Designed to support Big Data quantities of data beyond the capabilities of RDBMS with
extremely high performance.
Extremely easy to administer with virtually no need for DBAs. Very low cost due to
commodity hardware and open source code. Flexible data modeling that can very easily
mimic the capabilities of RDBMS, key value, columnar, document and graph
architectures. Readily supports advanced analytics and BI using SQL. Full ACID for
OLTP
Object-oriented databases - Answer An object-oriented DBMS is a fast means of access
,to images as well as sound information. This is able to understand multiple languages.
hypermedia databases - Answer access to objects, video and audio files.
distributed database - Answer allows for space to be added so the database can grow
and remain working if one of its contributing databases stops working
master patient index (MPI) - Answer identify the patient's records with numbers that
all people who access the database use
Evidence-based medicine, or EBM - Answer a collaborative database of conclusions
based on patient cases that can be used as a source for healthcare providers.
Systems related to healthcare are divided
into 3 groups, which are? - Answer mechanical systems, human systems, and
man-machine systems
Mechanically- Answer systems that are necessary for a health care organization to
function mechanically. Such systems include an ability to maintain the physical
environments of an organization.
Human system - An answer system that is related to people, including patients and
physicians and their relationships.
Man-machine systems - systems that are used to assist a person in the health care
process.
Define a healthcare system - Answer 1. A system is something that has oneness and can
be described based on its unique
characteristics. A system will be its own entity and elicit a precise description.
2. A system contains interwoven parts that are numerous and rely on each other for the
, system to function. A healthcare system will have many levels and each level can be
broken
down into smaller levels.
3. A system will change when necessary and resist deterioration when system upgrades
are
necessary.
4. A system must be in a position to react to defined situations and to situations that are
not defined.
It must be adaptable to human needs.
5. The system must be in a position to receive information, process the information and
provide a
response to the information.
6. It has to be able to change by means of the reaction, or output given, often referred to
as feedback.
7. Open systems may also be affected by elements that are present outside of the
system while closed systems are selfsufficient and outside sources will have little effect.
Health maintenance organizationsHMOs- physicians see patients within a specific
insurance plan for a prearranged price set between the insurance company and HMO
preferred provider organizationPPO- physician who provides medical services for a
lower cost to a predefined group of people
Name one software used within healthcare to evaluate cost and track patient care -
Spreadsheets
What software analyzes input provided by the user by applying statistical methods to the
data? -Answer Statistical software
What software allows users to create, access, and manipulate a variety of databases or
collection of information? -Answer Database management software
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