Health informatics

Technology is releasing a new tool to help health care providers. This tool is called Health IT Playbook; it is designed to make heath information technology easier. The “Playbook is an active, web-based resource that builds on and updates the Patient Engagement Playbook for Providers.” Although there have been advances in technology the past years, still providers are facing some challenges. It can be tough for providers when it comes to “navigation electronic health record (EHR) systems and…

data exchange draft standard that is published and maintained by Health Level Seven (HL7). It is less complex and more user-friendly than earlier data exchange standards. It facilitates real time data exchange through web-based technology. https://www.hl7.org/fhir/overview.html Technology Driven Changes The federal government, regulatory bodies and major health care organizations have been advocating for the adoption of electronic health record systems for some time now. Today, the focus has…

research project identification I would like to go into the healthcare industry and the growing use of electronic health records (EHR). Many companies produce this type of software but the first one I came across was NueMD. Health information technology (health IT) can play an important role in increasing patient safety by virtue of the information contained in the electronic health record (EHR) and the features (error-checking, notifications, etc.) systems use to ensure high quality care.…

Sustainable and Effective Use of Health Care Information Systems Johane Exe Walden University Health care organizations strive to achieve better health, better care, manage scarce resources, enhance productivities, reduce workload and reduce costs; using health information technology while still preserving the privacy of the e-PHI. Thereafter, the implementation of any information system, it is of most importance that the health care organization has a continuous monitoring and…

Homework 1 1. Over the years, information technology within the healthcare setting have been increasing. The implementation of the current Electronic Health Record System has been very beneficial as well as challenging to clinics in rural settings that treat patients that are diagnosed with cancer. Clinics in rural area that treats cancer patients needs an EHR system whose software is tailored to fit the needs of oncology care and has the ability to remotely access patient information from…

Care Health System, “The delivery of health care services is undergoing a tremendous digital evolution, thanks to increasing adoption of electronic medical record systems. Many experts believe this digital way of maintaining patient records will lead to significant cost savings, decreases in medical errors, and improvements in health” (memorialcare.org). Knowing what EHRs are and how they can be used in the health system, leads us to why we need electronic health records. Electronic health…

Meaningful Use Regulation #8 refers to Patient Electronic Access. The objective of this regulation allows the patient to receive their health record within four business days of an encounter with their Eligible Provider (EP). This entails viewing online, downloading and transferring their health information if desired. This regulation is broken down into two core measures. The objective is only met when both measures are satisfied. 1. To meet the first core measure, the EP must give greater…

Technology Implementation The Integrated Clinical User Experience (ICUE) was created by UnitedHealth Group (UHG) as a platform to house the medical and behavioral health services information into one central delivery system to improve the member and user experience (UnitedHealth Group [UHG], n.d.). The ICUE system includes a traditional authorization component, a program management section, and an area focused on benefit and access information. According to UHG (n.d.), the implementation of…

I strongly believe that our hospital can benefit from transitioning to EHR, also known as electronic health record. Now this is different from an EMR (electronic medical record), which is the typical medical and clinical information collected at one healthcare provider's office, such as when a patient comes to see her family doctor for the flu (HealthIT.gov, 2014). The EHR system is a more comprehensive digital record that not only includes the data from the EMR but also contains more complete…

Information technology has come a long way developing modern information systems. Telemedicine is one of the areas within the healthcare organizations in which healthcare providers can remotely serve people in the remote areas using advanced telecommunication technology. Teleconsult The purpose of teleconsultation to obtain the professional opinion of a healthcare provider who is not physically present at the location where the patient and/or his primary healthcare provider are. The main…