MHA705 - Module 2 Questions and Answers
What trends have occurred for computers? computers have developed in speed, accuracy,
and efficiency, yet cost and physical size have decreased; these trends are predicted to continue
What can enable healthcare professionals to work with computers to further foster knowledge
acquisition and development? productivity, creativity, and communicative software tools
What facilitates the emergence of wisdom in users? wide access to vast stores of
information and knowledge shared by other facilitates the emergence of wisdom in users; this
can be applied to our disciplines in meaningful and creative ways
why is it important for healthcare professionals to become discerning yet skilled users in
computer technology? in order to apply the principles of health informatics to practice and
to contribute to the profession's ever growing body of knowledge
branch of applied mathematics and electrical engineering and involves the quantifications of
information information theory
, multidisciplinary field primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification,
manipulation, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information information science
contemporary information management practices rest on what three foundational principles?
information asset management (IAM), information management (IM) and information
governance (IG)
asset of organization that has strategic value information
what are the 5 stages of the information life cycle? --record creation, capture, or receipt
--record maintenance and use
--classification and metadata
--record audit and data controls
--record preservation (storage) and retention
what are the bedrock functions foundational to EIM? privacy, security, and confidentiality
what factors must be understood and managed when referring to information integrity and
quality? change, complexity, conversion, corruption
What trends have occurred for computers? computers have developed in speed, accuracy,
and efficiency, yet cost and physical size have decreased; these trends are predicted to continue
What can enable healthcare professionals to work with computers to further foster knowledge
acquisition and development? productivity, creativity, and communicative software tools
What facilitates the emergence of wisdom in users? wide access to vast stores of
information and knowledge shared by other facilitates the emergence of wisdom in users; this
can be applied to our disciplines in meaningful and creative ways
why is it important for healthcare professionals to become discerning yet skilled users in
computer technology? in order to apply the principles of health informatics to practice and
to contribute to the profession's ever growing body of knowledge
branch of applied mathematics and electrical engineering and involves the quantifications of
information information theory
, multidisciplinary field primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification,
manipulation, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information information science
contemporary information management practices rest on what three foundational principles?
information asset management (IAM), information management (IM) and information
governance (IG)
asset of organization that has strategic value information
what are the 5 stages of the information life cycle? --record creation, capture, or receipt
--record maintenance and use
--classification and metadata
--record audit and data controls
--record preservation (storage) and retention
what are the bedrock functions foundational to EIM? privacy, security, and confidentiality
what factors must be understood and managed when referring to information integrity and
quality? change, complexity, conversion, corruption
