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Which is a characteristic of data quality? : Data Timeliness, Data Accuracy, and Data Accessibility
Data Accessibility
The Foundation of Knowledge model concepts are knowledge acquisition, knowledge processing, knowledge generation, and knowledge dissemination.
True
Information integrity is the dependability or trustworthiness of information. It encompasses the entire framework in which information is recorded, processed, and used. Whereas data quality focuses on guarding against and correcting bad data.
True
Risks of information science technologies include:
Glitches and loss of information
Computer science offers extremely valuable tools that, if used skillfully, can facilitate the acquisition and manipulation of data and information by professionals, who can then synthesize these into an evolving knowledge and wisdom base.
True
Stewardship is the responsible management of something entrusted to one's care. Healthcare organizations are entrusted with managing patient data, and that responsibility is best performed if the organization's stewardship values are laid out. Starting with guiding principles and the ends to be achieved begins to shape practices in the desired direction.
True
Information science is the science of information, studying the application and usage of information and knowledge in organizations, and the interfacings or interaction between people, organizations, and information systems.
True
What best explains the benefit of having an informatics expert in a healthcare practice environment?
Provide guidance as to what works best
"Clinical analytics" and "business intelligence" are
contemporary terms describing solutions designed to extract useful properties from data to enable clinical and organizational performance improvement
When referring to characteristic of data quality, Data Accuracy is
The extent to which the data are free of identifiable errors
Information science focuses on:
Effectively linking people, information, and technology
Characteristics of valuable, quality information include accessibility, security, timeliness, accuracy, relevancy, completeness, flexibility, reliability, objectivity, utility, transparency, verifiability, and reproducibility.
True
Which definition describes the information age?
A period of time when data, information, and knowledge are accessible by more people than ever in history
Computer programs in health care that are not user friendly may affect the quality of patient care.
True
Explicit knowledge is personal knowledge that is not easily communicated or stored.
False
Information that is valuable and meaningful is:
All of these are correct (Accessible and accurate, Timely and complete, Reliable and relevant)
What best describes the benefit of embracing the use of technology in healthcare practices?
Knowledge and wisdom development
A working definition of information governance is
the leadership and organizational structures, policies, procedures, technology, and controls that ensure that patient and other enterprise data and information sustain and extend the organization's mission and strategies, deliver value, comply with laws and regulations, minimize risk to all stakeholders, and advance the public good
Information life cycle has five stages, which of the following is not considered a unique point in the lifecycle, however it does support the other phases:
Classification and metadata
______ allows users to apply their intellect to accomplish their tasks while the tools housing the information disappear from conscious thought.
Utility
Computer technology has ushered in what has been called the "information age," an age when:
Data, information, and knowledge are both accessible and able to be manipulated by more people than ever before in history
Computer science can facilitate:
Acquiring data and information, and manipulating data and information
Tacit knowledge is knowledge that is easily communicated and stored, for example, documents and procedures.
False
The deluge of information available via computers must be mastered and organized by the user if knowledge is to emerge.
True
The awareness and understanding of a net of information and ways that information can be made useful to support a specific task or to arrive at a decision is called:
Knowledge
Knowledge is the awareness and understanding of a set of information, and ways that information is useful for supporting a specific task or arriving at a decision.
True
The main components of a computer based information system are:
Hardware, software, and telecommunications tools
What describes the broader impact of the evolution of information science?
Facilitation of the application and use of technology to serve an organization
What is sometimes thought of as the highest form of common sense, resulting from accumulated knowledge or erudition (deep, thorough learning) or enlightenment (education that results in understanding and the dissemination of knowledge)?
Wisdom
When referring to characteristic of data quality, Data Precision is
The level of detail at which the attributes and values of healthcare data are defined
Virtual communication technology may be beneficial for healthcare workers, as it:
Allows opportunities for exchange of ideas
Processed data is information when it has meaning.
True
"Metadata" as a support to other phases of the information life cycle,
Are generated at various points in the records management lifecycle, providing underlying data to describe the document, specify access controls and rights, provide retention and disposition instructions, and maintain the record history and audit trail