Personal Health Information Management Term Paper
Term Paper On
Current Challenges of Personal Health Information Management (PHIM)
Submitted to Md. Safaet Hossain, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, UODA
Submitted by Group 7
Date of Submission: 13 December 2011
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Member Name of Group 7 NAME Manas Tripura Md. Sazzad Hussain Md. Muniruzzaman Md. Abubaker Siddique Sanjida Hoque STUDENT ID 513113019 513113022 513113023 513113024 513113025
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Executive Summary
Government incentives to increase HIT will likely result in a more computerized clinical environment. Understanding the challenges can help avoid costly mistakes. The future looks promising but caution is warranted, as achievement of full benefits of HIT requires addressing significant challenges. This report …show more content…
• Executing a retention policy on the disposal of records which are no longer required for operational reasons; according to organizational policies, statutory requirements, and other regulations this may involve either their destruction or permanent preservation in an archive. Records management principles and automated records management systems aid in the capture, classification, and ongoing management of records throughout their lifecycle. Such a system may be paper based (such as index cards as used in a library), or may be a computer system, such as an electronic records management application. Managing physical records: Managing physical records involves different disciplines and may draw on a variety of forms of expertise. Records must be identified and authenticated. This is usually a matter of filing and retrieval; in some circumstances, more careful handling is required. Identifying records: If an item is presented as a legal record, it needs to be authenticated. Forensic experts may need to examine a document or artifact to determine that it is not a forgery, and that any damage, alteration, or missing content is documented. In extreme cases, items may be subjected to a microscope, x-ray, radiocarbon dating or chemical analysis. This level of authentication is rare, but requires that special care be taken in the creation and retention of the records of an organization. Storing records: Records must be stored in such a way that they are accessible and safeguarded against environmental damage. A typical paper document may be stored in a filing cabinet in an office. However, some organizations employ file rooms with specialized environmental controls including temperature and humidity. Vital records may need to be stored in a disaster-resistant safe or vault to protect against fire, flood,
Current Challenges of Personal Health Information Management (PHIM)
Submitted to Md. Safaet Hossain, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, UODA
Submitted by Group 7
Date of Submission: 13 December 2011
1
Member Name of Group 7 NAME Manas Tripura Md. Sazzad Hussain Md. Muniruzzaman Md. Abubaker Siddique Sanjida Hoque STUDENT ID 513113019 513113022 513113023 513113024 513113025
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Executive Summary
Government incentives to increase HIT will likely result in a more computerized clinical environment. Understanding the challenges can help avoid costly mistakes. The future looks promising but caution is warranted, as achievement of full benefits of HIT requires addressing significant challenges. This report …show more content…
• Executing a retention policy on the disposal of records which are no longer required for operational reasons; according to organizational policies, statutory requirements, and other regulations this may involve either their destruction or permanent preservation in an archive. Records management principles and automated records management systems aid in the capture, classification, and ongoing management of records throughout their lifecycle. Such a system may be paper based (such as index cards as used in a library), or may be a computer system, such as an electronic records management application. Managing physical records: Managing physical records involves different disciplines and may draw on a variety of forms of expertise. Records must be identified and authenticated. This is usually a matter of filing and retrieval; in some circumstances, more careful handling is required. Identifying records: If an item is presented as a legal record, it needs to be authenticated. Forensic experts may need to examine a document or artifact to determine that it is not a forgery, and that any damage, alteration, or missing content is documented. In extreme cases, items may be subjected to a microscope, x-ray, radiocarbon dating or chemical analysis. This level of authentication is rare, but requires that special care be taken in the creation and retention of the records of an organization. Storing records: Records must be stored in such a way that they are accessible and safeguarded against environmental damage. A typical paper document may be stored in a filing cabinet in an office. However, some organizations employ file rooms with specialized environmental controls including temperature and humidity. Vital records may need to be stored in a disaster-resistant safe or vault to protect against fire, flood,