Lucas Quintaneiro
HIT 120
Case Study 2.1 Answers 1.
If Marsha’s PCP had referred her to see a Neurosurgeon instead of a neurologist, she would have been able to have the surgery more quickly and at less cost.
2.
If the facilities she had gone to use the same EHR systems that allowed sharing of records
between facilities (like EPIC) that would have been the easiest way to share information.
3.
If Marsha’s providers all participated in a standard EHR system that shared information across all facilities for one patient that would have made sharing her information so much
easier for her. Case Study 2.2 Answers
1.
This situation is complicated by not having all the facilities linked into one common EHR
because patients will have different MRNs, making patient identification more difficult.
2.
The HIM director would have to work with the HIM employees across all the different facilities to create EHR for each patient with only one MRN.
3.
There are numerous advantages to all facilities having a shared health record. First, it creates better patient care. The more information a provider has on a patient, the better they will be able to help them, and it helps keep costs down.
