MHA 705 Exam 2 Question and Answers Graded A+

MHA 705 Exam 2 Question and Answers Graded A+ 1. The discipline of computer science: is introduced through a focus on comput- ers and the hardware and software that make up these evolving systems 2. Computer science offers extremely valuable tools that: if used skillfully, can facilitate the acquisition and manipulation of data and information by healthcare professionals, who can then synthesize these into an evolving knowledge and wisdom base 3. Computers accept data input: via a variety of devices, process data through logical and arithmetic rendering, store the data in memory components, and output data and information to the user. 4. information age: Computer technology has ushered in what has been called the , an age when data, information, and knowledge are both accessible and able to be manipulated by more people than ever before in history. 5. electronic information-processing machine: a computer is an that serves as a tool to manipulate data and information 6. input-output systems: The easiest way to begin to understand computers is to realize they are 7. input devices: -the origin or medium used to input text, visual, audio, or multime- dia data into the computer system for viewing, listening, manipulating, creating, or editing -Two primary on a computer are the keyboard and mouse 8. Input devices include: 1. The keyboard or mouse 2. Joysticks (playing computer games) 3. Game controllers or pads 4. Web cameras 5. A stylus ( tablets or personal digital assistants) 6. Image scanners (for copying a digital image of a document or picture) 7. Other plug-and-play devices, such as a digital camera, digital video recorder, MP3 player, electronic musical instrument, or physiologic monitor. 9. throughput devices: -Uses specific software, depending on the application and data involved -One key hardware component, the computer monitor, is a unique example because it is the part of the computer focused on the most when users are working on a computer. 10. The monitor: -is critical for the efficient rendering during this part of the cycle, because it facilitates user access and control of the data and information. 11. Inputted data can be visualized and accessed by: manipulating the mouse and keyboard, but the monitor receives the user's attention. 12. productivity, creativity, and communication software.: Users are able to contribute to the development of knowledge through the use of 13. computer systems, architecture, applications, and processes: Schol- ars and researchers are just beginning to understand the effect that have on the potential for knowledge acquisition and development. 14. World Wide Web interface: Users are able to disseminate knowledge on a grand scale with other users via 15. For knowledge to emerge: the deluge of information available via computers must be mastered and organized by the user. 16. wisdom: Discernment and the ability to critique and filter this information must also be present to facilitate the further development of 17. The field of computer science: is one of the fastest growing disciplines. 18. innovations in: computer hardware, software, and architecture have occurred over the past few decades, and there are no indications that this trend will stop 19. Computers have developed in: speed, accuracy, and efficiency, yet cost and physical size have decreased; these trends are predicted to continue. 20. Productivity, creativity, and communicative software tools: can enable healthcare professionals to work with computers to further foster knowledge acqui- sition and development. 21. meaningful and creative ways: Wide access to vast stores of information and knowledge shared by others facilitates the emergence of wisdom in users; this can be applied to our disciplines in 22. It is imperative that healthcare professionals become: discerning yet skilled users of 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 23. Information theory: -branch of applied mathematics and electrical engineering and involves the quantification of information. -impacts math to management, astronomy to physics, biology to medicine 24. information science: has developed as a multidisciplinary field primarily con- cerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information. 25. Health informatics and information management (HIIM): concerned with the timely and accurate and processing of transactional information. also managing information in all forms and using to full potential 26. contemporay information management: practices rest on three foundational principles 1. information asset management IAM 2. information management IM 3. information governance IG 27. Information: is an asset of the organization that has strategic value 28. Information assets of healthcare organization: include primary and sec- ondary medical record data, business operations data, images, personal health records, performance review, and other content in both physical and digital form 29. Value of information asset: greater trust and greater willingness to make information-informed decisions -accrues from use 30. healthcare organizations are now: expanding use of information to improve care to patient populations and improve organizational performance 31. Principle one: information is an asset that must be effectively managed 32. principle two: information management is an organization-wide function 33. Ensuring value of information asset: requires an organization-wide perspec- tive of information management functions -explicit structures, policies, processes, technology, and controls that taken together describe the discipline of enterprise information management (EIM) 34. Healthcare EIM: primary and secondary patient data, structured and unstruc- tured, residing in enterprise and departmental systems regar dless of media - billing, patient information, email, personal health record data, employee and contractor information, quality improvement data, health information exchange, etc must be viewed as elements of information asset mosaic and managed 35. information life cycle: stages 1. record creation, capture, receipt 2. record maintenance and use 3. classification and metadata 4. metadata 5. record audit and data controls 6. record preservation and retention 36. Stage 1 record creation, capture, receipt: includes creating, editing, reviewing work in process as well as capture of content (document imaging technology) or receipt of content (through health information exchange) 37. stage 2 record maintenance and use: once records are created they must be maintained, accessible and retrievable -functions, rules and protocols for indexing, searching, retrieving, processing, rout- ing and distributing 38. stage 3. classification and metadata: classification is critical component of records management. creates, categories or groups of records necessary for access, search, retrieval, retention and disposition of records 39. stage 4. metadata: generated at various points in the record management life- cycle, providing underlying data to describe the document, specify access controls and rights, provide retention and disposition instructions and maintain record history and audit trail 40. stage 5. record audit and data controls: functions and processes of record management may include edit checks at data level, decision support tools, identifi- cation of class records that require auditing and check for record completeness 41. stage 6. record preservation and retention: issues associated with preser- vation include technology and medial obsolescence, media degradation, media in archival system, conversion over time and conversion of standards over time 42. principle three: information governance is a crucial building block of EIM 43. governance: assigning rights and responsibilities and ensuring accountability; an oversight function that makes certain critical processes and practices are rea- sonably carried out 44. information governance: becoming a key focus for businesses in other infor- mation intensive and regulated sectors, particularly those such as financial services, energy and utilities and pharmaceuticals -begins with board of trustees and senior leaders 45. Information asset management information management information governance: have he potential to mitigate risk, improve organization performance and reduce cost together 46. Healthcare informatic and information management professionals: dedi- cated to ensuring useful and usable information is available to those who need it to care for patients, manage population and public health and improve health system performance 47. Components of EIM: information governance information design nd capture content and record management information analysis and us information integrity and quality access, security and confidentiality 48. EIM in organizations: -will have mechanisms to track who uses data, and how it is used -assess the reliability of information to ensure that it is line with the criticality of these uses -ensure those who view data and information are authorized