Ch.12 computers and Technology in healthcare-key terms

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Across
  1. 4. allows all health care agencies to readily transfer patient electronic health records between agencies in a national network.
  2. 6. a computerized version of a patient’s medical information that may include statistical data( name, address, telephone number, insurance information, etc.)
  3. 9. secure online websites are established by a physician, health care facility, or other health care provider. P
  4. 11. uses technology to direct ultra high-frequency sound waves through the chest wall and into the heart.
  5. 12. - the use of high-frequency sound waves, is a therapeutic device in addition to a method of imaging.
  6. 16. an applied science used to promote an individual’s safety and well-being by adapting to the environment and using techniques to prevent injuries.
  7. 17. learning- the internet offers an approach to education.
  8. 21. uses special software to perform high-speed math calculations.
  9. 24. surgery - also called computer-assisted surgery, is another major technological advance.
  10. 30. provided many enhancements for individuals who have hearing impairments.
  11. 31. this is a noninvasive scanning method that uses high-frequency sound waves that bounce back as an echo when they hit different tissues and organs inside the body.
  12. 32. an organized collection of information.
  13. 33. a handheld tablet, smartphone, or personal case to a personal computer, which can sit on a desktop.
  14. 36. tomography (CT) introduced in 1972, this noninvasive, computerized X-ray permits physicians to see clear, cross-sectional views of both bone and body tissues and to find abnormalities such as tumors or bleeding.
  15. 37. a basic understanding of how a computer works and the applications used in your field or profession.
  16. 38. this computerized, body-scanning method uses nuclear magnetic resonance instead of X-ray radiation.
  17. 39. used for patients who cannot exercise.
Down
  1. 1. e-mail is the process of sending messages from one computer to another.
  2. 2. information is entered into areas
  3. 3. an ECG run while the patient is exercising.
  4. 5. a small amount of a radioactive substance such as thallium is given intravenously.
  5. 7. discussed in detail in section 1:2, involves the use of video, audio, and computer systems to provide medical or health care care services.
  6. 8. when a group of related records is combined.
  7. 10. is a surgical procedure in which a surgeon uses preoperative and intraoperative images to guide or direct the surgery.
  8. 13. allow for rapid dispensing of medications.
  9. 14. is educational computer programming designed for individualized use.
  10. 15. originally used by engineers and designers, ahs also found a place in therapeutic treatment.
  11. 18. light beams that can be focused precisely,are one example.
  12. 19. through the use of systems.
  13. 20. therapy - uses high-energy particles to decrease the size of tumors and treat cancer.
  14. 22. control the launch of a rocket to outer space.
  15. 23. a computerized interpretation system that produces visual pictures on a computer monitor and a printout of the electrical activity of a patient’s heart.
  16. 25. within the database, each collection of related information.
  17. 26. used for patients who cannot exercise.
  18. 27. are protective programs that limit the ability of other computers to access a computer.
  19. 28. emission tomography (PET)- to perform a PET scan, a slightly radioactive substance is injected into the patient and detected by the PET scanner.
  20. 29. power supply (UPS)- to protect a computer from electrical surges and power outages.
  21. 34. millions of computers throughout the world.
  22. 35. are programs that contain instructions to alter the operation of the computer programs, erase or scramble data on the computer, or allow access to information on the computer.