WGU C790
HIS implementation benefits to healthcare - Answer can improve cost control, increase the timeliness and accuracy of patient care and
... [Show More] administration information, increase service capacity, reduce personnel costs and inventory levels, and improve the quality of patient care.
Nurse informaticist role in health information system - Answer Looks for information, verifies ownership of information and connects other parties within the healthcare organization.
Lewin's Change Model - Answer unfreezing, changing, refreezing
(planning, action, results).
Shannon & Weaver's mathematical model - Answer Encoder (Transmitter) -Encoder is the sender who uses machine, which converts message into signals or binary data. It might also directly refer to the machine.
Channel -Channel is the medium used to send message.
Decoder (Receiver) - Decoder is the machine used to convert signals or binary data into message or the receiver who translates the message from signals.
Receiver (Destination) -Receiver is the person who gets the message or the place where the message must reach. The receiver provides feedback according to the message.
Bloom's knowledge discovery from databases (DDD)/data mining steps - Answer Selection
Preprocessing
Transformation
Data Mining
Interpretation
Transformation
CIO role in HIS implementation - Answer oversees the operation of the information technology department and consults with other C-level personnel on technology-related needs and purchasing decisions.
SLC Phases - Answer Solution Life Cycle
* Discover, Analyze, & Recommend.
* Design, Develop, & Integrate.
* Test & Quality Assurance.
* Deploy & Maintain.
* Evaluate.
* Archive & Retire.
SDLC - Answer #1) Requirement Gathering and Analysis.
#2) Design.
#3) Implementation or Coding.
#4) Testing.
#5) Deployment.
#6) Maintenance.
Waterfall Model Phases - Answer Requirements analysis and definition
System and software design
Implementation and unit testing
Integration and system testing
Operation and maintenance
NO OVERLAP
Agile Model - Answer A development model that emphasizes continuous feedback and cross-functional teamwork.
adaptive approach to the SDLC - Answer approach that assumes the project must be more flexible and adapt to changing needs as the project progresses
Predictive approach to the SDLC - Answer an approach that assumes the project can be planned in advance and that the new information system can be developed according to the plan
Project Management Phases - Answer Project management consists of a number of required activities that are grouped into four major stages of activity referred to as phases. They are: Definition Phase, Planning Phase, Execution Phase and Analysis Phase.
Project Life Cycle - Answer initiation, planning, execution, closure
Usability and user experience - Answer "effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction with which specified users achieve specified goals in particular environments"
Standardized Clinical Terminology - Answer required directly or indirectly to describe health conditions (e.g. symptoms, complaints, illness, diseases, disorders, etc.), and healthcare activities
Decision Support Tools - Answer *Screen for illness and disease *Identify at risk pt's *Aid w/ disease management
NIC - Answer Defines, and assists in choosing the appropriate nursing interventions for nurses, student nurses, administrators, and faculty
NOC - Answer Standardizes the terminology and criteria for measurable or desirable outcomes as a result of nursing interventions.
SNOMED - Answer Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine
LOINC - Answer Terms and codes used for electronic exchange of lab results and clinical observations.
AHRQ - Answer Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
PNDS - Answer Preoperative Nursing Data Set Common language for preoperative nurses
DBMS - Answer a software suite designed to organize and search data.
HL7 - Answer standards development organization accredited by the American National Standards Institute that addresses issues at the 7th, or application, level of healthcare system interconnections
ANSI - Answer A private, non-profit organization that coordinates the development and use of voluntary consensus standards in the United States.
WEDI - Answer supports standards with the goal of enhancing the quality of care, improving efficiency, and reducing costs of healthcare in the U.s. Working Group for electronic Data Interchange
DIKW framework - Answer describes a hierarchical relationship between data, information, knowledge and wisdom
Mind Mapping - Answer is a visual way to capture ideas and how they relate to one another.
system thinking - Answer a way of monitoring the entire system by viewing multiple inputs being processed or transformed to produce outputs while continuously gathering feedback on each part
Six Sigma - Answer A business process for improving quality, reducing costs, and increasing customer satisfaction
HCIS - Answer health care information system
interoperability - Answer the capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers
technical interoperability - Answer is the ability to exchange the data from one point to another. Syntactic and functional interoperability are additional terms that refer to the movement of data that does not necessarily ensure the meaning of the data.
semantic interoperability - Answer guarantees that the meaning of the exchanged data remains the same on both ends of the transaction
process interoperability - Answer coordinates business processes at the organizational level; allowing the systems to work together. [Show Less]