A 512-bed acute-care community hospital is planning to install a ...

[809779]

A 512-bed acute-care community hospital is planning to install a wireless system. The steering committee is planning a site visit to observe the wireless system in action. Which site would be the most suitable for the committee to visit?
 
  1. A 36-bed state-of-the-art open-heart intensive care unit at a hospital that uses the same vendor's equipment and services
  2. A 496-bed acute-care hospital utilizing another vendor with similar equipment and services
  3. A 485-bed acute-care community hospital utilizing the same vendor's equipment and services
  4. A 712-bed acute-tertiary care hospital utilizing the same vendor's equipment and services

Question 2

________________________________ is a subspecialty of medical informatics which studies from a patient/consumer perspective the use of electronic information and communication to improve medical outcomes and the health care decision-making
 
  process. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: Most suitable for the committee to visit is the 485-bed acute-care community hospital utilizing the same vendor's equipment and services. Site visits allow the vendor's system under consideration to be seen in action at a location that is comparable in size and providing similar services.

Answer to Question 2

Consumer health informatics
Rationale : According to AMIA, CHI-WG (2009): Consumer health informatics is a subspecialty of medical informatics which studies from a patient/consumer perspective the use of electronic information and communication to improve medical outcomes and the health care decision-making process.. Consumers are increasingly using information technology tools that facilitate interactive and personalized communication with their health care practitioners. Technology tools have the capability to assist in the creation of consumer-centric health care information that can be specifically customized or tailored for each individual patient.
Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Understanding
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Communication and Documentation
Learning Outcome:

[809779]

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[peter]

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