Assignment 1
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ESSNTLSINHEALTHINFORMATICSChapter01.pptxIntroduction to Healthcare Informatics, Second Edition
Chapter 1:
Foundations of Healthcare Informatics
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Learning Objectives
Examine the evolution of the field of health informatics
Interpret the health informatics core competencies
Apply the terms related to health informatics
Compare the methods associated with health informatics
Determine the need for current policies and procedures to support electronic health records and use of data
Articulate ethical issues associated with health informatics
Contrast the major roles associated with the field of health informatics
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Key Terms
Informatics
Health informatics
Health information technology
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Relationship Aspects of Health Informatics
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Clinical Data
Technology
Financial/
Administrative
History of Health Informatics
Meaningful use of information
Standards
PCPI
AMA
ASTM
HL7
VSAC
SNOMED CT
LOINC
HIPAA
RxNORM
NDF-RI
HUGN
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History of Health Informatics
Resources specific to the electronic exchange of data
DICOM
RxNORM
HL7
NCPDP
ASC X12
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Core Competencies
Increased reliance on technology
Sophisticated software and systems
Core competencies (AMIA/AHIMA)
Information literacy and skills
Health informatics skill using the EHR
Privacy and confidentiality of health information
Health information/data technical security
Basic computer literacy skills
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CAHIIM Domain III: Informatics, Analysis and Data Use
Subdomains
Health Information Technology
Information Management Strategic Planning
Analytics and Decision Support
Health Care Statistics
Research Methods
Consumer Informatics
Health Information Exchange
Information Integrity and Data Quality
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Transforming Data into Informatics
Source: Wiedermann 2014
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Biomedical Informatics
Translational biomedical informatics
Clinical research informatics
Clinical informatics
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Other Applications of Healthcare Informatics
Consumer informatics
Public health informatics
Population health
Genomics
Telemedicine
E-health
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Policies in Support of Healthcare Informatics
New ways of maintaining and accessing patient information
Paper, electronic, and hybrid
Privacy and security, compliance with HIPAA, availability of information as needed
Expanded use of the data
Meaningful use
Monitoring alerts
Information governance
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Methods for Creating Systems to Support Health Informatics
Recognize the language of healthcare
Clinical decision support
Software support – compatibility and interoperability
Decision analysis
Data mining
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Ethics
Definition
Challenges
Issues
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Key Roles
HIM Professionals
C-Level Positions: CIO, CCIO, CMO, CKO
Physicians
Information Technology Specialists
Scribes
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Sample Job Description for Health Information Technology Specialist
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