IT and Community Health

Which of the following is/are the definition of e-Health? Select all that apply.

• process of accessing, recovering, or obtaining health information and records electronically through digital systems or online platforms.

• it is defined as the cost-effective and secure use of information and communications technologies in support of health and health-related fields.

• illustrates the technical progress to expand health care locally, countrywide, and universal by using information and communication technology.

• using the power of IT and e-commerce to improve public health services.

What are the main core areas of e-Health according to the WHO? Select all that apply.

• Help the nurse in optimizing efforts towards maintaining an open line of communication.

• to safeguard patient records, ensuring the security, confidentiality, and privacy of all patient information.

• use of e-commerce and e-business practices in health system management.

• delivering health information to both health professionals and consumers.

Under which EHR system is the healthcare organization responsible for maintaining its own servers, data security, and backups?

• Cloud-Based

• On-Premises

• Hybrid

• Outsourced

In a cloud-based EHR system, where is the data stored?

• On the physician’s personal computer

• On the hospital’s local server

• On remote servers managed by a third-party provider

• On USB drives in the facility

Refers to the process of accessing, recovering, or obtaining health information and records electronically through digital systems or online platforms.

• Retrieval

• Obtaining

• Recovering

• Storage

Advances in electronic technologies have improved access to health information. Which of the following best illustrates this development?

• Conducting manual research in printed medical journals

• Using electronic databases and the Internet to find medical information quickly

• Relying solely on textbooks for updated medical knowledge

• Waiting for monthly printed journals to arrive in the mail

TRUE or FALSE: Photocopying per records is possible, but it is hardly feasible for large numbers of geographically dispersed medical records.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: Patient names are always included when companies sell information to pharmaceutical companies.

• FALSE

• TRUE

When the data are processed and analyze, they become

A characteristic of data having no discrepancies.

• Accuracy

• B. Currency

• Consistency or Reliability

• Accessibility