HSCI 645 Midterm (ch 1-3)

The term that refers to the operating system (OS) incorporating hardware protection for virtual memory and software protection mechanisms for OS resources is

Security

Integration of cognitive, communication, computer, library and social sciences are features of

Information science

What best describes computer throughput or processing components?

Input devices and the computer monitor are examples of visible throughput components

The term that refers to the ability of the OS to be moved from one hardware architecture to another with few changes is

Portability

Another name for data that has meaning is

information

When healthcare professionals work with information and generate information and knowledge as a product, they can be described as

knowledge workers

What is Data

raw facts

When a healthcare professional reviews the EHR prior to interacting with a patient, he or she is gathering

Data and information

Computer technology has ushered in what has been called the "information age" an age when

Data, information and knowledge are both accessible and a blue to be manipulated by more people than ever before in history

The deluge of information available via computers must be mastered and organized by the user if knowledge is to emerge (T/F)

True

Knowledge transparency means

Using knowledge without conscious thought

What is sometimes thought of as the highest form of common sense, resulting from accumulated knowledge or erudition (deep thorough learning) or enlightenment (education that results in understanding and the dissemination of knowledge)?

Wisdom

Which statement best describes wisdom?

Wisdom involves applying knowledge to an appropriate situation

The difference between wisdom and knowledge is that

Wisdom is synthesis of experience, insight and reflection

Data are dirty when there are errors such as

Both duplicate entries and incomplete or outdated records

The joint AHIMA-AMIA Task Force identified five domains for informatics competencies for all healthcare workers. They are health information literacy, health informatics, skills using the EHR, privacy and confidentiality of health information, health information/data technical security and

Computer literacy

Knowledge may be described as a process that is

Continuous

Computer science can facilitate

Acquiring data and information and manipulating data and information

Which definition describes the information age?

A period of time when data, information and knowledge are accessible by more people than ever in history

Information is composed of knowledge that was processed using data (T/F)

False

Based on the foundation of knowledge model, what do healthcare professionals look for to transform the information into knowledge

Feedback

A healthcare professional creating new knowledge by changing and evolving knowledge based on experience, education and input from others is

Generating knowledge

When processing data into information, it is important that the data

Have integrity and quality

Which state best reflects the definition of information

It is processed data that have meaning

What best describes the central goal of health informatics

To manage and communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom in the delivery of health care

__________allows users to apply their intellect to accomplish their tasks while the tools housing the information disappear from conscious thought

Transperency

Information is valuable when it is accessible, accurate, timely, complete, cost effective, flexible, reliable, relevant, simple, verifiable and secure (T/F)

True

Information science forces on

effectively linking people, information, and technology

When a healthcare professional uses information from other sources to help rethink, revise, and apply knowledge to a clinical situation, this is known as

feedback

Which statement about the input components of computers is correct>

All of these are correct

Information that is valuable and meaningful is

All of these are correct Accessible and accurate, timely and complete, Reliable and relevant

Essentially, a computer is

All of these are correct An input-output system, an electronic information processing machine that serves as a tool to manipulate data and information, a machine that accepts data inputted via a variety of devices, processes data through logical and arithmetic rendering, stores the data in memory components and outputs data and information to the user

Reliable information comes from

All of these are correct reliable ro clean data, authoritative sources, credible sources

Skills related to health information literacy include

All of these are correct. Differentiating between scholarly and popular journals, locating and retrieving information from credible sources, recognizing a need for information

Wisdom is

All of these are correct. Knowledge applied in a practical way or translated into actions, insight to exercise sound judgement in practical matters, the synthesis of our experience, insight, understanding and knowledge, knowing when and how to apply knowledge.

For knowledge to be viable, it must be

All of these are correct. easily accessible, accurately and timely, obtained from a variety of sources

the activity that builds a foundation of knowledge in professional practice is

All of these are correct. reading research and theory articles, attending continuing education programs, consulting with expert colleagues and using clinical competency

Virtual communication technology may be beneficial for healthcare workers as it

Allows opportunities for exchange of ideas

The core skill set related to the use of computers, electronic health record, healthcare technologies, and knowledge generation in a discipline is known as

Informatics competency

What terms refers to a prime input device resembling a typewriter?

Keyboard

What refers to the visual display that resembles a television screen

Monitor

What is the second most commonly used input device, manipulated by the user's hand to point a click and move objects around the computer screen?

Mouse

In order to promote the exchange of information with others, computers are connected to

Networks

What refers to an external device that yields a hard copy of your documents

Printer

What plays a major role in assisting a care provider in determining an appropriate healthcare intervention for a given situation?

Prior knowledge

A healthcare worker competent in a skill or job is

Proficient

What best explains the benefit of having an informatics expert in healthcare practice environment

Provide guidance as to what works best

Secure, timely, relevant,and objective are some characteristics that define

Quality of information