Informatics and Healthcare
Technology Overview
Privacy statement
A declaration of how personal information will be handled
NDA
Non-disclosure agreement
Recognized privacy standard
Does it meet a recognized privacy standard?
Honcode
Original privacy standard that was outdated in 2022
URAC
Accredits healthcare services
Case management
A process for coordinating patient care
Utilization review
A process to evaluate the necessity and efficiency of healthcare services
Accrediting websites
Started in 2004
Criteria for accreditation
Privacy and security, health content, financial relationships, website design and links HITECH
Healthcare information technology
EMR
Electronic medical record; legal health care records owned by the hospital
EHR
, Electronic health record; interoperable network of multiple hospitals' records
INTEROPERABLE
Multiple agencies are sharing the same network
Directed exchange
Providers send and receive information for care coordination
Query care exchange
Providers find and request information for unplanned care
Consumer mediated exchange
Patients can control their information and how it is shared
PHR
Personal health record; can be stand alone or tethered to an organization's EHR
Health literacy
The ability to understand health information
Health numeracy
The ability to interpret numerical information
Internet pharmacies
Online platforms that sell medications.
Digital Library haystack
Where we find answers to our questions.
Nursing content
Information and resources specific to nursing.
Bibliographic databases
Knowledge-based databases that index published works.
Factual databases
Databases intended to replace traditional books.
Technology Overview
Privacy statement
A declaration of how personal information will be handled
NDA
Non-disclosure agreement
Recognized privacy standard
Does it meet a recognized privacy standard?
Honcode
Original privacy standard that was outdated in 2022
URAC
Accredits healthcare services
Case management
A process for coordinating patient care
Utilization review
A process to evaluate the necessity and efficiency of healthcare services
Accrediting websites
Started in 2004
Criteria for accreditation
Privacy and security, health content, financial relationships, website design and links HITECH
Healthcare information technology
EMR
Electronic medical record; legal health care records owned by the hospital
EHR
, Electronic health record; interoperable network of multiple hospitals' records
INTEROPERABLE
Multiple agencies are sharing the same network
Directed exchange
Providers send and receive information for care coordination
Query care exchange
Providers find and request information for unplanned care
Consumer mediated exchange
Patients can control their information and how it is shared
PHR
Personal health record; can be stand alone or tethered to an organization's EHR
Health literacy
The ability to understand health information
Health numeracy
The ability to interpret numerical information
Internet pharmacies
Online platforms that sell medications.
Digital Library haystack
Where we find answers to our questions.
Nursing content
Information and resources specific to nursing.
Bibliographic databases
Knowledge-based databases that index published works.
Factual databases
Databases intended to replace traditional books.
