Electronic health record

Meaningful use is a health information technology incentive that is now being mandated by the federal government for the use of electronic health records and for exchanging patient medical data between providers, insurance companies, and patients. The Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services established three phases of this program that health care official must complete in order to qualify for incentive payments. Stage 1 of the program began in 2011, with continuation of stage 2 and finishing…

Technology is taking a seat in the lives of just about everyone around us. You would have to live in a remote area and have no health problems in order to truly get away from the gasps of technology. Today a vast majority of people carry a mini computer in their pockets and use them for their everyday activities. Institution of every business origin use some type of computerized program to collect and organize their work flow. Medical institutions continue to follow suit with technology,…

implement strong data retention practices. Data retention policies form an important foundation for helping manage an organization's data. In addition to paper documentation, corporations increasingly are creating and relying upon large streams of electronic information that often aren't cataloged or stored in traditional filing…

Save your Dental Practice Time and Money with Electronic New Patient Intake Form The inception of electronic new patient intake form has offered numerous benefits to clinics by saving their time and money, and increasing the productivity of their staff members. It has also improved the operational efficiency as well as patients' satisfaction. The convenional paper registration form is a clumsy process that can take enormous time of patients and doctors. Also, it is difficult for the staff to…

Summary: SB-24 extends the STAKE Act to electronic cigarettes to reduce illegal electronic cigarette consumption by minors. This bill grants the Department of Health the same regulatory powers over electronic cigarettes as it currently has over cigarettes and tobacco products. Current State Law 1. Creation of a program to reduce usage of cigarettes and tobacco products to minors. 2. Requires all tobacco retailers to post a notice at each register asserting that the sale of cigarettes and…

presents solutions to the changes occurring in the world of healthcare. It also presents solutions to address the problems arising from those changes. It talks about how “implementation of electronic health records and constant change in the health care delivery system have altered the nature of work in Health Information Services (HIS) Departments” (Layman E, 2011). These new systems call for changes needed in current processes of all departments in healthcare organization. Companies have to…

The "Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act" was enacted by the federal government to modernize and improve the safety and the quality of the nation’s healthcare system, while reducing costs. The HITECH Act is part of the American Reinvestment & Recovery Act (ARRA), enacted on February 17, 2009, which includes many measures intended to modernize the nation’s infrastructure (cdc.gov.) Although an ever increasing number of health care providers and 44% of the…

The advantage of electronic charting includes enhancements in patient safety, error reduction, standardized patient care, and accessibility of the chart to provide universal access of health care information across multidisciplinary teams. Physician order entry provides clinical alerts, reminders, and protocol-driven order sets. There is no longer a need to expend time searching for a chart or attempting to decipher orders. The Electronic Medical Record, better known as the EMR, has many…

Another important advantage is the that the record is always available to pull 24 hours a day. The adoption of electronic health records has saved many people moneys by decreasing full time into more productive space, such as exam rooms. However, the electronic health records are available to multiple healthcare workers at the same time, at various locations. Moreover, patient information should be available to physicians on call so they can review records on patients. Furthermore, it is…

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.…