Foundations of Informatics
Raw facts without interpretation are called this.
What is data?
The ability of systems to exchange information effectively is called this.
What is interoperability?
This federal law protects patient privacy in healthcare
What is HIPAA?
This document submitted to an insurance company outlines the services provided to a patient and requests reimbursement.
What is a medical claim?
Rapid electronic sharing of disease information supports this public health activity.
What is disease survelliance?
This model describes the progression from data to information to knowledge to wisdom
What is the DIKW Pyramid?
This coding system is used for diagnoses and diseases
What is ICD-10 codes?
Converting readable information into coded text is called this
What is data encryption?
This insurance concept describes the portion of healthcare costs a patient must pay before insurance begins covering services.
What is a deductible?
Healthcare delivery through mobile devices is known as this.
What is mHealth?
A major goal of healthcare informatics is improving this aspect of patient care by reducing errors
What is patient safety?
Excessive electronic warnings to providers can lead to this problem
What is alert fatigue?
This cyberattack locks healthcare files until payment is made
What is ransomware?
This insurance payment model reimburses providers based on each individual service performed.
What is fee for service?
This technology became essential worldwide for remote patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is telehealth?
Organized and interpreted data become this
What is information?
This law promoted EHR adoption in the United States.
What is the HITECH Act?
This type of attack tricks users into revealing passwords through fake emails or messages.
What is phishing?
This insurance program provides coverage for military members, veterans, and their families.
What is TRICARE?
This organization leads many international public health initiatives and disease surveillance efforts worldwide.
What is the World Health Organization?
This concept refers to the ability of patients and providers to understand and use health technology effectively
What is digital literacy?
This healthcare technology gives patients direct access to portions of their medical information without needing to call the provider’s office.
What is a patient portal?
This security safeguard tracks who accessed a patient’s EHR, what information was viewed, and when the access occurred.
What is an audit trail?
This insurance marketplace created under the Affordable Care Act allows individuals to compare and purchase health plans.
What is the Health Insurance Exchange/Marketplace?
This healthcare informatics principle emphasizes collecting accurate and consistent health data to improve international research and decision-making.
What is data standardization?