HINF 4520 Section One Test

This is for the HINF 4520 Section One test, which covers chapters 1 - 3.

Information System

Automated system uses computer hardware and software to collect data.

Data

Raw facts and figures

Health Information Exchange (HIE)

Exchanging between providers and others with the same level of interoperability

Health Informatics

Science that defines how health information is captured. transmitted, and utilized.

Health IT

Computer hardware, software, or infrastructure to collect info (clinical, administrative, and financial)

Data Analytics

Looking at raw data with purpose of drawing conclusions about information

Descriptive Analytics

Looking at information from the past. Looks at the overall trend.

Diagnostic Analytics

Utilizing tools to help analyze data

Predictive Analytics

Using the data to make a prediction

Prescriptive Analytics

Look at patient volume and determine where you need to make changes.

Data Mining

Analyzing large volumes of data

Dashboard

Display information in a graphic view

Descriptive Statistics

Describes the characteristics of a specific group/population

Inferential Statistics

Technique allowing researchers to make generalizations about a population’s characteristics.

Predictive Modeling

A process that when identifying patterns can be used to predict odds of an outcome