Health Information Technology: A Case Study
The Reform of Health Information Technology
Since the creation of electronic health records (EHRs) majority of the health care industry has struggled with its implementation. Despite the fact that we live in an age of cutting-edge technology still to this day countless medical agencies are unable to communicate efficiently. The road to achieving electronic health records for everyone is still light years away. It is still impossible to tell how many hospitals and clinics use EHR systems. This is due to the differences in meaning and criteria for measuring actual vs. implementation.
By examining the exchange of electronic information I will have explained why having better communication is so valuable. In addition, I will talk about some …show more content…
2) Second obstacle is selecting an EHR system that met all the requirements needed.
VI) The Final Revision of HITECH
1) The changes made by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), January 2013.
a) Changes that were made to the HIPAA privacy and security rules.
2) How the new regulations affected everyone that receives, processes and handles PHI.
a) All business associates where held accountable to the same standard.
b) Majority of the PHI violations were caused by outside agencies (O&P Almanac, 2016)
c) The top 10 health care data breaches accounted for more than 111 million records that were lost, stolen, or inappropriately disclosed (O&P Almanac, 2016)
3) How the additional changes made to the HITECH Act and HIPAA increased awareness and compliance of PHI.
a) Civil Rights office never implemented sanctions to reinforce compliance.
b) Outside agencies not concerned with following security rules or internal privacy policies.
c) Outside agencies not alarmed by HIPAA regulations.
d) After the final revision everyone realized the importance of following the HIPAA/HITECH guidelines.
VII)
Since the creation of electronic health records (EHRs) majority of the health care industry has struggled with its implementation. Despite the fact that we live in an age of cutting-edge technology still to this day countless medical agencies are unable to communicate efficiently. The road to achieving electronic health records for everyone is still light years away. It is still impossible to tell how many hospitals and clinics use EHR systems. This is due to the differences in meaning and criteria for measuring actual vs. implementation.
By examining the exchange of electronic information I will have explained why having better communication is so valuable. In addition, I will talk about some …show more content…
2) Second obstacle is selecting an EHR system that met all the requirements needed.
VI) The Final Revision of HITECH
1) The changes made by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), January 2013.
a) Changes that were made to the HIPAA privacy and security rules.
2) How the new regulations affected everyone that receives, processes and handles PHI.
a) All business associates where held accountable to the same standard.
b) Majority of the PHI violations were caused by outside agencies (O&P Almanac, 2016)
c) The top 10 health care data breaches accounted for more than 111 million records that were lost, stolen, or inappropriately disclosed (O&P Almanac, 2016)
3) How the additional changes made to the HITECH Act and HIPAA increased awareness and compliance of PHI.
a) Civil Rights office never implemented sanctions to reinforce compliance.
b) Outside agencies not concerned with following security rules or internal privacy policies.
c) Outside agencies not alarmed by HIPAA regulations.
d) After the final revision everyone realized the importance of following the HIPAA/HITECH guidelines.
VII)