Health informatics

sequence (McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K., 2015). Preventable medical errors kill and seriously injure hundreds of thousands of Americans every year. Workflow is essential to prevent these errors; thus, allows proper use of technology to be used in health care settings. According to McGonigle et al, 2015), technology can provide a mechanism to improve care delivery and create a safer patient environment, as long as it is implemented appropriately and acknowledges the surrounding…

WebMD is a provider of health information and they’re currently online health information leader. Their current customer base consists of physicians, consumers, employers and health plans. The company’s mission is to “Help consumers take an active role in managing their health by providing objective healthcare information and lifestyle information”. They achieve this through their two subsidiaries, WebMD.com and Medscape.com. The current situation of the online health information industry, is…

ICD-10 is the Internal Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision is the standard diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management and clinical purposes. By using the ICD-10 classification system, this can be used to monitor any current diseases that affects the world by determining specific targets to countries or populations (WHO). ICD-10 is different from its predecessor by adding alphanumeric categories to expand classification options. One of the main revisions to the coding which…

Privacy is one of the major disadvantage when it comes to electronic health records. Identity theft can occur when an unethical person gains access to confidential records and ultimately put an organization at risk. To secure patient data and other viable information, certain things should be encrypted within the EMR database…

Marta Greene, RHIT, CCS is employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and is tasked with the project of compiling medical health information for astronauts in a research database. Ms. Greene’s background includes a Health Information Technology degree, RHIT and CCS certifications as well as 10 years of experience in the Health Information Management (HIM) field as an outpatient ER coder and an inpatient coder at a large university hospital. Her skill set is very well…

medical world’s transformation from technology will be discussed, specifically electronic health records. The scope of medicine brims with information, which demands a smooth flow of information within an electronic health care infrastructure. Many electronic health databases are in use today, encompassing various clinical functions and influencing the way care is delivered and compensated. Amongst many electronic health records (EHRs), one healthcare information system that has been attracting…

funding based on their services. These services include health, dental, mental, and substance abuse, and are currently provided though six different facility locations in Missouri. Access Family Care began in 1995, when diminishing state funding for health programs began causing concerns for the Department of Health Administrators of Barry, McDonald, and Newton counties. Due to these concerns, a grant proposal was designed and would provide health care for all residents of these counties…

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…

People can reach needed health information with just one single click from their smart phones. Disadvantages of the Use of Smartphones and Social Media in Healthcare Looking into the disadvantages of the Use of Smartphones and Social Media in healthcare; the rapid growth of…

What is Health Information Technology (HIM)? Health Information Technology professionals support Health Information management through the use of a computerized system, and safe exchange of information between payers and provider. HTI is also known as the basis to manage health information and exchange of information in a digital format. Experts who have taken on this field enjoy the technical side of managing Health information manly software and hardware that is used to manage health…