Essays on Health Record

Information and Communication Teachnology

ABSTRACT As telemedicine is used throughout the rural parts of Africa, there are many professionals and patients who find the entire process very beneficial because there is an allowance for a decrease in transmission of highly contagious diseases such as MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). If there are clinics that are found in locations surrounding rural Africa, there are strong concerns that patients will be able to transmit their diseases to other people who are otherwise healthy. With the use of telemedicine, the patients and the health care providers can see each other through a confined space and there is ...

Among the notable congresswomen in the USA is Renee Ellmers who is the North Carolina’s 2nd District representative since her first election in 2010. As a nurse, she has remained an outstanding healthcare policy maker sponsoring and supporting several bills that have led to changes in healthcare service delivery in the USA. On January 16, 2015, Ellmers introduced H.R. 398-a bill to train healthcare workers on trafficking with the aim of empowering them to identify victims of trafficking and respond appropriately and on time. In this regards, the bill proposed that government agencies would collaborate to create a ...

Introduction

The acceleration of information technology in the past decade resulted in the notion that Computers might replace humans in the workplace. However, the current employment settings reveal that the internet and other information technology devices have penetrated almost every workplace, and has played a considerable role in the transformation of many jobs. For the majority of workers in the office, their employment means that they spend a great number of their working hours online. An online survey conducted by Pew Research in 2013 revealed that about 94% of people who were employed use the internet (Purcell & Rainie, n.p). Employment ...

IT in Managed Care Organizations

Introduction The most important function of information technology (IT) in managed care organizations (MCO) is to support their business. MCOs are complex in nature, offering a wide range of services to a wide range of individuals. It is vital for management to align its IT department with the operational dynamics of the organization. In this situation, it is important fo an IT department to align its goals to managed the complexity of MCO. A MCO should reduce risk if they have a well-function IT department. Thus, the IT department main concern is designing, implementing, and operating an efficient system ...

Health IT Hot Topic of Week Assignment: Electronic Health Record

Electronic Health Record can be defined as the systematic collection of the health information of populations and patients that have been electronically stored in digital format. The health information can be shared across diverse heath care settings through enterprise-connected and network-connected information systems as well as other information exchanges and network systems (Hsiao, Hing, Socey & Cai, 2010). Electronic Health Records includes an array of data, from allergies, medication, medical history, radiology images, medical billing information, and personal statistics such as weight, age, and laboratory test results to immunization status. Electronic Health Record systems are often developed for the main ...

Nowadays not a community is able to manage their businesses without having a well-developed computerized system of supporting it. Studies in the field of medicine are extremely important especially if they are based on ways of adoption and application of IT innovations in various healthcare services management and deliveries. The system of providing studies is the medical informatics, where people use information technology in order to achieve some goals in the healthcare industry. This paper is to analyze medical informatics` impact on the quality of care along with listing some potential issues of its implementation into the wide use. ...

Importance of Nursing Informatics in Healthcare

Introduction One of the key factors for effective decision-making for nurses and other healthcare practitioners is information. It is also integral to the quality improvement of the practice of nursing. In most of the activities of nurses such as from assessing the health care needs of patients up to the developing of health care plans, information acquisition and evaluation is required. Information is also involved in the communication patients regarding the information to and from the other health care practitioners (Canadian Nurses Association np). Lastly, information is also involved in the analysis of the staff’s work as well ...

An electronic health record (EHR) is termed as a patient’s medical or paper chart in a digital and secure format. EHRs are an innovative and unique form of technology in the healthcare system wherein authorized users can access patient-centric information in real-time. EHRs are known to contain conventional clinical information of the patients. It includes medical history, current treatment and management interventions, current medical status and other personal information. However, EHR should not be restricted to clinical or patient-centric information but also vital information that could be of use at the healthcare provider’s office. In the nursing ...

Abstract

There are several heart illnesses which cause a large number of deaths from stroke, coronary artery disease, aortic and peripheral illnesses. The treatment of the illnesses requires a huge amount of funds and time. Therefore, there is the need to improvise or innovate new ways to prevent or detect it on earlier. The sophisticated mechanism needs to be put in place to analyze medical data to give signs of the illness through the application of analytic algorithms to provide definite signs. Technology is evolving bringing about significant changes in the medical industry, especially in electronic health records. It has ...

As medical practices merge, it is certain that systems will change. As a result of the merger, the organization will want to operate as a combined system and to do this, plans have to be developed to change some or all of the systems. In the plan, it is important to consider the role of technologies vis-à-vis the need to promote patient safety and enhance the quality of patient care. In addition, it is also vital to consider implementing health information systems that meet the regulatory requirements as set by the federal government. When it comes to the ...

Introduction

Electronic health documentation (EHR) was introduced under the 111th American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009. The aim was to achieve an electronic health record for every citizen of the USA by the year 2014. The technological change in the nursing field has been met with both accolades and criticism. Those who endorse the method of recording patient information argue that it is safer and more convenient relative to the traditional paper method. The critics argue that the method is open to abuse by the hospital administrators and can be shared without the consent of the owners. Among these ...

Healthcare

Introduction Data provided by research encompasses critical importance to the advancement of practicum experience at an HIV agency. The information afforded through research offers new perspectives and approach to dealing with HIV cases, particularly for students that are starting to get exposed in real-world experience working in HIV related issues. The discussion will demonstrate the understanding of the importance of data on all aspects of the practicum experience in an HIV agency in Canada. This includes highlighting agency practices in terms of implementation of data security and the importance of training in handling critical data, particularly about HIV patient’ ...

Healthcare delivery system has been defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a collection of different institutions, organizations, people, and even actions which has the primary goal of promoting, restoring, or maintaining health. These are inclusive of the different initiatives in influencing the different determinants of health. Moreover, healthcare delivery systems does not only consist of health professionals and institutions but also other facilities which provide personal health care services (World Health Organization [WHO], 2008). Currently, innovations in the healthcare delivery systems have already been developed to improve the product, process, and structure of the health care. Specifically, ...

Personal Health Care

Personal Health Care

Personal Health Record ‘PHR’ is defined as the means through which health records and other information pertaining health of an individual is preserved by him or her [5]. Typically, healthcare information is retained by healthcare representatives such as nurses, doctors and others and not by the patients. This form where the health institutions and representatives are given the role to preserve patient’s information is known as electronic medical record (EMR). In EMR, the healthcare practitioners are mandated to take and research the health record as they have other uses such as billing and placing insurance ...

Puerto Rico and the Electronic Health Record (Part I)

The focus of this research is on Congressman Pedro Pierluisi who serves in the as the representative of Puerto Rico. He is from the Democratic Party. He can be contacted at 2410 Rayburn House Office Building. His phone is 202-225-2615 and his email is http://pierluisi.house.gov. Currently, the key major stakeholders involved in the bill are the congressmen since the bill is still in the committee stage in the house. The contents of the bill are being deliberated on by the subcommittee on health. As such, the real benefits of the bill have not achieved yet. However, in the event ...

Nursing Informatics is a special field of science which deals with the integration of nursing science, computer science, and information science to help in the identification, management, communication, and dissemination of data, information, and knowledge in the field of nursing. Additionally, nursing informatics aid in the critical thinking and decision making of nurses, consumers, patients, interprofessional healthcare team, and even other stakeholders (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, 2015). The current changes that are happening in the delivery, organization, and financing of health care gave new opportunities for nurses in the field of advanced nursing practice. Advanced practice nurses ...

One of the sciences involved in the field of nursing is nursing informatics. It is a relatively new branch of science which focuses on the integration of nursing information and knowledge with information and communication technology management to help in the promotion of the people’s health globally. It has been claimed that the field of nursing informatics greatly helps the healthcare practitioners achieve a healthcare which is patient-centered. Nursing informatics can be used in multitude of ways such as (1) development of various representations and standards that can provide appropriate support for different researches and evidence-based practices; (2) ...

Nursing information systems (NIS) are of vital importance to advanced nursing practitioners (APNs). The Electronic Health Record is one such system that records, stores, and transmits patient health information as generated through single or multiple encounters within the health delivery environment. Encompassed in this system are progress reports, demographics, vitals, medications, lab reports and medical histories (Atherton, 2011). The NextGen Ambulatory EHRs is an NIS developed by NextGen. The system offers EHRs associated solutions for both hospitals and private practitioners. Also known as NextGen Healthcare, the system is a generalized EHRs software that promises to transform various practices within ...

Innovative Applications

Introduction The health of every citizen should be among the top priorities of a nation. Even better, the health of every citizen should be in the top of all the priorities of a nation. This is because a community, nor a society cannot function given that its citizens are unwell. Their compromised health compromises their productivity and thus, affects many other aspects such as the economy and the education sector. The labor force would not be functional with unhealthy workers and may cause the downfall of most industries. As such, the optimization of the health care industry should be ...

Analyze major events and technological advantages that influenced modern Health Care Information Systems.

If we go back to look at the healthcare system of the 1960’s we will see two major payers Medicare and Medicaid. The database systems of these payers were crude and primary at best and that did not make much difference because the payers only accepted payer claims that were handwritten by a secretary. Moving to the 1970’s brings the advent of the large clinical labs and pharmacy. Computers in the 1970’s began in single departments and consecutive departments were added one the viability was proven on each single department. The 1980’s is the time ...

Introduction

The adoption of technologies, particularly EHRs, in small hospitals has been slow despite their perceived benefits at the organizational level. Instead, most of the available literature have concentrated on EHRS implementation in large clinical settings. This gap happens regardless of the fact that both environments have similar needs when it comes to enhancing patient care. Concentrating on a small New York-based hospital, this essay discusses EHRs implementation using Rogers’ (2003) qualities as a guideline to successful change. These qualities include relative advantage, compatibility, simplicity, trialability, and observability.

Relative Advantage

First, relative advantage refers to a product’s extent of technical attractiveness ...

Electronic health records are a collection of information concerning patients that are organized and well stored electronically in digital formats. Patient’s information that can be found in the EHR includes diagnosis, treatment plans, radiology images, laboratory and test results, and allergies (EHR Incentive Programs, 2016). The use of this system in the healthcare sector has been a major improvement and, therefore, there is the need to undertake a research on the meaningful use of the Electronic Health Records (Wright et al., 2013). EHRs enable the sharing of information between healthcare providers and organizations. The enactment of the information ...