Exam 9: Medical Imaging Informatics: An Overview

____________________ threats fall into three categories: social engineering attacks, hardware attacks, and software attacks.

____ is a computer-based system used to collect and process data to provide its users with information needed for problem solving and decision-making.

The PACS technologist works routinely on a daily basis with digital image acquisition modalities, by producing images in the imaging room.

____ evolved as the technologies of digital image acquisition, image processing, image display, storage, and communications became widespread and commonplace.

Individuals trained in imaging informatics as a subspecialty of ____________________ provide such contribution and in the end the patient will benefit from their wisdom.

Costs associated with various procedures performed on patients are generated and sent to a(n)____________________ system.

The early interfaces in imaging informatics were known as point-to-point interfaces because they allowed two systems to ____________________ with each other.

____ deals with the structure and function of a computer, and how it can be used to solve problems.

The ____ initiative dates back to 1998 through a joint venture between the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)and the HIMSS.

The term ____________________ is a relatively new term and was derived from the term information.

The HIS contains a vast amount of medical information, data about the patient (demographic information, for example), and, of course, other related health information such as images from medical imaging procedures.

Data transmission requires some sort of ____________________ to do the task.

A(n)____________________ allows several devices to be connected together to utilize data and information.

The increasing growth and utilization of PACS in imaging have provided the need for individuals actively working in a PACS environment to become ____________________.

____ is also known as the registration of patients.

The major components of PACS include digital image acquisition modalities, a computer network database server, an archival system, and a soft-copy display ____________________.

____________________ technology deals with the use of electromagnetic devices and systems for communicating over long distances.

Storage converts data to information that can be used by human observers to solve problems, such as diagnosing a patient's medical condition.

For computer applications in general, information refers to useful, meaningful, and organized data.

The terms health care information system and hospital information system both refer to a group of systems used within a hospital or enterprise that support and enhance ____________________.