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Week 4—Graduate Critique- Journal Article #1 Name: Jelilat Ologolo Professor: Cindi Jobe Course: HIS 5613 – Health Information System Due Date: February 4, 2024 Graduate Critique –Journal Article 1, “Implementation of an electronic health records system within an interprofessional model of care.” This article, “Implementation of an Electronic Health Records System within an Interprofessional Model of Care.” focuses on the implementation of an electronic health record (EHR) system that follows a patient-centered approach in a collaborative clinical environment and points out the challenges associated with it through the traditional processes. EHRs have been a challenge in the medical field for a long time, and their increasing adoption in recent years has resulted in a complex evolution of the patient electronic, where each facility is utilizing a different system. However, these EHR systems often lack the structure to cater to the specific needs of healthcare providers and fail to consider the input of other healthcare professionals apart from physicians. This has resulted in various issues in patient care, as IT specialists may lack sufficient knowledge or understanding of the practical healthcare model and fail to incorporate feedback from different types of healthcare providers as the data collected can be used to enhance efficiency and effectiveness within the system, which is crucial for effective implementation. The author thoroughly examines the challenges that healthcare providers encounter due to the lack of continuous information exchange among different providers during the decision- 1

Week 4—Graduate Critique- Journal Article #1 making treatment of a patient. Thus, the author highlights the current electronic health records (EHRs) as being excessively centered around physicians, lacking sufficient input from nurses and other supporting healthcare personnel who equally rely on the EHRs and contribute vital data for physicians in the information workflow. This approach often necessitates timely communication among providers in multidisciplinary healthcare settings. It also emphasizes the importance of making this information accessible to all team members to ensure the effective delivery of healthcare. The author emphasized on availability and time information flow which is crucial for enhancing the effectiveness of multidisciplinary care. Additionally, the author concludes that the involvement of various levels of patient care is imperative for the development of an efficient electronic health record (EHR) system. The author thoroughly examines the challenges that healthcare providers encounter due to the lack of continuous information exchange among different providers during the decision-making treatment of a patient. Thus, the author highlights the current electronic health records (EHRs) as being excessively centered around physicians, lacking sufficient input from nurses and other supporting healthcare personnel who equally rely on the EHRs and contribute vital data for physicians in the information workflow. This approach often necessitates timely communication among providers in multidisciplinary healthcare settings. It also emphasizes the importance of making this information accessible to all team members to ensure the effective delivery of healthcare. The author emphasized on availability and time information flow which is crucial for enhancing the effectiveness of multidisciplinary care. Additionally, the author concludes that the involvement of various levels of patient care is imperative for the development of an efficient electronic health record (EHR) system. 2

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