Impact of Health Reform on Public Health Informatics
Shaikh Akhtaruzzaman
Instructor: Kim Sanders
PH6512 A01
July 27, 2016
Argosy University
Impact of Health Reform on Public Health Informatics
Task 1
Electronic Health Records (EHR) - The provision of storing patient health information in electronic system instead of paper based system is referred to as EHR. A fully functional EHR system has the potential to collect, store, and share the information with the requisite authority for the health benefits of the patient.
Interoperability of health information system – The provision of sharing information across various department of health care is referred to as interoperability. In particular, it is important for the health IT
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Maintain data standards in health care are important such that sharing or collaborating the clinical and laboratory test results can bring effective health care delivery outcomes.
Health information exchange (HIE) – Framing network system to connect all the institutions, centres, clinics, and individual mobile health care facility is referred to as HIE that aims to share and collaborate with informational sharing. This procedure can be useful in terms of managing the digital exchange of clinical information across regions and communities.
Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) – This is a type of health exchange organization that brings the health care stakeholders within a specific area to exchange the information. This further aims to improve the health care delivery within the specified region.
National Health Information Network (NHIN) – The organization which is involved in setting standards, services, and policies to make a secure networking of health information exchange via
Healthcare has evolved over past decades and continues to remain an issue of concern for individuals everywhere. Effectively managing data is important to improving the performance in the health care system. Accumulating, evaluating, deciphering and acting on data for particular performance measures allow health professionals to identify shortcomings and make the necessary adjustment, and track the outcome.
electronic health record (EHR) A secure real-time, point-of-care, patient centric information resource for clinicians allowing access to patient information when and where needed and incorporating evidence-based decision support.
Integrated Care Collaboration maintains a health information exchange called the ICare system. Through this system Integrated Care Collaboration has worked towards identifying needs of Central Texas and improving healthcare access to those who need it. Integrated Care collaboration has been nationally recognized and has been accredited with the the Texas Health Information Exchange Accreditation Program (TXHIEAP) and the Direct Trusted Agent Accreditation Program (DTAAP). Both accreditation programs are dedicated to ensuring proper use of HIEs and compliance with federal and state laws as well as HIPAA. Texas Health Information Exchange Accreditation program focuses on proper exchange of patient information while Direct Trusted Agent Accreditation Program is geared toward recognizing excellence in data processing and transactions
The Health Information exchange really took off with the advent of computers and their ability to engage in communicating with one another. In 2006 the
Making the health information available, reducing duplication of tests, reducing delays in treatment, and patients well informed to take better decisions.
Interoperability is the way information is shared across an organization. Sharing information across all avenues of health care is imperative to quality patient care. Coordination between all members of the health care team can occur through a congruent system, eliminating unnecessary phone calls and paper work that take away from patient care. The sharing of information electronically reduces the likelihood that files could be lost or stolen which creates a liability for all those involved in the care of the patient.
The high cost of healthcare continues to rise and many in the United States are optimistic for health information technology to reduce and improve our current situation. Health IT encompasses a broad array of new technologies designed to manage and share health-related information. When properly implemented, these systems can help coordinate patient care, reduce medical errors, and improve administrative efficiency. Therefore, implementing a Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) will help the National Health Information Network (NHIN) achieve their goals in improving quality of care for the citizens of the United States. Thus, in order for the health IT to deliver on its promise, several obstacles must be overcome.
AHIMA recognizes that superior quality health care and clinical data are critical resources needed for effective healthcare, and works to assure that the health information used in care, research, and health management is valid, accurate, complete, trustworthy, and timely. This group is concerned about the effective management of health information from all sources and its application in all forms of healthcare and wellness preservation. Health issues, disease, and care quality also transcend across national borders. AHIMA’s professional interest is in the application of best health information management practices when and wherever they are needed. (The American Health Information Management Association, 2010).
A Health Information Exchange, or HIE, is technology that enables the electronic movement of health-related information among health care providers and others. HIEs are an
Health information technique is biggest term in today’s era, technology used for various administrative, operations management, and direct clinical functions in health care organization. An electronic health record (EHR) is define by the Health Information Management System Society (HIMSS) as a longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more encounter in any health care setting including patient demographics, progress
Health Information Exchange is the electronic movement of healthcare information amongst organizations according to the national standards. HIE as it is widely known, serves the purpose of providing a safe, timely, and efficient way of accessing or retrieving patient clinical data. Health Information Exchange allows for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other vital healthcare professionals to have appropriate access and securely share vital medical information regarding patient care. Health Information Exchange has been in efforts of developing for over 20 years in the United States. In 1990 the Community Health Management Information Systems (CHMIS) program was formed by the Hartford Foundation to foster a development of a centralized data repository in seven different geographically defined communities. Many of the communities struggled in securing a cost-effective technology with interoperable data sources and gaining political support. In the mid-1990s a similar initiative began known as the Community Health Information Networks (CHINs) with the intention of sharing data between providers in a more cost-effective manner. In 2004, the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research Health Information Technology Portfolio was funded $166 million in grants and contracts to improve the quality and safety to support more patient-centered care. This was the beginning of the progress we have seen in HIE today. Health Information Exchange devolvement serves the purpose of improving
The Health information exchange or also known as HIE is the sending of healthcare-related data electronically to facilities, health information organizations and government agencies according to national standards. The goal is to be able to access and retrieve data more efficient, safer, and to improve the quality of care and patient safety and reduce healthcare costs.
The purpose of this office is to promote and oversee the development of a national health information technology infrastructure within the United States. It fulfills this purpose through the functions of policy coordination and strategic planning for the implementation of
In health care, patients’ lives are in the hands of the health care practitioners, health care organizations, insurance companies, and to some degree, even health care technology. The growth and future implications of evidence-based medicine (EBM) through improvement of technology in health care are important today, because health care practitioners and organizations want to ultimately decrease cost, improve quality of care, and increase access to health care (Glandon, Smaltz, & Slovensky, 2014, p. 28). One way to achieve these goals is through the implementation and improvement of EBM and interoperability which will enhance the efficiency of work production resulting in these positive outcomes. According to Glandon, Smaltz, and Slovensky (2014), EBM is an “information management and learning strategy that seeks to integrate clinical expertise with the best evidence available to make effective clinical decisions that will ultimately improve patient care,” (p. 6). “Interoperability is the ability of different information and communications technology systems and software applications to communicate, to exchange data accurately, effectively, and consistently, and to use information that has been exchanged,” (Iroju, Soriyan, Gambo, & Olaleke, 2013, para. 1). Without interoperability and EBM, fundamental data and information such as patient records cannot be easily shared across and within enterprises having a direct impact on the quality of care. It
As the implementation of electronic health records (EHR) progress nationwide, the concepts of interoperability and health information exchange (HIE) must be discussed. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (2005, p. 2) define interoperability as “the ability of health information systems to work together within and across organizational boundaries in order to advance the effective delivery of healthcare for individuals and communities.” Interoperability is the enabling of two systems, including those that do not share