(Informatics)
Heidi Hebert
June 7, 2026
Questions
Patient demographics
1. Describe which, if any, specific demographic data
should be collected and why. This information is
found on the Registration Tab.
• Many things are missing in the patient's
registration form due to being de-identified.
Such as the patient’s name and contact
information. Also, social security number for
billing, address, city, state, and phone number
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, in case the hospital needs to contact her, and
there is no employer information to know if she
is in fact employed, to ensure that her
symptoms aren’t work-related.
Vital signs
2. Describe which, if any, specific vitals data should be
collected and why. This information is found on the
Vitals Tab.
• Vitals that should be collected upon initial
contact, or in triage, should be the patient’s
blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and
respiration levels. These
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