Medical Informatics
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Course Introduction
Medical Informatics is an interdisciplinary field that combines medicine, computer science, and information technology to enhance the collection, management, and use of health information for improved patient care and decision-making. This course introduces students to foundational concepts such as electronic health records, clinical decision support systems, health data standards, data security and privacy, and the application of artificial intelligence in healthcare. By understanding the principles of data organization, analysis, and communication within medical environments, students will gain insights into how informatics is revolutionizing modern healthcare systems and supporting evidence-based medical practice.
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Information Technology for the Health Professions 4th Edition Lillian Burke
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Information
Technologyhardware, Software, and Telecommunications
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Q1) A computer manipulates data by following step-by-step instructions called a
Answer: program
Q2) _____________________ can take complex mathematical data and create simulations of epidemics,pandemics,and other disasters.
A)Supercomputers
B)Personal digital assistants (PDAs)
C)Embedded computers
D)Minicomputers
Answer: A
Q3) A _______ is a computer contained in a touch screen.
A)supercomputer
B)tablet
C)mainframe
D)None of the above
Answer: B
Q4) The _______________ is a group of programs that manages and organizes the resources of the computer.
Answer: operating system
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Chapter 2: Medical Informatics: the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act, Hitech, and the Health Information
Technology Decade
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Q1) ________________ refers to the use of computers to organize information in health care.
A)Computer informatics
B)Medical computing
C)Medical informatics
D)None of the above
Answer: C
Q2) One of the obstacles in the way of introducing the EHR is ____________.
Answer: cost or resistance by personnel
Q3) The first information systems introduced into hospitals (in the 1960s)were used for __________________ purposes (managing finances and inventory).
Answer: financial
Q4) The U.S.Government is attempting to make the EHR and e-prescribing universal by
Answer: 2014
Q5) ___________________ information systems are supposed to improve care by using computers to manage charting,staff scheduling,and the integration of clinical information.
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Chapter 3: An Introduction to the Administrative
Applications of Computers: Practice Management:
Scheduling and Accounting
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Q1) Medical offices use _______________ billing to accommodate two or three insurers,who must be billed in a timely fashion before the patient is billed.
Answer: balance or bucket
Q2) A database _______________ holds all related information on an entity,for example,a medical practice.
Answer: file
Q3) Within each file,there can be several _______________,each of which holds related information.
Answer: tables
Q4) A table is made up of related _______________;each holds all the information on one item in the table.
A)fields
B)records
C)files
D)keys
Answer: B
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Q5) The _______________ field uniquely identifies each record in a table.
Answer: key
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Chapter 4: Telemedicine
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Q1) ______________ uses computers and telecommunications equipment to deliver medical care at a distance.
A)Medical informatics
B)Telemedicine
C)Computer informatics
D)None of the above
Q2) A _______________ system can be used at home by asthmatic patients;it is designed to transmit over the telephone to a remote location.
Q3) Medical personnel are required to be licensed by the _______________ in which they practice.
Q4) _______________________ saves patients by speeding diagnosis,so that tPA can be given within a few hours if appropriate.
A)TeleStroke
B)Teleoncology
C)Telecardiology
D)Telepsychiatry
Q5) Interactive videoconferencing or _______________ allows doctors to consult with each other and with patients in real time,at a distance.
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Chapter 5: Information Technology in Public Health
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Q1) WHO stands for ______________________________.
Q2) On March 11,2011,a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan,followed by a ________with 30-foot waves.
Q3) ________________ is a microbiology information system developed at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Massachusetts.
A)WHONET
B)WHATNOT
C)WHOBIO
D)None of the above
Q4) Between 2011 and 2015,an international program to combat AIDS aims to advance global progress in achieving country set targets for universal access to HIV prevention,treatment,care and support and to halt and reverse the spread of HIV.".It is called ________________.
A)UNAIDS
B)LIFESAVE
C)UNSAVE
D)None of the above
Q5) ____________________ attacks the immune system,leading to susceptibility to opportunistic infection.
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Chapter 6: Information Technology in Radiology
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Q1) If a broken bone is suspected,a/an _______________ is likely to be used.
Q2) ______________________________________ machines use computer technology to produce images of soft tissue within the body that could NOT be pictured by traditional x-rays.
A)X-ray
B)PET scan
C)Ultrasound
D)MRI
Q3) ________________ (PACS)is an electronic and ideally filmless information system for acquiring,sorting,transporting,storing,and electronically displaying medical images.It is a server.
Q4) Radiology is increasingly concerned with treating disease.Radiologists who treat disease are called ______________ radiologists.
A)interventional
B)treating
C)medical
D)None of the above
Q5) _______________ machines use computer technology to produce images of soft tissue.
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Chapter 7: Information Technology in Surgerythe Cutting Edge
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Q1) In the ____________________,images from all sources will be integrated and available to surgeons and other personnel displayed on one central screen.
A)new operating room
B)computer operating room
C)operating room of the future
D)None of the above
Q2) One form of minimally invasive robotic surgery is called ________ surgery.It does NOT require incisions.It is also called natural orifice surgery.
Q3) _________________ disease has been treated with minimally invasive techniques for many years.
Q4) With _____________ reality technology,the computer can create simulations and an environment that seems real,but is NOT.
A)augmented
B)virtual
C)simulated
D)None of the above
Q5) Most minimally invasive procedures are done using a/an _______________-a thin tube,which can be connected to a minuscule camera.
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Chapter 8: Information Technology in Pharmacy
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Q1) ___________________ (PDUFA)requires drug companies to pay fees to support the drug review process.
A)Prescription Drug User Fees Act
B)Prescription Drug and Food Act
C)Prescription Drug Understanding and Food Act
D)None of the above
Q2) _______________ is a process that cells use to turn off genes.The attempt at developing drugs based on this process is in its infancy.
Q3) _______________ is one experimental technology used to develop drugs to shut off disease-causing genes.
Q4) _____________________ (CPOE)can lower prescription errors.
A)Computerized physician order entry system
B)Computer pharmacy order e-mail system
C)Computer and physician e-mail system
D)None of the above
Q5) The _______________ has created a virtual heart using mathematical equations to simulate the processes of the heart.
Q6) Computers have helped develop drugs for _______________,Alzheimer disease,and hypertension.
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Chapter 9: Information Technology in Dentistry
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Q1) _______________ is concerned with diagnosing and treating diseases of the gums and other structures supporting the teeth.
Q2) The electronic dental chart is standardized,easy to search,and easy to read.It will include ____________________.
A)administrative applications
B)the patient's conditions
C)treatments
D)All of the above
Q3) The precision of _______________ instruments helps in performing root canal therapy without harming surrounding tissue.
Q4) The earliest application of information technology in the dentist's office,as in so many other offices,was _______________,related to bookkeeping and accounting.
Q5) _______________ involves using a digital camera to obtain images of teeth transilluminated with white light.
Q6) _______________ x-rays have some advantages.They take less time and expose the patient to from 60 to 90 percent less radiation.
Q7) _______________ can be used to replace missing teeth.
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Chapter 10: Informational Resources: Computer-Assisted
Instruction, Expert Systems, Health Information Online
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Q1) A project called the _______________ is digitizing some of the 7,000 human embryos lost in miscarriages.
Q2) _________________ is a completely wireless patient simulator.It was designed around a human-like skeleton.Its arms,neck,spine,and hips move.Its skin looks and feels human.It can sweat,breathe,drool,cry,and bleed..
Q3) A program called _______________ helps students learn the skills needed for minimally invasive surgery.
Q4) _____________________ is a collection of data on drug/drug and drug/food interactions.
A)Medi-Span insert register mark
B)Medi-Safe
C)DrugSafe
D)None of the above
Q5) _______________ are programmable mannequins on which students can practice medical procedures.
Q6) A/An _______________ is being developed.It will include authoring tools that engineers can use to build anatomical models that will allow students to experience how real anatomical structures feel,appear,and sound.
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Chapter 11: Information Technology in Rehabilitative
Therapies: Computerized Medical Devices, Assistive
Technology, and Prosthetic
Devices
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Q1) _____________ is a bionic device that helps paraplegics walk.It is wearable and artificially intelligent.
A)eLegs exoskeleton
B)Skelelegs
C)Parawalk
D)None of the above
Q2) _______________ is a therapeutic robot developed in Japan.It looks and feels like a little furry seal.
A)CELIA
B)PARO
C)HELEN
D)None of the above
Q3) A lower leg prosthesis is called the __________________________.It includes a prosthetic knee and shin system controlled by a microprocessor.
Q4) ______________ to daily living help physically challenged people control their environments.
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Q5) _______________ (replacement limbs and organs)that contain motors and respond to electrical signals existed prior to computers.
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Chapter 12: Security and Privacy in an Electronic Age
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Q1) A _______________ is a program that attaches itself to another program and replicates itself.It may do damage to your hardware or destroy your data.
Q2) The _______________ Act expands and centralizes the data gathering allowed under the USA PATRIOT Act.
Q3) Privacy includes the right to _____________________.
A)control personal information
B)own a computer
C)own a printer
D)use a computer
Q4) The ___________________________ encourages the use of electronic medical records and requires health care facilities to have privacy policies.
A)Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
B)Americans with Disabilities Act
C)USA PATRIOT Act
D)Welfare Reform Act
Q5) A ___________ can connect the user with numbers without the user's knowledge;the dialer may connect the user's computer to an expensive 900 number.
Q6) _______________ is the scrambling of data so that it does NOT make sense.
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