Health informatics

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, accesses Telemental health on Thursdays and has hours of operation that are amenable…

According to the study by Suffoletto et al. (2012), increasing the adherence rate related to the use of oral antibiotics in patients discharged from an urgent or emergent care facility is an essential step in decreasing Emergency Room readmissions and potential treatment failures. The authors of this study purposed that using electronic medication reminders would improve the antibiotic treatment adherence rates of patients discharged from an Emergency Room with a new prescription for oral…

improving the delivery of care. These tools encouraged patients to communicate with their health care provider and participate in their health care treatment decisions and as such could increase healthier behaviors and lifestyles among populations who use these tools. However, I still some concerns involving miscommunication and data security when storing patient’s private medical information. With the fast sharing of health information between providers and patients, these opportunities may…

How do individuals remember and retain certain information that they are conveyed? How can an individual remember that insane number they are told in a presentation but I can’t? Today, questions like these are asked daily by individuals who are by standers at a presentation and feel as if the more they pay attention the more likely they will remember the content they are told. This is not always the case; it is not about what is being told in a presentation, it is more about how a specific…

electronic health record (EHR) is a computerized aggregate of a patient’s official health record that is to be made directly available to multiple authorized agencies and practitioners. It is much more than just a collection; rather it is an efficient approach of sharing digitally organized information of the patients across the health care providers and organization. This digitized system is intended to prop up the goals of Population Health Management (PHM) i.e. to enhance the quality of…

CMS are computer software products that coordinate and manage the health care unit well. It has become more popular for health care service. Health care service is still having some problems. For instance, to improve quality, reduce medical errors. There are many advantages of CMS. Advantage of CMS 1. Increase productively and reduce medical errors Firstly, the CMS may bring a lot of benefits to the health care facilities, such as clinic and hospital. The CMS have been greatly improved the…

Quality Improvement in Health Care To be successful in improving quality healthcare, it is important to keep a few things in mind. The six major aims for improvement and they are Safety, in hopes of avoiding harm to patients from the care that is intended to help them. Effectiveness is related to a scientific approach to all who could benefit from it and refraining from providing services to those not likely to benefit from it. Patient-centered care for each patients’ preferences, needs,…

Technology in health care is something very important in the medical field. Medical professionals use it each and everyday. Jobs are centered around technology for record keeping, screenings, tests, (etc). Yet, technology may be taking over jobs. The medical field is one field technology will never take over completely. Medical professionals use technology like handheld computers instead of using one's’ own knowledge. This can lead to misuse and malpractice. Technology is a great resource in…

1. The “blame game” implies committing mistakes that influence patients ' health due to nursing fatigue and the fear to admit to it. Thus, due to exhaustion as a result of working overtime, nurses tend to have difficulties in paying attention to their work. In the case of any mistake related to dosage of medication or health of the patients in general, nurses are afraid of reporting the error. As a result, the mistakes are not corrected and the consequences can be drastic. Firstly, in order to…

examine and send the result of the test data to a healthcare professional in real-time. The most befit of using the RPM are • Improving the health outcomes to patients and decreeing the hospitalizations and hospital readmissions. • Provide the health care service needed by patients to remote locations or to patient who can't go to hospital and health…