Solid State Records

Students, teachers, and parents are still arguing that kids have too much homework. Kids are arguing that it’s a waste of time. Parents are arguing that it takes away the time they could be spending with family. Teachers are arguing that it’s more work on them because they have to grade multiple sheets of homework they give out. Kids should have less homework because it takes away valuable time that could be spent with family and too much homework can cause a lot of stress and students barely…

certified electronic health records (EHR). With EHR put into act we are now able to view real time information of patients medical history, past and current medications, immunization dates, any diagnoses or allergies, as well as testing and lab reports. It contains all complete and accurate information to give providers access to evidence based tools when making decisions of a patients care. Some EHRs now allow patients to access web portals to view their own health records and even email their…

Health information exchange (HIE) is the technique which allows healthcare providers including doctors, nurse, pharmacy and patients to appropriately access and securely share a patient's vital medical information by improving the speed, quality, safety and healthcare cost of the patient (HealthIT, 2014). There are various HIE models that are used throughout the country which are categorized based on how patient information are stored on them and their capacity to securely access on them by…

Evidence for the benefits and challenges of the PCMH delivery system: Benefits: The patient-centered medical homes model is growing and those practices have more non-physician clinicians on staff and higher utilization of electronic health records (Finnegan, 2017). This is crucial with the on-going shortage of health care personnel. • PCMH practices had at least one physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or certified nurse midwife on staff compared to traditional practices (69% versus 48%)…

an EHR is a medical record that is put into an online software to be stored and updated. Medical transcriptionist enter the data into the software to prevent mistakes. EHRs help the staff understand the patient’s needs and treatment. The records ensure that the patient will be safe. They also limit the treatment available though. EHRs are only seen by your healthcare provider. If you need to have treatment done at another facility that was not your provider, the records would have to be…

Running through the woods, trying to find the creature that just ran off after kidnapping a young girl’s older brother, Dean and Sam hurried along hoping it wasn’t too late. “What if we don’t find it?” a nervous Sam asked his older brother while following closely behind. “We will, Sammy. Trust me,” so sure as to what he said that he was almost believing it, Dean replied to show some form of courage to his younger brother. While spending some much needed time with family, continuing to follow the…

Electronic Data Interchange is an electronic communication method that delivers standards for exchanging data by electronic means. EDI has a set of standards that requires that any patient health information must be in EDI standards from one computer to another. The rules are different types of trades that are covered under HIPAA. According to the article HIPAA: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Rule, “Electronic transactions such as health care claims, claims status and remittance advices (RA),…

Grace shuffled down the hallway of Sampson Middle School with tears brimming in her eyes. A group of 6th grade girls strode behind her giggling when they saw the note. ‘I’m the biggest nerd in Maine’ it read with a green pair of glasses that looked exactly like hers. She was positive that Kimberly Sunnie had put it on her. She had put it just out of her reach just like the other notes she had left the days before. She drew mean pictures of her winning the math contest and slipped them into the…

medical malpractice lawsuits are expensive and detrimental to a health care provider’s career. EMRs can play a more active role in potential litigation because the documentation is organized, easy to read, and is more patient detailed than the paper records. The patient providers will be unfamiliar with this new EMR system and require some special training to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule. HIPAA is the first comprehensive federal regulation that governs the privacy and confidentiality of…

1. Search Strategy Search terms: We searched those electronic databases to find relevant studies: (PubMed, EBSCO, ISI Web of Science, IBECS via Virtual Health Library, System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe (SIGLE), Google Scholar, Popline, and the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) through using ZIKA term . Data title and abstract screening After removing duplications by using Endnote software, the remaining articles were screened through abstract and title with the following…