Health Information and Technology Word count 2000. This assignment will explain the importance of Information Technology in Healthcare. It will cover why it is important for the information to be correct and up to date‚ and the consequences of it being incorrect. It will also explain each terminology of Confidentiality‚ Integrity and Availability and present a scenario for each of these relating to the use of electronic patient records. For
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Health Information Exchange The Health information exchange or also known as HIE is the sending of healthcare-related data electronically to facilities‚ health information organizations and government agencies according to national standards. The goal is to be able to access and retrieve data more efficient‚ safer‚ and to improve the quality of care and patient safety and reduce healthcare costs. The Health Information Exchange has existed for over two decades. In the 1990s there were
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documentation or health information management (HIM) is long‚ and creation can be traced back to the 1920s. With patient information now being recorded‚ it was soon realized how critical to the quality and safety of patient care this proved to be. In 1928‚ the American College of Surgeons (ACOS) set about improving the standards of clinically created records‚ and established a professional association called the American Association of Record Librarians. Today it is now known as the American Health Information
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It enhances the efficiency‚ accuracy and readability in comparison with the old system of papers‚ and faxes between offices. In order to protect patient privacy‚ information security‚ is implied under the provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). An important step is to implement reasonable and appropriate administrative safeguards that establish the foundation for a covered entity’s security program. What
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Health Information Technology : Quality Issues Author : Neha Salian Co-author : Malvika Hake Abstract Health IT is the technology that enables patients and providers to support better health and health care by providing targeted information meant to inform‚ educate or generally allow for improved decision making. With health care costs and quality assurance taking central roles in the health care arena‚ increasing attention is being directed towards the potential of health information
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Importance of privacy of health information: Over the past few years‚ advancement of technology has brought significant changes in healthcare. Today‚ the practice of telemedicine and telehealth are easier‚ cheaper and faster. One person or billion recipients can get the health information‚ which may include diagnoses‚ prescriptions or insurance information‚ on their fingertips by just clicking on computer buttons. As per Rothstein‚ Health information technology has become increasingly
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viable‚ population healthcare system is dependent on the flow of protected health information to be competitive. The information must be accurate and timely to effectively impact patient care. In this environment the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) has migrated from managing the information pathway to that of managing the information itself. The input‚ format‚ protection‚ access‚ transmission‚ and analysis of information are just a sample of the CIO’s responsibilities. The following is a comparison
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SAFETY RELATED TO HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The purpose of this discussion board is to identify two types of health information technology (health IT) related incidents. Review and describe a case study involving health IT and identify what type of health IT incident occurred. Acknowledge the potential consequences to the patient in the case study and explain how nurse leaders can establish a culture of safety related to health IT. Two types of human error in health IT that can occur
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Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain‚ process‚ and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. Low health literacy has a negative impact on a patients health status and use of the health care system. Patients with low health literacy levels cannot make decisions regarding their health care or follow instructions on medications and health maintenance behaviors. This can affect health care in a variety of
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Perspective on Health Care: New to Health Care HCS/212 January 28‚ 2013 Perspective on Health Care: New to Health Care "Medicinal discover‚ it moves in mighty leaps‚ it leapt straight past the common cold‚ and give it us for keeps." -Pam Ayers Since I was a little girl‚ I always have had a fascination in the dental field. I was one of those rare people‚ who throughout my life always enjoyed going to the dentist. I was enrolled in Palomar Dental School and was scheduled to start the dental
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