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HIT 220 Chpater 9
Clinical Information Systems
Question | Answer |
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Clinical Information system (CIS) | a category of a healthcare information systems that directly support patient care |
Laboratory information system (LIS) | collects, stores, and manages laboratory tests & their respective results , can speed up access to test results through improved efficiency from various locations, including anywhere in a hospital, the physician's office, or even the clinician's home |
Nursing information system (NIS) | assist in planning and monitoring of overall patient care, system will document nursing care provided to a patient |
Pharmacy information system (PIS) | assists the care providers in ordering, allocating, and administering medication, will focus on patient safety issues, especially medication errors, a key tool in providing optimal patient care |
Patient monitoring system | system that automatically collects and stores patient data from various systems used in healthcare |
Picture archival communication system (PACS) | an integrated computer system that obtains, stores, retrieves, and displays digital images |
Radiology information system (RIS) | system used to collect, store, and provide information on radiological tests such as ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography, also supports also procedures like ultrasound- guided biopsies and upper gastrointestinal series |
Telehealth | the use of telecommunication and networks to share information between a patient and a healthcare provider located in at different locations/ sites , locations can be across town or across the world |
Telesurgery | use of robotics to perform surgery, this allows surgery to be performed on a patient in a different location |
Smart Cards | plastic cards, similar in appearance to a credit card, with a computer chip embedded in it, have been widely adopted for use in banking, retail, government, and other applications |