informatics in medical imaging

chapter 24

___________ is interdisciplinary and includes computer science, information science, decision science, management science, cognitive science, and organizational theory:

informatics

informatics is motivated by the need for new solutions to enhance the _______ and ________ of patient care.

quality; safety

informatics describes the body of ______, ________, and _________ related to handling multiple types of info.

ideas; devices; processes

a particular configuration of informatics devices and processes is called a __________.

platform

the __________ is where the informatics application can be utilized

platform

___________ refers to platforms that are used for medical purposes, such as patient care and clinical research

biomedical informatics (BMI)

5 subspecialties of BMI:

1. translational bioinformatics

2. clinical research informatics

3. clinical informatics

4. consumer health informatics

5. public health informatics

out of the 5 subspecialties of BMI, what one pertains most to radiology?

clinical informatics

all 5 areas study the use of _____, ____________, and ___________ to improve human health.

data; information; knowledge

___________ utilizes data and information technology to deliver healthcare services

clinical informatics

radiology utilizes ________________ in the delivery of anatomical images.

clinical informatics

___________ is the key area to clinical informatics.

knowledge

_________ and _________ are crucial components in medical imaging.

discovery; diagnosis

clinical informatics includes ________________ and ________________

computerized provider order entry (CPOE); clinical decision support systems (CDSS)

is a networks group of computers, servers, and archives to manage digital images

PACS

PACS stands for:

picture archiving and communication system

BMI platform configured in a manner that facilitates ________, ____________, and __________ medical images.

strong; retrieving; distributing

“central hub” in radiology

PACS

_______ is a mission critical component of patient care and most visible component of a digital radiology department.

PACS

FDA renamed PACS to:

medical image management and processing system (MIMPS)

_______________ and _____________ encompass BMI platforms used in a healthcare facility and in a radiology department

hospital information system (HIS); radiology information system (RIS)

deals with patient scheduling, issuing reminders, tracking staffing assignments, submitting invoices to insurance of patients, etc…

HIS and RIS

_________ electronic version of an individual patient’s collection of medical documents

electronic medical record (EMR)

“hard-copy” medical chat

EMR

utilization of ______ integrated with ____, _____, and ___ is vital to patient centered care and the revolution of productivity in radiology departments.

PACS; RIS; HIS; EMR

DICOM stands for:

digital imaging and communication in medicine

______ means for distributing or communicating content of the images to intended viewers.

DICOM

______ allows ______ to be possible; mission-critical component to intended viewers.

PACS; DICOM

______ establishes a universal or standardized public format and protocol for communicating biomedical imaging files.

DICOM

VNA stands for:

vendor neutral archive

_____ are an enterprise storage system that requires images to be stored in a nonproprietary format allowing for interchange

VNA

_____ allow for images and other clinical documentation to be stored in a standard format using a standard interface providing access to data from different PACS.

VNA

in order to share healthcare information, healthcare information systems must utilize ________

standards

systems must adhere to the same standards in order to _____________ with one anotherr.

communicate

4 different major types of healthcare information standards:

1. classification standards

2. vocab/term standards

3. electronic data interchange

4. functional standards

_______ must be utilized for content and coding, messaging, electronic data interchange, electronic health records and networks

standards

T or F: all images now have to communicate with DICOM.

true

DICOM originated in _______

1983

within the DICOM system, there are 2 classes of information:

1. object

2. service class

CR/DR, CT, MR, NM, US are all part of service or object class

object class

image storage, image query, image retrieval, image print, storage resource, examination are all part of service or object class?

service class

________ is a federal law requires that all communications concerning healthcare information must have features to safeguard the identity and information

HIPPA

______ is an organization that provides standards for interoperability that improve care delivery, workflow, and enhance knowledge

HL-7

_____ helps different computer systems communicate.

HL-7

_______________ is an initiative that promotes the use of DICOM and HL7 standards

integrating healthcare enterprise (IHE)

_____ communicate more readily with each other and provide information technology to share images with new partners seamlessly

IHE

understanding clinical informatics __________ is necessary to medical imaging professionals

workflow

__________________ have increased used to aid in ordering advanced imaging exams - MRI, CT, PET

clinical decision support system (CDSS)

which digital images are largest in size: CT, MR or digital radiographs?

digital radiographs

2 primary national security standards related to medical data security:

1. HIPPA

2. SAFER