Medical informatics

use of computer programs to facilitate the delivery of health care. Electronic medical charting has increased the accuracy and proliferate the productivity of nursing documentation, eliminated redundancy, and fosters the analysis of clinical data. The ability to retrieve nursing data quickly, promotes decision-making at all levels of health care delivery, reduce errors of omission and enhance the ability to track medical records. My experience with health care information begins with paper…

government and paid for through taxes. In the U.S., one must enroll through an employer, agent, etc., and most pay monthly premiums to be able to have access to healthcare through their insurance. As the population ages in the U.S., there is need for medical care among our elderly citizens. Most elderly citizens over the age of 65 have Medicare for their insurance coverage. Citizens can also be approved for Medicare benefits should they be disabled or have end-stage renal disease. So, the…

Competencies The Clinical Informatics Registered Nurse (CI) responsible for the implementation of the tele-psychiatry program should demonstrate Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) graduate-level competencies to assure a successful implementation that improves quality and safety. The QSEN graduate-level competencies were developed to assure graduate-level nurses are able to demonstrate the skills and attitudes required to improve quality and safety in their workplace. In 2012, the…

Medical informatics offers a number of tools that have the potential to drastically improve our understanding of hemorrhagic shock and effective use of MTP in the clinical setting. This review was conducted to identify and summarize current informatics solutions that could be employed to address knowledge deficits in this field and improve management of patients. Important themes…

Why interested in HIM I am interested in Health Information Management (HIM) because it is an essential means of delivery of quality care. Also, HIM professionals are experts in the field of patient health information and medical records. With my experiences as a Home HealthCare Provider, it will enable me to have more focus and interest in the field. Besides, Health Information Management (HIM) is one of the fastest growing occupations, dealing with computer technology and its application…

and providers to improve quality of care” (17). All of the innovations are all towards the same goal dealing with diseases. Medical fields need their share of people who have time to try to figure out these kinds of issues so they can alert the people whom work in the medical field already. Being ahead of the game is the best way to ensure public safety and have less medical errors when trying to save…

Influence of Health Informatics on Health Care Costs The true effects of health informatics on lowering health care costs are still in the process of evaluation. With the focus on quality health care as part of the national health reform, many organizations have been utilizing the health information technology (HIT)to improve the care process and coordination, meet the compliance requirements, and ultimately, lower the health care costs. In Kudyba (2016), it was reported that health care…

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…

Standards are an important component of many informatics-related projects and tools, including electronic health records. Are any potential risks associated with initially focusing on standards development as a solution to a newly identified informatics use case? Discuss why or why not. When responding to this Discussion Board thread, it may be helpful to consider the following mock scenario: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is developing a new electronic Registry to enable…