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Main Question Post: Discussion 7 The HITECH Legislation The HITECH Act of 2009 objectives is to “improve the delivery of healthcare quality … coordination of services between and among … various healthcare providers” with health information technology (HIT) (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015, p. 149). The HITECH legislation will bequeath inducements to health care organizations that demonstrate significant usage of health information technology (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). Health care organization exhibiting significant usage of HIT is not an effortless practice and indeed necessitate a forever trial and error of schemes. Henceforth, the intent of this week discussion is to deliberate on how the HITECH legislation has influenced my healthcare organization, how the inducements influenced the quality of care and summation of an article that has fruitfully exhibited significant usage of health information technology.…
For every nursing home in America, an experienced, well-endowed & capable health care administrator to ensure quality care is provided is at the helm of all facility operations. Although, all licensed health care administrators are not equivalent. Whether it is leadership attributes, emotional qualities or personal characteristics when you break it down these areas set substantial healthcare administrators apart. Initiative sense of others feelings and perspectives, as well as the ability to show interest in patients is the emotional intelligence trait; which is just one of three traits that set great administrators apart. They require an ability to encounter, experience and also meet staff and tenants requisites.…
The committee on professional development of AHIMA states that health information management (HIM) professionals are responsible for improving “the quality of healthcare by insuring that the best information is available for making any healthcare decision” by managing healthcare data and information resources (Zeng, MD, PhD, Reynolds, EdD, RHIA, & Sharp, MBA, RHIA, 2009) . Explain policies and standards that govern health IT Health information technology (health IT) involves the exchange of health information in an electronic environment. According, to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) the widespread use of health IT within the health care industry will improve the quality of health care, prevent medical errors, reduce…
Why interested in HIM I am interested in Health Information Management (HIM) because it is an essential means of delivery of quality care. Also, HIM professionals are experts in the field of patient health information and medical records. With my experiences as a Home HealthCare Provider, it will enable me to have more focus and interest in the field. Besides, Health Information Management (HIM) is one of the fastest growing occupations, dealing with computer technology and its application which currently most healthcare system operates worldwide. Experience with Technology…
HealthIT Topic of Week Valerie Ritter Chamberlain College of Nursing Nursing Informatics NR 512 Dr. Rebecca Glenn October 1, 2016 HealthIT Topic of Week Nursing informatics has an impact on every advanced practice profession in nursing. The impact that it plays on the nurse executives holds so much importance. According to Simpson (2013), nurse executives sit at the executive table during technology evaluations and routinely find themselves ill prepared to debate with their physician counterparts.…
Most information technology in managed care has been profoundly unique and advanced in today’s health care world. As managed health care continues to grow, we must conform to the beneficial ways of information technology for improving patients’ lives. There is good and bad ways to use technology or information technology, but it’s desired to know how and why it’s used in managed health care. Additionally, having the tools and background knowledge to accomplish the goals in managed healthcare and knowing how it can benefit physician and patient for the long-term. Several sources and examples will be able to portray and shed light on the growing use of information technology and the constant desire in managed health care.…
The purpose of this paper is to discuss, identify, and describe Health Information Technology related incidents that may affect patients care, potential consequences to the patient, along with how nurse leaders and Health Information Technology works together to establish a culture of safety for patients and the healthcare services. As the healthcare continues to grow and expand with new technology and evolving and integrating with the care between nurses and technology new source of communication, charting, and technology to insure safety has grown. With this growth came, electronic medication administration, personal health information, the use of fax machines, cell phones and other technology now needs to be monitored for accuracy and…
Technology will be a great investment as the healthcare industry transfers to an Accountable Care model from a Fee for Service model. Advanced hospital organizations have invested in Healthcare IT to manage the increased financial risks that are being confronted with and this technology has increased the coordination of care by managing the healthcare risk. Healthcare providers are optimizing major Healthcare IT systems and investing in cloud technology, data security, data loss prevention, encryption, mobile devices, and healthcare information exchanges. (Cerrato,…
1. The message I would have received as a hospital administrator from this video would have been: The importance of keeping my organization's information secure from anyone else not permitted to have my knowledge, and more specifically the knowledge of my patient's care as well as their demographic information. It is my responsibility as a hospital administrator to keep my data secure, and whether that means hiring a IT security company or maintaining a high security software is my responsibility in order to stay within HIPPA guidelines. 2.…
In addition to providing and safely managing individuals ' information, healthcare information managers are required to analyze data to improve the management and costs of their…
Career Objective Highly efficient, technology savvy and results-driven administration professional, I am actively pursuing a healthcare administration position with the desire to undertake new challenges and make a valuable contribution in the public service. Demonstrating a proven track record of achievement in site/medical administration roles across fast paced industries and deadline-driven environments, I have gained a broad range of expertise whilst maintaining a high level of confidentiality and integrity aligned with strategic direction. Confident I would make a positive addition to your team, I embrace the opportunity to provide a broad range of administration support services, collaborating with medical staff and industry professionals,…
According to Guo (2010) a manager is an individual in an organization who is responsible for the work performance of others (p.12). Managers at all levels in an organization use the classic management functions to direct work, and improve efficiency within their organization (Guo, 2010). Health care managers also know the importance of these functions. When one function is not working well the organization can be in trouble (Nowicki & Summers, 2002). To understand management functions as used in the health care field, we need to define the various management functions, look at how these functions are interrelated, and discuss the frequency that these functions are utilized at the varying levels of management in the health care system (Liebler…
The health information technology is a broad concept that encompasses an array of technologies to store, share and analyze health information. The use of HIT will help in preventing medical errors, improving quality of health care, reducing health care cost, decreasing paperwork, increasing administrative efficiency, and expanding access to affordable health care (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, n.d.). The meaningful use is defined as the use of certified Electronic Health Recording (EHR) technology in a meaningful manner that safely exchanges, electronic health information to improve quality and efficiency of care (Centers for Disease control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). The goals of the adoption of health information technology…
• Health informatics management- this involves championing the new system to doctors and other medical staff, addressing problems with the system raised by doctors and other medical staff, implementing processes that streamline reporting and continually reviewing the latest technology available for healthcare systems and recommending updates and changes as…