
- The administrative side of HIS supports the daily administrative and managerial functions of various departments through accepting patient orders, scheduling, and budgetary and financial work.
- This system provides reporting capabilities.
- Component of Administrative Information Systems:
- Registration Systems
- It is also known as admission/discharge/transfer (ADT) systems
- This system is used to collect and store client identification and demographic data that are verified and updated at the time of each visit.
This quiz covers various applications of Clinical Hospital Information System (HIS) including drug control, patient assessment, evaluation of patient care, and more.
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