Healthcare Exam 1 2024 Questions And Answers

• Historical roots of computer science - ANS o The systematic study of algorithmic methods for representing and transforming information including theory, design, implementation, application and efficiency o The roots of computer science extend deeply into mathematics and engineering Charles Babbage - ANS first to become concerned with errors; proposed a different engine; 1st person to create a non human computer aimed at problem solving Herman Hollerith - ANS created tabulating machine to help with time management and input and output of data Historical roots of information science - ANS 1937: American Documentation Institution (ADI) established 1948: Royal Society of Great Britain hold conference demonstrating the growing importance of information management 1963: 1st textbook that treated Information Science as a discrete discipline is published 1964: National Library of Medicine (NLM) began using computerized MEDLARS (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System) 1971: NLM begins offering national online classes to MEDLINE 1972 NLM begins training physicians and others in the use of computer technology Historical origins of nursing informatics - ANS The nurse became some of the first health care providers to learn because of their responsibilities of paperwork and filling out patient charts 1988: First time the term Nursing Informatics was mentioned in the published Growth and development of knowledge development within a discipline-the process of information sources - ANS Conference proceedings→journals→ books Centralized computer use versus use of personal computers - ANS PC- no longer centralized and computer usage wasn't limited to a specially trained personal and increased computer literacy and efficiency Centralized: computers used by specific people and information could be accessed easily because it was all on one computer and one system Member organizations related to informatics (page 8 Box 1- 4) - ANS AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) HIMSS (Healthcare Information & Management & System Society) ATA (American Telemedicine Association) AHIMA (American Health Information Management Assoc.) CHIME (College of Healthcare Information Management Executives ANI (Alliance for Nursing Informatics) ANIA (American Nursing Informatics Assoc.) Levels of education and certification process for informatics - ANS o Nursing was the first group to develop a certification process within health informatics o ANCC offers only one level of informatics- required to retake every 5 years o HIMMS (every 3 years) and CPHIMS also offer a examination for certification • Health informatics certification criteria within AMA; ANA; CPHIMS - ANS o 2011 breakdown of the Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) certification: o 68.5%—Registered nurse o 18.3%—Medical physician o 8.8%—Registered pharmacist o 4.4%—Other