Hcr 220 Week 6 You Decide Paper

In the healthcare field medical malpractice lawsuits are expensive and detrimental to a health care provider’s career. EMRs can play a more active role in potential litigation because the documentation is organized, easy to read, and is more patient detailed than the paper records. The patient providers will be unfamiliar with this new EMR system and require some special training to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule. HIPAA is the first comprehensive federal regulation that governs the privacy and confidentiality of patient-specific information. Maintaining those patients’ privacy and confidentiality during EMR implementation is a valid legal concern that needs to be addressed to the committee and hospital. Comprehensive HIPPA orientated policies and procedure need to be developed to prevent any theft or unauthorized access. With regards to HITECH the penalties for willful neglect can reach $1,500,000 for multiple violations along with criminal penalties for noncompliance, so the security of patient information is a serious concern. …show more content…
If we have a selection of vendors I would prefer to find one that doesn’t require an entirely separate IT degree to navigate around. We want our providers to be able to use it comfortably since patient care should be their primary concern. Another crucial identification that this organization will use when selecting a vendor is HITECHs establishment of the EHR certification program. The certification program will assist us in guaranteeing that is will be functional, capable, meet the security and meaningful use