Electronic Health Records (EHR) Essay

Resolution of Problem Redundant documentation is a problem that is associate with the implementation of the electronic health records (EHRs). According to Zhang, Youngblood, Murphy, Ramsay, and Xiao (2012), redundant documentation of data can be characterized as same-data and correlated data. The authors referred to same-data as duplicated or replicated data and correlated data as derivative or supplemental data. This can be very frustrating for both the nurses and the patients, but…

A qualified EHR not only keeps a record of a patient's medications or allergies, it also automatically checks for problems whenever a new medication is prescribed and alerts the clinician to potential conflicts (Health It, 2016). During my clinical experience, I had…

Thesis or Introduction The word "heart disease" refers to numerous categories of heart conditions. The most common type of heart disease in the United States is coronary artery disease, which affects the blood flow to the heart. Diminished blood movement can cause a heart attack. Heart Disease, which is a silent killer, has taken the lives of many. Be it young or old. Nevertheless, with the advancement in technology, research, and more educations, people are learning different ways in which it…

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intervention. Secondly, at Rush-Copley Hospital they were able to leverage their existing health information technology (HIT) into effective tools to manage this tuberculosis (TB) outbreak. Rush-Copley used their existing electronic health record (EHR), and ProVation Order Sets to customize a specific workflow that addressed the needs of their patient population and the needs of the staff. This resulted in the appropriate data being tracked in the EMR, eliminated duplicate services, and…

Introduction: The World Health Organization, 2016 defines “eHealth is the use of information and communication technologies for health”. An electronic health record (eHR) is the electronic collection, management, use, storage and sharing of healthcare information and is envisioned to assist in the delivery of safe, efficient, effective health care (RACGP, 2016). National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) was assigned to lead uptake of Personally Controlled E-Health Record (PCEHR),…

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…

Gap analysis When analyzing the WSCC model in the RHS population, a strength of the model is that it aligns philosophically with the RHS Health Resource Center (new school-based clinic at the high school) leadership team by providing a public facility to address community members’ health concerns in an easily accessible public building. The Health Resource Center aligns with the model components because it is free of charge, provides full medical care, has bilingual health professionals,…

relation to health information technology it provides the exact standards for every submission of an electronic billing claim. It also protects and ensures proper handling of protected health information (PHI). I can only assume that purchasing an EHR system can be expensive. You not only have to purchase the system but also provide training to help with implementation which possibly affect the budget of a health care organization especially in rural areas. Two task forces ONCHIT and HRSA…

According to David Blumenthal the healthcare IT systems have the four barriers which include lack of adequate funding, physicians are worried about which system to purchase, infrastructure for the health information exchanges are not satisfactory and no much knowledge about implementing the systems and the main important is that people need to be convinced that information exchanged will be private. The reimbursement was also one of the most frequently noted barriers to prescribing cited by the…