Dynamics of Healthcare Chapter 6 Key Terms A-Z and Study points

Billing process

The method of submitting and following up with claims made to government payers, insurance companies and patients.

Clinical decision support system (CDSS)

The variety of technologies that provide healthcare providers with diagnostic and treatment recommendations.

Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)

Technology that captures and integrates diagnostic and radiological images from various devices, stores them, and disseminates them to a health record, a clinical repository, or other points of care.

Vendor-Neutral Archive (VNA)

A single, consolidated archive platform used to host files from different PACS software.

3D printing

A manufacturing method whereby three-dimensional objects are quickly made on a machine connected to a computer containing blueprints for the object.

Apps

Software program ("application") developed to run on a computer or mobile device to accomplish a specific purpose.

Bar Coding Technology

The use of an optical scanner to electronically capture information encoded on a product.

Biomedical Engineer

Person who uses their knowledge of biology, medicine, technology, and mechanical engineering to research and develop new equipment.

Cloud computing

The virtualization of servers.

Confidentiality

The obligation of healthcare providers to not disseminate patient information beyond proper channels.

Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Individual patient health record stored in a computer database for easy access by physicians and other healthcare workers regardless of the setting- clinic, hospital, nursing home, or emergency care center.

Electronic Materials Management

The tracking and managing of inventory of medical supplies, drugs, and other materials.

E-prescribing

The use of a computerized physician order entry system solely for medications.

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

A method of tracing the work of brain cells by tracking changes in oxygen levels and blood flow to the brain.

Health Information Technology (health IT)

Broad concept that encompasses an array of technologies to record stories, retrieve, protect, share, and analyze health information.

Interoperability

The mechanism of electronic communication among organizations so that data can be incorporated from one system into another.

Interventional X-ray machine

High-resolution fixed X-ray equipment that allows physicians to diagnose and perform surgery in a minimally invasive manner.

Master Patient Index (MPI)

A listing or database of all the patients treated by the healthcare provider, typically arranged according to an identification process.

Medical Technology

The procedures, equipment, and processes by which medical care is delivered.

Mobile Technology

Equipment that can be carried or wheeled from place to place.

Patient Portal

An online application that allows patients to interact and communicate with their healthcare providers.

Patient Registration

The process of obtaining pertinent personal, financial, and social information from the patient about their medical history, contact information and insurance billing data.

Patient Registration Process

An activity involving obtaining pertinent personal, financial, and social information, from the patient about their medical history, contact information, and insurance billing data.

Speech recognition Software

Computer programs that collect spoken words, analyze those words, and present the results as data.

Telemedicine

The use of electronic communications and information technologies to provide or support clinical care at a distance.

Vital Statistics

Information that chronicles certain life events, like birth and death.

Wearable Technology

A small computer that can be worn on a person.

What is included in medical technology?

A multitude of products used to diagnose, monitor, and treat human conditions and diseases, including instruments for less invasive operations.

What drives the demand for new medical technology?

Consumers, healthcare practitioners, and health insurance systems.

What does health information technology encompass?

Both clinical and administrative applications and infrastructure.

What is the purpose of an electronic health record?

To document the patient's condition and treatment.

What role do federal laws and regulations play in health information?

They serve to protect and secure health information.

How has technology impacted the field of medicine?

Very little in the field of medicine has not been affected by new technology.

Computerized physician order entry system (CPOE)

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