Electronics

Electronic Medication Administration Record and Patient Safety One of the reason medication related deaths occur are due to medication errors (Karen, 2011, p. 1). In fact, within the United States, approximately 7,000 people die each year due to medication errors (Karen, 2011, p. 1). According to Karen (2011) 1.3 million medication errors occur yearly, which relates to several injuries and approximately one death a day related to medication errors in the Unites States (Karen, 2011, p. 1). One…

Introduction Electronic health records is the process of replacing traditional paper medical records according to Shi & Singh (2013, p. 109). Electronic health records have the potential to save time, eliminate errors and duplications, as well as improve the quality of health care delivery. However with all these different possibilities come limitations such as accuracy and potential financial cost that immerge as concerns. HITECH Act, The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical…

There are many definitions of an Electronic medical Records (EMR) based on many researchers all over the world. According to the Peter Chris Okpala which is one of the author that write an article about electronic medical records (EMR) , an electronic medical records (EMR) is a system that have been used in healthcare sectors in Malaysia. The terms of electronic medical records is a computerized medical records which is can be accesed with the concerned of patient privacy. It is also defined as…

Over the past decade, various industries have become more and more computerized. This includes the health care industry with Electronic Health Records (EHR). EHR’s make health care delivery more functional than ever. Menachemi and Collum (2011), tell us that EHR’s include patient demographics, progress notes, current problems, medications, and vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory and radiology data. Over a lifetime, a patient’s data accumulates in a variety of…

Electronic Data Interchange is an electronic communication method that delivers standards for exchanging data by electronic means. EDI has a set of standards that requires that any patient health information must be in EDI standards from one computer to another. The rules are different types of trades that are covered under HIPAA. According to the article HIPAA: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Rule, “Electronic transactions such as health care claims, claims status and remittance advices (RA),…

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Is a South Korean multinational electronics company headquartered in Suwon, South Korea. Through extremely complicated ownership structure with some circular ownership, it is the flagship division of the Samsung Group, accounting for 70% of the group's revenue in 2012. It is the world's second largest information technology company by revenue, after Apple..Samsung Electronics has assembly plants and sales networks in 80 countries and employs around 370,000 people.…

Current State Evaluation Electronic Medical Record In the early 1990s the Institute of Medicine (IOM) started lobbying the health care community to consider embracing the use of the electronic medical record (EMR) as standard practice (Haupt, 2011). IOM’s premise for EMR usage included improve health care by increasing safety and efficiency thereby promoting overall better quality of care. Initially, health care systems were excited about the idea of having patient’s information readily…

Vendor Qualifications: Over the course of ten years medical facility replace their current electronic health record (EHR) system. New survey from well-known agencies advice medical facility on their current EHR process, over twelve percent of healthcare information technology firm would love to replace their current EHR. Replacement of any EHR can be costly; research has shown that the process can cause financial or organizational restraints. Forty-four percent of surveyed medical entities are…

Today many healthcare organizations face challenges regarding the maintenance of documentation integrity in their electronic healthcare records (EHR). Accuracy in documentation is critical for a healthcare organization as it seeks to provide high-quality care for its patients. An electronic health record (EHR), as well as current health information technology (HIT) is important to a healthcare organization in order to provide care that is efficient and safer for its patients. Through accurately…

Electronic Health Records Article Overview The article that I chose to analyze discusses upcoming changes with the Electronic Health Records (EHRs) requirements due to the overall cost. I selected this particular article because cost seems to be playing a major factor for our office and making the decision to purchase an EHR program. It is evident that the one priority with mandating physicians and hospitals to implement EHRs into their facility was to simplify tasks while improving the…