Intercontinental University Online January 7‚ 2011 Abstract The scenario for this assignment has asked me as a health care employee to provide information on electronic health records. The information I include should provide positive and effective feedback to convince the medical management staff to switch their current record filing system which happens to be paper records to electronic filing. EHR Continuity of Care and Coordination The staff employed in a medical facility depends on many
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personal health record‚ you are able to have your health history at the tips of your fingers at any one time. I read a story about the challenges of making sure doctors have all of the information that they need. Going to the doctor can be challenging when you don’t remember every medical concern or finding that has popped up in your life time. This gets even more difficult as you get older. Paper records are notoriously unhelpful when these situations pop up. Electronic health records can only do
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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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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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patient portals‚ and so much more. Every day it seems like something new is being incorporated into practice or getting updated. Electronic Health Record (EHR) One of the most widely used integration of technology is the electronic health record (EHR). The use of the EHR is on trend and current with the changes going on in the healthcare industry. With EHRs‚ patients’ health
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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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Electronic Health Records (also known as EHR’s) are the portions of a patient’s medical records that are stored in a computer system as well as the functional benefits derived from having an electronic health record. They are also called or known as electronic medical records‚ and electronic charts (Gartee‚ P. 311) EHR’s were first invented nearly 50 years ago. Since being invented‚ EHR’s have made entering and seeking medical information easier and faster for both doctors and nurses. EHR’s also
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Running Head: Organizational Change Implementing Electronic Health Record Electronic Health Records Healthcare organizations face notable challenges concerning information accuracy. This can impact both patient privacy and the delivery of care. For instance‚ if patient information is not properly transmitted from the physician to the pharmacy‚ medication errors can result which can have detrimental impacts on a patient’s health. Given the importance of improving patient outcomes‚ the
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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 the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009. HITECH is a stimulus package
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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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