Tech Ethics ch 8

The PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Health Research Institute estimated that a 500-bed hospital could receive _____ in HITECH incentives to purchase, deploy, and maintain an EHR system.

$6.1 million

The _____ is a low-cost laptop introduced by Intel and Lenovo designed for use in kindergarten through high school classrooms in developing countries.

Classmate+

The _____ program helps schools and libraries obtain broadband Internet services to advance the availability of educational and informational resources.

E-Rate

_____ reimburses telecommunications, Internet access, and internal connections providers for discounts on eligible services provided to schools and libraries.

E-Rate

A(n) _____ is a computer-readable record of health-related information on an individual.

EHR

Healthcare professionals can use a(n) _____ to generate a complete electronic record of a clinical patient encounter.

EHR

A Sensis Consumer Report found that the majority of teleworkers reported a negative impact of teleworking on their lives.

False

A patient who doesn't have to pay for a medical test or procedure is probably more likely to consider its cost-to-benefit ratio.

False

Bank of America, Best Buy, and Yahoo! are some of the organizations that encourage telework.

False

In the early days of IT in the 1960s, productivity improvements were difficult to measure.

False

Informal, spontaneous meetings become easier to handle with telework.

False

It usually takes less than two years for IT investment to result in a significant increase in productivity in large firms.

False

Medical information Web sites are intended to be substitutes for professional medical advice.

False

Productivity in a factory is measured by the annual revenue an employee generates divided by the employee's annual salary.

False

Telework increases ad hoc work requests and disruptions from fellow workers.

False

The OLPC XO-4 runs a Windows-based operating system.

False

The cost of the necessary equipment and communication services for telework is usually negligible.

False

The digital divide cannot exist within countries.

False

In 2006, _____ introduced a low-cost laptop called the Classmate PC.

Intel

_____ requires the presence of patients and healthcare providers at different sites at the same time and often involves a videoconference link between the two sites.

Live telemedicine

_____ enable patients to use the Internet to compare the quality, safety, and cost information on hospitals nationwide.

Medical information Web sites

_____ is the country in Europe with the highest Internet penetration.

Monaco

The _____ program in Nepal started in 2008 as a small pilot project in two schools.

OLPC

The nonprofit organization _____ has a goal of providing children around the world with low-cost laptop computers to aid in their education.

OLPC

The _____ is a low-cost computer that runs a Linux-based operating system and comes with a suite of 300 or so learning applications called Sugar.

OLPC XO-4

The _____ is a small, inexpensive computer with either 256 MB or 512 MB of RAM, a 700 MHz processor, one or two USB ports, and an Ethernet port—but no case and no monitor.

Raspberry Pi

The _____ is an inexpensive computer about the size of a credit card.

Raspberry Pi

_____ helps physicians keep tabs on patients prone to life-threatening health crises.

Remote monitoring

The full name of the E-Rate program is _____.

Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund

_____ reduces the need for patients to travel for treatment and allows healthcare professionals to serve more patients in a broader geographic area.

Telehealth

_____ is a work arrangement in which an employee works away from the office.

Telework

A disadvantage of teleworking is that the contributions of teleworkers may not be fully recognized and credited.

True

Allowing employees to telework can improve morale and reduce turnover.

True

Cell phones come in a wide range of capabilities and costs.

True

Doctors were among the first large groups to start using personal digital assistants (PDAs) on the job.

True

It is difficult to quantify how much the use of IT has contributed to worker productivity due to the fact that many other factors influence worker productivity.

True

Online tools offered by medical insurers enable patients to compare the quality, safety, and cost information on hospitals nationwide.

True

Since businesses implemented automated payroll systems, fewer accounting employees are needed.

True

Telework increases the potential for lost or stolen equipment.

True

The healthcare industry was slow to implement IT solutions to improve productivity and efficiency.

True

The standard of living varies greatly among groups within a country as well as from nation to nation.

True

There are roughly 2.4 billion Internet users worldwide.

True

An electronic health record includes _____.

a patient's immunization records

An advantage of teleworking is that _____.

business operations can be continued even in the event of disaster

There are essentially no technical-support challenges to overcome when using a(n) _____.

cell phone

Some industry observers identify the increasing use of _____ as an important first step in bridging the digital divide in many countries.

cell phones

Compared to personal computers, cell phones _____.

come with an extended battery life

One of the fundamental ways in which companies can try directly to increase productivity is by _____.

consolidating operations to better leverage economies of scale

Telework allows for the _____ in the event of a local or national disaster and supports national pandemic-preparedness planning.

continuity of business operations

The _____ is a term used to describe the gulf between those who do and those who don't have access to modern information and communications technology.

digital divide

Patient involvement with remote doctors may have a positive effect on the local doctors' relationships with their patients.

false

It can take _____ for IT investment to result in a significant increase in productivity.

five to seven years

Some critics believe that the use of EHR may actually have contributed to _____ healthcare costs by making it easier to bill for patient services.

increased

Oil companies are increasingly relying on _____ to connect a nurse or EMT on an oil platform to emergency physicians at a major medical center.

live telemedicine

It is difficult to quantify how much the use of IT has contributed to worker productivity because _____.

many other factors influence worker productivity rates besides IT

Laypeople can access reliable and objective information on a wide range of medical topics on _____.

medical information Web sites

The contents of _____ are for informational purposes only and not intended to be substitutes for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

medical information Web sites

Patient involvement with remote doctors may have a _____ effect on the local doctors' relationships with their patients and could adversely affect patient care.

negative

Some studies have estimated that over 98,000 people die in hospitals each year due to _____.

preventable medical mistakes

One common use of wireless technology in the healthcare field is to _____.

provide a means to access and update EHRs

The Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks U.S. productivity on a(n) _____ basis.

quarterly

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act is intended to increase the use of health information technology by _____.

saving the government $10 billion through improvements in the quality of care, care coordination,reductions in medical errors, and duplicate care

Acquiring data, sound, images, and video from a patient and then transmitting everything to a medical specialist for later evaluation constitute _____.

store-and-forward telemedicine

Live telemedicine usually involves a _____ to establish connection between a patient and healthcare providers at different sites.

videoconference link