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Week 4 Discussion: Healthcare Information Post #1 Share a brief summary of your understanding of the scenario. John is a diabetic, who just recently moved to a new city. He went online to look for a new PCP that appears to have a strong outcome in diabetes. John found one and scheduled an appointment online, then he links his PHR to the new provider and requests that his previous PCP send over his medical information to his new PCP. Everything was going well until John had an accident one day that required a visit to the emergency department. He was admitted to the hospital and outpatient physical therapy. All of his providers are members of the health information organization (HIO) which enables each provider to have immediate access to all the information needed to treat John throughout his care. John had consented to the sharing of such information with all participants in the HIO. The hospital was able to save him money because they had access to his previous labs and x-ray results, so they did not have to repeat any of that information. This allowed the hospital to provide John with the proper care in a timely process without having to wait on certain information like lab work. He was able to start his physical therapy soon as well. His PCP monitored the impact of the accident on John’s diabetes during his hospitalization and make adjustments when needed. What is the name of the document that John's hometown physician can send to John's new PCP so the new doctor has John's essential information? The name of the document that John’s hometown physician can send to John’s new primary care physician is the electronic health records (EHR). The EHR is where all the health information pertaining to the patient is stored and accessed by the healthcare professionals. Why does John use a standalone personal health record (PHR) instead of one from his provider? John uses his own personal health records (PHR) instead of the one from his provider because it includes more information from various providers he has seen over the years regarding his diet, over-the-counter medications taken, and other information related to his diabetic treatment regimen. It provides more information to his primary car physician, which enables the primary care physician to retrieve information from his previous providers. When John is hospitalized, what core EHR components enable medication allergy checking? See Figure 11.5 in your book. The core EHR components that enable medication allergy checking are the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) and the bar code medication administration recording (BC-MAR).
Week 4 Discussion: Healthcare Information Post #2 Listen to Week 4 Lecture recording and summarize what you learned about healthcare information systems. The healthcare information systems have evolved and will continue too to help provide high- quality care for individuals and communities. The healthcare information systems consist of many people, technology software, and policies all working together for one goal, improving the health and well-being of our nation. If you look back into how our healthcare used to be and how it is now, you will see a huge difference. With the advancement of technology, the healthcare systems have been able to utilize programs, hardware, etc. to be able to help provide better quality care to people. A good example would be EHR (electronic health records) and CPOE (computerized provider order entry) systems. The EHR system allows the healthcare staff to view the patient’s information quicker and be able to see lab results, x-rays, medication, etc. The CPOE is a very vital tool to have, including pharmacists. This system allows the healthcare staff to input information in a patients EHR such as patient admissions, lab tests, x-rays, dietary and nutrition, referrals, and medication orders. Pharmacists can view the medication orders and fill these prescriptions quicker without having to wait or try to figure out what the doctor wrote. The healthcare information systems are one big support group that helps each other provide the best care that they can to an individual in need. Honestly, I had no idea of all the inner workings in the healthcare systems, but I really do enjoy learning about it and getting a better understanding. Notes: ONC office of the national coordinator vision high-quality care, lower costs, healthy population, and engaged people. Mission improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities through the use of technology and health information that is accessible when and where it matters most. Collect data and information Share knowledge through interoperable systems Uses knowledge to support a learning health system that achieves value such as improves the quality and reduces the cost of health care. Components of a system: Hardware Software Communications and network technologies
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