Ch. 12 Computers and Technology in Health

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Across
  1. 5. Computer – A large computer capable of processing data for many users.
  2. 7. – A software program that uses columns and rows of data which can be manipulated mathematically.
  3. 10. Pharmacies – The use of video, audio, and computers to provide pharmacy care to areas without access to a full-service pharmacy.
  4. 12. – The worldwide connection of computer networks.
  5. 13. Resonance Imaging (MRI) – A scanning system that uses nuclear magnetic resonance instead of X-ray radiation.
  6. 14. – Categories of information stored in a database.
  7. 16. Communities – Online groups that share common interests, ideas, and feelings.
  8. 18. Access Memory (RAM) – A form of computer memory that can be accessed randomly; temporary memory.
  9. 19. – The manipulation of individual atoms and molecules to create devices that are thousands of times smaller than current technologies allow.
  10. 20. –The part of the computer that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer.
  11. 23. Laboratory Technologists (MTs) – Workers who operate computers to perform diagnostic tests.
  12. 25. – The right of individuals to keep their personal information from being disclosed.
  13. 26. – A collection of information organized in a structured way.
  14. 28. A scanning and detection system that uses a minicomputer and display screen to visualize an internal portion of the human body; formerly known as computerized axial tomography (CAT).
  15. 30. Wide Web (WWW) – The system of accessing, formatting, and transmitting information on the internet through a browser.
  16. 31. Emission Tomography (PET) – A scanning procedure in which a slightly radioactive substance is injected into the patient and detected by the scanner.
  17. 32. – A group of computers that are linked together.
  18. 34. – The ability to communicate over distances without the use of wires or cables.
  19. 35. – A collection of related fields in a database.
  20. 36. – An ECG run while the patient is exercising.
Down
  1. 1. Educational computer programming designed for individualized use.
  2. 2. – The process of using a specialized scanning machine to produce images of body parts.
  3. 3. – A small computer that contains a microprocessor as its central processor; personal or desktop computer.
  4. 4. A system of classification used by Medicare and other insurers to group illnesses and determine payment for health services.
  5. 6. – The machine components, including keyboard, central processing unit, disk drive, and monitor.
  6. 8. – A computerized system that records electrical activity of the heart over a period of time.
  7. 9. Pages – Documents on the World Wide Web that are written in HTML (HyperText Markup Language).
  8. 11. – The process of creating and sending messages from one computer to another using the internet.
  9. 15. – A computer image created by ultrasonography.
  10. 17. – The use of high-frequency sound waves that bounce back as an echo when they hit different tissues and organs inside the body.
  11. 21. Site – A collection of related web pages.
  12. 22. – A group of related records in a database.
  13. 24. Disk – A storage device that uses laser technology to store information.
  14. 27. – The remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology.
  15. 29. – The instructions, or computer programs, that direct the hardware.
  16. 30. Browser – Software that allows users to locate and display information on the internet.
  17. 33. Video (Computer-Assisted Video) – The integration of computer and video technology.
  18. 37. – The means by which privacy and confidentiality are maintained.