Alberta “VITALCONNECT” Health Program
Q 1: Outline the communication gaps in the patient information exchange that are attributed to Greg’s death?
After investigation of Greg Price’s death case, the Health Quality Council of Alberta’s (HQCA) established a report under the name of “Continuity of Patient Care Study” that mainly shows the issues in Health Information System (HIS). There were many communication gaps in the continuity of Greg’s care that represents by the following points:
I. Unreliable Continuity of Care when Greg referred for specialized healthcare service
Scenario: Greg was referred to a surgeon for an opinion about abnormal thickening of his epididymis
II. Unavailable Radiologists to expedite the further diagnostic imaging studies with time-sensitive health occurrence
Scenario: As an urgent appointment, when Greg referred to an urologist
III. Absent of prioritization criteria, such as CT Scans for discharging patients
Scenario: When Greg went for a CT scan of his suspected cancer
IV. Unreachable of responsible healthcare …show more content…
Therefore, the following document will demonstrate the almost complete solution of Albertans in healthcare delivery by limiting the communication gaps among patients and their caregivers such as “Patient Portal System” and “E-referral application systems”. Both the patient portal system and e-referral system are the concept of “VITALCONNECT” that define a phenomenon of “Electronic Health Records System (EHRs)” for provincial health and wellness of Canadians.
(a) Positive Impacts of Electronic Health Records on Patient Care are
Although there are several positive impacts of Electronic Health Records system on patient care, the most important are as
Q 1: Outline the communication gaps in the patient information exchange that are attributed to Greg’s death?
After investigation of Greg Price’s death case, the Health Quality Council of Alberta’s (HQCA) established a report under the name of “Continuity of Patient Care Study” that mainly shows the issues in Health Information System (HIS). There were many communication gaps in the continuity of Greg’s care that represents by the following points:
I. Unreliable Continuity of Care when Greg referred for specialized healthcare service
Scenario: Greg was referred to a surgeon for an opinion about abnormal thickening of his epididymis
II. Unavailable Radiologists to expedite the further diagnostic imaging studies with time-sensitive health occurrence
Scenario: As an urgent appointment, when Greg referred to an urologist
III. Absent of prioritization criteria, such as CT Scans for discharging patients
Scenario: When Greg went for a CT scan of his suspected cancer
IV. Unreachable of responsible healthcare …show more content…
Therefore, the following document will demonstrate the almost complete solution of Albertans in healthcare delivery by limiting the communication gaps among patients and their caregivers such as “Patient Portal System” and “E-referral application systems”. Both the patient portal system and e-referral system are the concept of “VITALCONNECT” that define a phenomenon of “Electronic Health Records System (EHRs)” for provincial health and wellness of Canadians.
(a) Positive Impacts of Electronic Health Records on Patient Care are
Although there are several positive impacts of Electronic Health Records system on patient care, the most important are as