Informatics Exam 1

sociotechnical theory

impact of technology's implementation on an organization

true

Healthcare Professionals need to demonstrate computer fluency in order to be successful in today's healthcare delivery environment.

leapfrog group

Healthcare costs are a driver for Healthcare Informatics

true

Healthcare information systems are moving away from a process orientation and towards a data orientation.

central processing unit

Heart and brains of a computer

ANA

Organization championing Healthcare Informatics for Nurses

byte

8 bits used to represent a character on a keyboard

informatics specialist

Based on domain knowledge and experience, drives the development of HIT systems

aggregated data

Biosurveillance and Improving Public Health

true

Cloud computing requires access to the internet.

Supercomputers: Powerful, used for intensive math computations (e.g weather forecasting, nuclear energy research) Mainframes: Large computers, serving many users at the same time, using a concept known as time slicing Servers: Provides up a particular service (e.g. file server, database server); can be either mainframe or personal computer Thin clients: Computer with no hard drive and limited software, often just providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) Personal or Single User Computers: Small sized, Microprocessor / Desktop / Tower / Mobile Computers / Laptop / Tablet

Different types of computers that have evolved over time, along with their characteristics and uses

true

Ensuring Patient Safety is one of the key drivers for Healthcare Informatics.

ONC

Federal government driving Healthcare Information standards

early adopters

Group in Roger's Diffusion of Innovations theory

false

Mainframes are small computers with no hard drive and limited software, often providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI).

true

Nursing Informatics is considered a subspecialty of Healthcare Informatics.

false

One Drive is Google's solution for Cloud Storage.

Central Processing Unit: heart and brains of the computer - Intel, AMD are manufacturers of microprocessor chips - Processor speed/clock speed = how often a pulse of electricity cycles through the circuits in a given time period, measured in Hertz, which is one cycle per second. 1 GigaHertz is 1 billion Hertz. - Processor speed is also impacted by the number of bits that can be handled simultaneously, either 32 bit or 64 bit

Purpose of CPU and characteristics that impact on cost

true

Software piracy is a felony.

flash drive

Storage device that plugs into USB port

National forces: Creation of ONC and groups to study standardizing terminology IOM reports: informatics as a core competency for all healthcare professionals Nursing forces: National Center for Nursing Research program goals National Informatics Agenda for Education and Practice AACN's list of core competencies American Nurses Association (ANA) TIGER initiative Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Patient safety: Safety databases Barcoding for medication administration Costs: Leapfrog Group Competencies: Patient-centered care, teamwork, evidenced-based practice

The 4 Major Driving Forces of Informatics in Healthcare

false

The focus of Healthcare Informatics is the computer, not the information that resides in it and the people who use it.

false

The inability to share and edit documents is a disadvantage of cloud computing.