Improving Patient Care
February 25, 2014
There is growing enthusiasm in the United States about the use of electronic medical records (EMRs) in outpatient settings. More than $20 billion of the federal economic stimulus (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) is slated to assist physicians, hospitals, and other health care settings in adopting health information technology (Gill, 2009). The government wants to shift into the digital era and it is highly recommended that all hospitals become compliant by 2015 and has provided reimbursement incentives and an electronic medical records deadline for those who adopt electronic medical records (EMR) however, as with all government benefits, this electronic medical records mandate comes with strings attached. For those who do not meet the electronic medical records deadline for implementation, the government has laid out a series of penalties (2009). The EMR system is in place to help improve patient care and (EHRs) can improve the ability to diagnose diseases and reduce—even prevent—medical errors, improving patient outcomes.
The role a Health Information management (HIM) has in helping to Improving Patient Care and Quality Utilizing the Electronic Health Record is a very important and detailed job for the health care professional. The HIM professionals will be invaluable to ensuring the appropriate interpretation and conversion of healthcare data related to many uses, including patient data, organizational effectiveness and efficiency, policy making, and reimbursement systems. For example, the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS and other terminology systems such as SNOMED CT will necessitate a better understanding of how data are collected, analyzed, and reported to ensure information is understandable and useable (AHIMA Task Force on Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety).
Many places offer services to help patients in ensuring they have access to their medical information so they are
There is growing enthusiasm in the United States about the use of electronic medical records (EMRs) in outpatient settings. More than $20 billion of the federal economic stimulus (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) is slated to assist physicians, hospitals, and other health care settings in adopting health information technology (Gill, 2009). The government wants to shift into the digital era and it is highly recommended that all hospitals become compliant by 2015 and has provided reimbursement incentives and an electronic medical records deadline for those who adopt electronic medical records (EMR) however, as with all government benefits, this electronic medical records mandate comes with strings attached. For those who do not meet the electronic medical records deadline for implementation, the government has laid out a series of penalties (2009). The EMR system is in place to help improve patient care and (EHRs) can improve the ability to diagnose diseases and reduce—even prevent—medical errors, improving patient outcomes.
The role a Health Information management (HIM) has in helping to Improving Patient Care and Quality Utilizing the Electronic Health Record is a very important and detailed job for the health care professional. The HIM professionals will be invaluable to ensuring the appropriate interpretation and conversion of healthcare data related to many uses, including patient data, organizational effectiveness and efficiency, policy making, and reimbursement systems. For example, the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS and other terminology systems such as SNOMED CT will necessitate a better understanding of how data are collected, analyzed, and reported to ensure information is understandable and useable (AHIMA Task Force on Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety).
Many places offer services to help patients in ensuring they have access to their medical information so they are
References: (2009). Retrieved from http://www.medicalrecords.com/physicians/electronic-medical-records-deadline AHIMA Task Force on Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety. (2011). Retrieved from http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/bok1_049122.hcsp?dDocName=bok1_049122 Carroll, S., Edwards, J., & Rodin , D Gill, J. (2009.). Retrieved from http://www.stfm.org/fmhub/fm2009/july/james513.pdf Grennan Jr., M Poissant, L. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1205599/ Roberts, L