LSUS MHA 705 Module 1: PP Informatics, Disciplinary Science, & the Foundation of Knowledge questions and answers

Health informatics is the combination of principles from:

disciplinary science, computer science, information science, &

cognitive science

Health care is _________________________________.

information intensive

Interprofessional collaboration and communication are essential for care coordination to_______________________________________________________________________.

promote safe, evidence-based, efficient, and cost effective care

Technology tools help us to ___________________________________________________________.

collect, integrate, and manage clinical information

________________________is the science of information management in health care.

Informatics

____________________________, regardless of discipline, need a basic understanding of informatics principles.

All healthcare workers

All healthcare workers should know ________________________________________________________.

how data, information, and knowledge used in the discipline, and how this understanding promotes wisdom in practice

The Core Elements of Informatics:

- The ______________________-- (DIKW) paradigm

- The foundation of disciplinary knowledge, based on the _____________________________

-_________________needed by all healthcare professionals to practice in the information intensive 21st-century healthcare environments.

data, information, knowledge, wisdom; Foundation of Knowledge Model; Informatics competencies

Data—_____________

raw facts

Information—_________________________________

data that has been interpreted for meaning

Knowledge—____________________________________________________________

the awareness and understanding of a set of information and ways that information can be made useful to support a specific task or arrive at a decision

Wisdom—_______________________________________

appropriate use of knowledge

Individuals have an amazing ability to _______________________; this ability is learned and honed from birth.

manage knowledge

We experience our environment and learn by ______________________________________________________________________________________________.

acquiring, processing, generating, and disseminating knowledge

The Foundation of Knowledge Model is an __________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

organizing conceptual framework for text, viewed as a tool for finding knowledge, and helps to explain the ties between disciplinary science and informatic and knowledge

KA

Knowledge Acquistion

KD

Knowledge Dissemination

KG

Knowledge Generation

KP

Knowledge Processing

Healthcare Professionals & Knowledge:

- Professionals are knowledge ___________: work with information; generate information and knowledge as a product

- Professionals are knowledge ______________: Provide convenient and efficient means of capturing and storing knowledge

- We are knowledge __________: individuals or groups who benefit from valuable, viable knowledge

- Professionals are knowledge __________: design, develop, implement, and maintain knowledge

workers; acquirers; users; engineers

Disciplinary Science & Knowledge

- Healthcare professionals are knowledge __________: capture and process collective expertise and distribute it where it can create the largest benefit

- Healthcare professionals are knowledge ____________________: changing and evolving knowledge based on the tasks at hand and information available

managers; developers or generators

Knowledge viability refers to technology based applications that ____________________________________________________________________________________ and presented in a manner that provides us with the necessary elements to generate new knowledge.

offer easily accessible, accurate, and timely information obtained from a variety of resources and methods

All healthcare professionals have the opportunity to be involved in the formal dissemination of knowledge via their participation in professional conferences, _______________________________.

either as presenters or attendees

Regardless of the practice arena, all healthcare professionals ___________________________________________________________________________________.

must use informatics and technology to inform and support that practice

__________ is the application of knowledge to an appropriate situation.

Wisdom

In the practice of a healthcare science, we expect __________________________________.

action and/or actions to be directed by wisdom

Wisdom uses knowledge and experience to ______________________________________________.

heighten common sense and insight in order to exercise sound judgment in practical matters

Wisdom is developed through_________________________________________________.

knowledge, experience, insight, and reflection

An informatics competency is ______________________________________________________________.

the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform specific informatics (health information management) tasks

A ____________________ identifies informatics competencies we possess, assess strengths and weaknesses, and identifies education and skill development needs.

competency assessment

AHIMA - AMIA Task Force:

Five domains for informatics competencies for all healthcare workers

- Health information _______________

- Health informatics skills _______________

- __________________ of health information

- Health information/data____________________

- Basic computer _____________

literacy and skills; using the EHR; Privacy and confidentiality; technical security; literacy skills