Ch 2 Health Informatics

Unlike doctors/nurses who mostly see patients, health informatics workers focus on information

Which jobs require adjusting to new equipment, updated technology, and revised software?

pathway that involves devices/resources to acquire/store/retrieve and work in biomedical info.

A clinic or hospital's interdisciplinary healthcare team may include...

Patient records are color coded and filed alphabetically by first name

All written forms become part of a patients medical record and are considered legal documents

Skills related to choosing a career, acquiring and keeping a job, changing jobs

work/training experience that allows students to apply what they have learned in class

Understanding the beliefs of team members is just as important as doing your job correctly

The standards of appearance normally expected of a qualified person in a work environment

Health information technology careers generally require an associates degree and certification

The area of ______examines how medical info moves in an electronic environment

An individuals unique combination of qualities and characteristics

Health educators are required to at least have a(n)?

include tools like questionnaires/surveys that one can use to find jobs that match their needs

which of the following components would most likely NOT be in a career portfolio?

_____workers train in computer science and provide support for electronic health records

A health informatics worker must be able to interpret patient information and make assumptions

The process of scheduling begins with blocking off times when providers are not seeing patients

Medical facilities need workers who can develop programs to collect/ share/ store information.

Cert. you have earned should be included in a career portfolio to represent your best writing

Career portfolios should NOT contain....

The ability to perform tasks in a specific healthcare discipline or department

Medical assistants focus on the use of health info. and are also able to care for patients

When a healthcare info. technician passes a certification test and regularly updates info ....?

___is an organization for future healthcare workers and allows students to develop skills

Health offices are not obligated to provide patients with a written document to explain HIPPA

health info. mgmt. workers must understand the flow of information within healthcare facilities

which of the following fields requires a bachelors or masters degree in medical informatics?

A health informatics worker must know who is able to receive a patients medical information

A career and technical student organization for future healthcare workers

_______workers assemble and organize a patients health info to create a medical record

which of the following is necessary to become a medical assistant?

The act of assigning numbers to descriptions of a patients diseases, injuries, and treatments

Which of the following elements should be included in a medical record?

Most entry level health informatics jobs require minimal computer/data science knowledge

Which of the following are not considered a display of professional dress and mannerisms?

A group of professionals from different health science training backgrounds

A written record of career planning and preparation