Electronic Health Record (EHR) System Potential threats and measures taken to protect it Since the early 1980s‚ information technology have improved and revolutionized every aspect of our lives. We use information technology to do our daily chores like shopping and reading the latest global news at the comfort of our living room. It replaces old challenges with new possibilities. However‚ one of the areas that had evolved to this new demand in information technology but rather in a slow phase
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Moving to an Electronic Health Records Lisa Slaton January 28‚ 2011 Instructor Cowart Electronic health records are a health record for patients that are used between different health facilities and agencies. This system is used to improve effectiveness‚ quality care‚ and reduce cost (long term). This record of information contains the history of the patient’s visits to the healthcare facility all pertaining to documenting the contact information to patient histories and allergies
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with a Post-Masters Nursing Informatics Certificate has decided that the 100 bed hospital that she works in would benefit from transitioning from paper charting to using an electronic health record (EHR) system. She has done initial clinical research and has a solid foundation of best-patient-practice reasons that support this change. She has also researched and studied the information on the government’s websites HealthIT.gov‚ and CMS.gov pertaining to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and
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Organizational Change Project Nursing 688‚ Organization of Nursing and Health Care Delivery Systems George Mason University November 17‚ 2011 The hospital where I have dedicated my twelve year nursing career has gone through a massive change. When I started working there in 1999‚ it was a small‚ independent 168 bed community not-for-profit hospital. The expectations of healthcare today were and continue to be a costly venture to a non-corporate facility‚ which is why the hospital was struggling
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National Electronic Health Records Angela Harvey Ohio University National Electronic Health Records Health information is important to every person caring for a person. If pertinent information is missed or not communicated it could be deadly. The Department of Health and Human Services developed a plan to help control this issue. In 2004‚ federal government‚ under President Bush‚ developed a plan for caregivers to make it easier for patients to have access to their health records. The plan
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Electronic Health Records (EHRs) increase ethical issues in security and protecting the privacy rights of patients. Thesis Even though the majority of people feel electronic health care records (EHRs) would improve healthcare quality‚ I believe it brings about additional ethic issues in the privacy and security of patients records. The unlimited access‚ speed‚ and efficiency of electronic health information systems are currently making society confront new broader terms of rights and responsibility
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Evolution of the Electronic Health Record By Belinda Martorelli 11 January 2012 The beginnings of a standardized electronic health record system started in the 1960’s. They were mostly written accounts of the patients’ complaints’. As the systems developed‚ the records followed a business format‚ with the information being more useful for the financials and statistics. (Johns‚ Merida L. (Ed.) (2011) Health Information Management Technology‚ Illinois: Chicago‚ Third Edition.) It was reported
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APPLYING STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGY The evolution of the electronic health record (EHR) in current health care setting has fast-tracked the need in nursing to interconnect within the construct of the computer technology. The utilization of standardized terminologies within EHR is essential for nurses to delineate the influence of nursing care netted within the electronic record. Currently‚ healthcare is facing the challenges of mandatory regulations and standards which posits greater impact to nursing
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Switching from paper to electronic medical records cost the medical industry billions of dollars. There is a strong push by physicians and the federal government for change in how hospitals store patient records. However‚ this transition is not without its share of complications. Medical record program and systems tailor themselves toward bureaucrats than physicians‚ some apposed Mayo Clinic(one of the United States leading healthcare systems) employees have stated(Freudenheim). Nevertheless‚ the
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Clinical decision is required when creating orders for tests or prescriptions. Prescription orders may require dose adjustment due to the patient’s diagnosis‚ age‚ weight‚ and other factors. Providers also need to be aware of common or overlapping side effects when prescribing medication. Because doctors are facing multiple prescriptions per day‚ it would be difficult to spend enough time researching information to make sure their patients do not face any medication-related challenges. Instead‚ this
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