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Informatics
Methodist College's HS200 Course
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Health Care
Undergraduate 2
12/12/2012

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Foundation of Knowledge Model
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Used to help understand the ways one acquires, processes, generates, disseminates, and then receives feedback on their new knowledge
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Knowledge Acquirers
Definition
Providing convenient and efficient means of capturing and storing knowledge
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Knowledge Users
Definition
Individuals or groups who benefit from valuable viable knowledge
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Knowledge Engineers
Definition
Design, develop, implement, and maintain knowledge
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Knowledge Managers
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Capture and process collective expertise and distribute it where it can create the largest benefit
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Knowledge Developers
Definition
Generate, change, and evolve knowledge based on the task at hand and information available
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Knowledge Worker
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One who works with information and generates information and knowledge as a product
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Data
Definition
A fact that lack meaning
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Knowledge
Definition
The awareness and understanding of a set of information and ways that information can be made useful to support a specific task or arrive at a decision; abounds with other's thoughts and information
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Information
Definition
Data that are interpreted, organized, or structured. Data processed using knowledge or data made functional through the application of knowledge
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Processing
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Acting on something by taking it through established procedures in order to convert it from one form to another
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Transparency
Definition
Done without conscious thought
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Feedback
Definition
Input in the form of opinions about or reactions to something.
Information from the system that is used to make modifications in the input, processing actions, or outputs
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Management
Definition
Elemental process within informatics where one is able to file, store, and manipulate data for various uses
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Integrity
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Comprised of whole, complete, correct and consistent data
Compromised by human error, viruses, worms, bugs, hardware failure, crashes, etc.
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Dirty Data
Definition
inaccurate, incomplete or erroneous data
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Manipulation
Definition
process of re-sorting, rearranging and otherwise moving data, without fundamentally changing it
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Data Warehouse
Definition
for the purpose of mining the data to discover new relationships and to build organizational knowledge
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Data Mart
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represents a large database where the data used by one of the units or a division of a healthcare system is stored and maintained
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Patient Data
Definition
includes informational data (drug dosages administered, resources used, problems diagnosed, vitals, cares, nurses notes, labs, test, physician notes/instructions, and referrals
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Knowledge Generation
Definition
Creating new knowledge by changing and evolving knowledge based on one's experience, education, and input from others
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Trending Data
Definition
Collecting and analyzing patient data that is collected over time via telehealth technology; proves a more accurate picture of health status than the analysis of episodic data collected during an agency visit
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Wisdom
Definition
knowledge applied in a practical way or translated into actions; focused on our own minds; uses knowledge and experience to heighten common sense and insight to exercise sound judgment in practical matters; appropriate use of knowledge to solve human problems
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Knowledge
Definition
Information that is synthesized so that relationships are identified and formalized; awareness and understanding of a set of information and ways that info can be made useful to support a specific task or arrive at a decision
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Tacit
Definition
type of knowledge that is highly personal or private (values or emotions)
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Explicit
Definition
type of knowledge that one can convey in letters, words and numbers; can be exchanged in the form of data, manuals, product specifications, principles, policies, and theories
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Organizational
Definition
can access and reuse knowledge of solutions to similar problems
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Collaborative
Definition
relies heavily on student investment and participation;
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5 Elements of Successful Collaboration
Definition
1. Face to face interaction
2. Mutual learning goals that encourage interdependence
3. Equal participation in the work process
4. Personal accountability
5. Use of cooperative group process skills learned in classroom
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Latent Information
Definition
Information not yet realized or apparent
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Dissemination
Definition
a thoughtful, intentional, goal oriented communication of specific, useful info or knowledge
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Acquiring
Definition
to locate and hold
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Generating
Definition
Producing knowledge
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Sharing
Definition
express through networking, presenting, and publishing
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Data Mining
Definition
a process of utilizing software to sort through data in order to discover patterns and ascertain or establish relationships; may help to discover or uncover previously unidentified relationships among the data in a database
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Data Base Query
Definition
Way to search information in a database, by asking questions of the database to retrieve specific data and information
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