Explored CSIT 161 Final Exam With Solved Problems

Explored CSIT 161 Final Exam With Solved Problems What best defines the broad term "eHealth" in Canada? - CORRECT ANSWER-- application of information technology to facilitate the creation and use of health related data, information and knowledge - covers a broad scope - clinical informatics (EMR, pharmacy systems, decision support tools), bioinformatics (personalized med), public health, educational tools, consumer health informatics (patient access to information, web based resources, social media) According to the different terms used in the Information Hierarchy, what is an example of "Knowledge"? - CORRECT ANSWER-- information that is justifiably true - eg. a declining hemoglobin suggests bone marrow dysfunction - data (just observation of symbols), information (data with meaningful facts ie. 10 loose stool/day), wisdom (use of knowledge to make intelligent decisions) You receive a faxed prescription transfer from another pharmacy. Prior to entering this new prescription into your computer, what level of data is it? - CORRECT ANSWERlevel 1 - paper documents Data warehouses that contain financial information are likely collecting what source of eHealth data? - CORRECT ANSWER-- fianacial data - eg. sunlife - what costs were saved to pharmacare? - use billing to steer programs What is one possible advantage of using eHealth in clinical practice rather than the traditional pen-and-paper? - CORRECT ANSWER-- increase efficiency in work - improved and standardized patient care - lower costs - detect trends in sales/prescribing What is one of the main reasons why eHealth implementation has failed in the past? - CORRECT ANSWER-- mismatch of what we need versus what is available - technology advancing faster than practice/guidelines/workflow - requires some computer literacy - not funded or subsidized - data rich but information poor! - inadequate time, information, expertise,people, money, investment, interoperability between systems - individual resistance to change - privacy concerns