Regional Health Information Organization

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 advantage of teleconsultation is that it saves time and money by avoiding the need for travel. It also plays an invaluable role in critical care situations when travelling to the care provider is not possible. Using teleconsultation, patients can get services from the specialists. It requires a high speed internet, and any technical issue in the telecommunication might be a big challenge. The lack of knowledge about telemedicine can be a big barrier in the implementation of teleconsultation and get advantage of it. Telepharmacy It is considered to be a way of delivering pharmaceutical products and care by the means of telecommunication to different patients. Followings…

and increase its efficiency through improved medical processes and the use of integrative and interoperable electronic health record (EHR) (Itamar Shabtai; Moshe Leshno;Shawnra Hill ;Ofir Ben-Assuli 2013;Goldschemidt 2005). There is an agreement among medical staff that access to a comprehensive electronic record of medical history benefits patients (Boonestra 2008). Claxton et al. (2012), Walker et al. (2005) and Kapoor & Kleinbart (2012) have found that interoperability between…

Modules of Potentiation: praxis and synergy in public health complex emergency interventions Logistical module: Even in cases of forced exodus, suitable logistical arrangements can amend deleterious health outcomes. 86 percent of the world’s inhabitants reside in mobile cellular network covered areas. Research has shown that mobile phones are a viable means of tracking populations fleeing from complex emergencies. Triangulating user receptions can do this, allowing the dissemination of…

together in 1945 to create the United Nations, an organization which would encourage cooperation, coordination and provide support to all members of the international system. Shortly after, the UN created of the World Health Organization (WHO), with the aspiration that it would be the leading authority in global health issues for the international system. Since then, the WHO has grown and matured over the years, making important bounds in educating and directing states on important health…

Introduction Healthcare information management (HIM) professionals play an important role in the health care system. (HIM) professionals have several responsibilities ranging from identification of records to process (finding discharge patients’ lists), assembly of records into standard forms, quantitative analysis (existence, completeness, & authentication), as well as coding. Other duties of the HIM include abstracting, storing, retrieving or release of information, tracking records while…

Health information professionals play a key role in any healthcare organization. Their extensive knowledge of clinical procedures, information technology, and electronic health records (EHRs); give them a variety of career opportunities. Sarah Austin, RHIT, CCS is one of many Health Information Management (HIM) professionals currently practicing in Arkansas. She is a graduate of DeVry University, where she excelled in her pursuit for an Associate of Applied Science in Health Information/Medical…

1. Confidential information A patient has the right to access information that relates to their health since this could affect their other aspects of life. In any case, they may need to provide sufficient evidence that requires them to have such confidential documents as a procedure. Notwithstanding, it is evident that the regulations of the hospital should provide the data upon request although this should be after 48 hours (Skolnik, 2011). On this note, the release of information regulations…

The current challenges of HIE and ways to overcome them HIE he has encountered multiple roadblocks in the implementation process, but the top five roadblocks HIE's face are Data Sharing, Patient Consent, Standards, Complexity Costs, and Competition. The obstacles HIE's face depend on the perspective of who's looking at them...whether it be the patient's or the providers and these problems do not carry a one size fits all answer. Data Sharing...sometimes sharing information between providers…

The health information exchanges are very significant in the modern healthcare systems. The health information exchanges (HIE) allow the movement of clinical information in disparate information systems in the different locations. The HIE also ensures that the information that is transmitted is still relevant in meaning. HIE is very critical in ensuring that there is faster access to health information, and quality services are also provided to the patients. It is evident that the HIE holds the…

The HHIE was a self-report scale designed by Ventry and Weinstein (1982) for accessing the disabilities associated with emotional responses and social life before and after the hearing rehabilitations in elderly people. The HHIE questionnaire (see Appendix 1) is constituted of 25 items, including 12 social/situational and 13 emotional difficulties to hearing impairments. For developing this self-report scale, at the first stage, the team of research explored what kinds of activities that…