Clinical Informatics Literacy

5000 Concepts That Every Informatician Should Know

Dean F. Sittig

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9780128032060
• eBook ISBN: 9780128032077
• Topic: Psicologia
• Subtopic: Informatica generale

Clinical Informatics Literacy: 5000 Concepts That Every Informatician Should Know is about all aspects of clinical informatics, a subset of the larger field of biomedical informatics. Clinical Informatics is an applied field that exists at the intersection of the fields of medicine, computer science, information science, anthropology, human factors engineering, cognitive psychology and health services research. As such informaticians are required to have an extremely broad understanding of a considerable swath of the fields at the heart of the health-oriented knowledge economy.The author has collected and explained each one of the relevant concepts during his experience of 27 years working with many of the leaders in the field of clinical informatics at several of the leading academic healthcare institutions around the USA. The author's experience and his didactic approach make this book an essential source of information for all participants in the clinical informatics field.- Provides fundamental concepts to explain the field of clinical informatics- Offers a didactic organization with concepts divided in 75 categories—each category consists of a brief overview that contextualizes key concepts- Offers a wide view of the field and prepares the readers for the clinical informatics board-certification exam- Features input from a recognized leader in the field with over 27 years of experience

Index

[0-9]

0° C (freezing point of water), 13

2.71828 (e), 107

3.14159 (Pi), 107

9-digit ZIP Code Plan (ZIP+4), 62

32° F (freezing point of water), 13

37° C (normal body temperature), 136

80/20 rule, 150

98.6° F (normal body temperature), 136

100° C (boiling point of water), 13

127.0.0.1, 48

212° F (boiling point of water), 13

508 compliance, 99

1024 (2^{^}10), 107

A

A priori probability, 150

AAA—Abdominal aortic aneurysm, 21

AAA—Area Agency on Aging, 81

AAFP—American Academy of Family Physicians, 140

AAP—American Academy of Pediatrics, 140

AAPCC—Adjusted Average Per Capita Cost, 83

Abbreviations to avoid, 88

Abdominal and pelvic pain, 21

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), 21

Abduction, 8

ABG—Arterial blood gas, 25

Ablation, 157

Abnormal uterine bleeding, 21

ABO blood group (ABO), 135

ABO—ABO blood group, 135

Above the knee amputation (AKA), 21

Abscissa, 65

Absolute refractory period, 137

Absolute risk, 150

Absolute time, 62

Absorption, 137

Abstraction, 161

ACA—Affordable Care Act, 80

Academic Medical Center (AMC), 118

ACA—Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 100

Acceptable use policy, 54

Acceptance testing, 159

Access, 54

Access and equity for patient populations, 143

Access and identity management, 90

Access control, 90

Access control mechanism, 54

Accessibility, 90

Accessibility-centered design, 71

Acclimation, 137

Accommodation, 137

Accountability, 90

Accountable Care Organization (ACO), 128

Accounting of disclosures, 71

Accounts payable (AP), 104

Accounts receivable (AR), 104

Accreditation, 104

Accupril (Quinapril), 123

Accuracy, 150

Accuracy of measurement, 110

ACG—Ambulatory Care Group, 128

ACI—Applied Clinical Informatics, 98

Acid, 13

ACID—Atomicity, consistency, isolation, durability, 66

Acid–base balance, 135

Acidosis, 135

ACIP—Advisory Committee for Immunization Practice, 81

Acknowledgment, 35

ACLS—Advanced cardiac life support, 25

ACLU—American Civil Liberties Union, 140

ACMI—American College of Medical In...

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Quote From TS Eliot
• Acknowledgments
• About This Book
• Category Definitions
• Index