Technology Exam
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Denning [Date] [Course title]
, The application of information processing involving both computer hardware and software that deals
with the storage, retrieval, sharing and use of health care information, data and knowledge for
communication and decision making. - Answer: Health Information Technology
use of tools, machines, materials and processes to help solve human problems - Answer: technology
the science that encompasses information science and computer science to study the process,
management, and retrieval of information - Answer: informatics
a discipline in which health data are stored, analyzed and disseminated through the application of
information and communication technology - Answer: Health informatics
person who works in the field of informatics - Answer: Informaticist
allows for the healthcare system to all be connected, this will allows for sharing of data between
institutions (allows for decrease in cost as well) - Answer: Electronic health record (EHR)
what are the four concepts of health information technology? - Answer: Meaningful use, Electronic
Health Record, health information exchange, nursing informatics
has become essential to providing safety, effective, efficient, and quality care and with it, a new
discipline of informatics has emerged - Answer: Health information technology
there is a growing requirement for practicing nurses, nurse educators, nurse researchers and nurse
administrators to ensure that expected ______________ in ____________________ are met. - Answer:
competencies, informatics
describes the knowledge and use of tools, machines, materials, and processes to help solve human
problems - Answer: technology (general term)
what is the antecedent for health informatics? - Answer: Health information technology