Data - Answer raw facts and figures
Information System (IS) - Answer an automated system that uses computer
hardware and software to record, manipulate,
... [Show More] store, recover, and disseminate data
(that is, a system that receives and processes input and provides output)
Financial applications - Answer information systems that are designed to collect,
store, and manage financial data. software applications that handle patient accounts,
budgets, and other financial activities.
Mainframe computers - Answer large computers that are used by the government
and other organizations that require speed and the ability to process large amounts
of data.
dumb terminals, - Answer all of the processing is performed at the server or
mainframe
personal computers - Answer some or all of the processing is performed on the PC
central processing unit (CPU) - Answer computer memory, and storage devices for
data, also known as a microprocessor
microprocessor - Answer a microchip that processes the information and the code
(instructions) used by a computer; it is the "brains of a computer."
Information - Answer data that have been manipulated into something meaningful.
Wireless computers are often seen at the - Answer point of care (POC), the place or
location where the physician administers services to the patient, such as the patient's
bedside. One type of device used at the POC is the computer on wheels (COW)—
also referred to as wireless on wheels (WOW)—which involves a wireless computer
mounted on a mobile cart that can be moved from patient to patient.
COW at the POC improves documentation - Answer because it is done as soon as
the care occurs, also gives current information to other healthcare professionals
involved in the patient's care. One of the downsides to wireless computers is that
they are easy targets for both physical and virtual theft.
Electronic health record (EHR) - Answer An electronic record of health-related
information on an individual that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability
standards and that can be created, managed, and consulted by authorized clinicians
and staff across more than one healthcare organization
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. - Answer This law enacted an
incentive program known as Meaningful Use, which gave healthcare providers who
met the requirements financial incentives for implementing the EHR and using it in a
meaningful way.
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Cloud computing - Answer a system that operates on a computer that is owned and
maintained by a vendor. Storing data in the cloud facilitates the sharing of
information, which is important to healthcare. The data storage is at a remote
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