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What is a key aspect of mHealth applications?
What is a key aspect of mHealth applications?
- Collection of community and clinical health data (correct)
- Delivery of healthcare services exclusively to rural areas
- Monitoring of patient vital signs through wearable devices
- Provision of healthcare information to practitioners only
What is a primary goal of the Saudi Model of Care?
What is a primary goal of the Saudi Model of Care?
- To reduce healthcare costs by minimizing hospital stays
- To increase the number of healthcare providers in the system
- To improve patient outcomes through technology integration
- To provide patient-centered care by addressing six key questions (correct)
What is a critical aspect of Health Information Technology?
What is a critical aspect of Health Information Technology?
- Secure exchange of health information between providers (correct)
- Implementation of telemedicine services
- Development of electronic health records
- Training of healthcare professionals on technology
What is a potential benefit of mHealth applications?
What is a potential benefit of mHealth applications?
What is a key challenge in implementing Health Information Technology?
What is a key challenge in implementing Health Information Technology?
What is a key aspect of patient-centered care?
What is a key aspect of patient-centered care?
What is the primary goal of data acquisition in healthcare informatics?
What is the primary goal of data acquisition in healthcare informatics?
Which of the following tools is used in health informatics?
Which of the following tools is used in health informatics?
What is the projected world population by 2100?
What is the projected world population by 2100?
Why is comorbidity more common in older patients?
Why is comorbidity more common in older patients?
What is the primary goal of patient-centered care movement?
What is the primary goal of patient-centered care movement?
What is the benefit of shared care in modern healthcare?
What is the benefit of shared care in modern healthcare?
What is the primary purpose of data manipulation in healthcare informatics?
What is the primary purpose of data manipulation in healthcare informatics?
What is the primary challenge in healthcare informatics today?
What is the primary challenge in healthcare informatics today?
Which of the following is a benefit of healthcare informatics?
Which of the following is a benefit of healthcare informatics?
What is the primary goal of information security in healthcare informatics?
What is the primary goal of information security in healthcare informatics?
What is a major obstacle to the adoption of Nationwide Health Information Network?
What is a major obstacle to the adoption of Nationwide Health Information Network?
What is a major challenge for healthcare providers in accessing EHR?
What is a major challenge for healthcare providers in accessing EHR?
What is a key aspect of information security in healthcare?
What is a key aspect of information security in healthcare?
What is a concern related to patient privacy in healthcare?
What is a concern related to patient privacy in healthcare?
What is a challenge in implementing EHR and other technology in healthcare?
What is a challenge in implementing EHR and other technology in healthcare?
What is a limitation in information sharing in healthcare?
What is a limitation in information sharing in healthcare?
Study Notes
Key Elements of Informatics
- Acquisition: capturing accurate, timely, reliable, and complete data
- Storage: saving data with retrieval facility
- Communication: moving data from collection to storage, analysis, and point of use
- Manipulation: manipulating, combining, aggregating, or comparing data
- Display: displaying data in a clear and understandable manner
Tools used in Health Informatics
- Computers
- Clinical guidelines
- Formal medical terminologies
- Information and communication systems
Global Healthcare Today
- World population growth: 7.6 billion today, 11.2 billion by 2100
- Healthcare is data-driven
Healthcare Challenges
- Aging population
- Comorbidity is more common in older patients than in younger ones
- Older people's health conditions require holistic care
- Healthcare is undergoing modernization using an evolutionary approach
Breast Cancer Treatment Scenario
- Multiple healthcare professionals involved in breast cancer treatment
- Multiple stages of treatment, including biopsy, ultrasound/mammogram, MDT review, and chemotherapy
Multiple Discrete Information Systems
- Multiple healthcare professionals involved in breast cancer treatment
- Multiple stages of treatment, including biopsy, ultrasound/mammogram, MDT review, and chemotherapy
Modern Healthcare - “Shared Care”
- Integrated (holistic) care
- Care teams collaborating for patient care
- Shared informed decisions
Patient-Centered Care Movement
- Collaborative effort between patients and healthcare professionals
- Sharing knowledge and working towards common goals of optimum healing and recovery
HIT Obstacles
- Inadequate time for clinicians to learn new technology
- Patient privacy and information security concerns
- Legal issues with sharing EHR and e-prescribing
- Patient identification system limitations
- Institution control of information and inadequate workforce
Saudi Healthcare System
- Patient-centered care and its suitability in the Saudi healthcare system
- The Saudi model of care answers six main questions people may ask about healthcare
Saudi Model of Care
- A coherent patient-centric model of care that supports people in staying well and getting well again
- The model has six systems of care (SoC) that cut across different service layers
Health Information Technology
- Comprehensive management of health information across computerized systems
- Secure exchange of health information between healthcare providers, regulators, consumers, and payers
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Learning about the fundamental concepts of informatics, including data acquisition, storage, communication, manipulation, and display. Quiz covers the basics of data handling and analysis.
