Which of the following supports the acquisition, storage, manipulation, and distribution of clinical information throughout an HCO?

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1. Computer applications designed to facilitate human decision-making.
2. A large store of information; may include several databases.
3. Clinical information systems support the acquisition, storage, manipulation, and distribution of clinical information throughout an HCO with a focus on electronic communication, for example, electronic medical records, clinical data repositories, decision support programs (such as application of clinical guidelines and drug interaction checking), handheld devices for collecting data and viewing reference material, imaging modalities, and communication tools such as electronic messaging systems.
4. System stores longitudinal clinical data, collecting data from multiple clinical information systems, including patient demographic data.

Which of the Following Supports the Acquisition, Storage, Manipulation, and Distribution