Evaluation Of A Patient Care Application

Electronic health records (EHR) are health records that are generated by health care professionals when a patient is seen at a medical facility such as a hospital, mental health clinic, or pharmacy. The EHR contains the same information as paper based medical records like demographics, medical complaints and prescriptions. There are so many more benefits to the EHR than paper based medical records. Accuracy of diagnosis, quality and convenience of patient care, and patient participation are a few examples of the

The health care sector is impacted by numerous changes and challenges, such as increasing need for health care provision, changing demands from patients or rapidly evolving technologies. In the context of evolving technologies, the developments occur not only in the actual provision of the medical act, but also at the level of the complementary operations, such as health care information management.

eHealth is an application of information and communication technologies which can help manage and improve healthcare. According to McClure, “The global impact of e-Health is being manifested in the reduction of healthcare costs and improved efficiency through better retention and retrieval of records, better management of chronic diseases, shared health professional staffing, reduced travel times and fewer or shorter hospital stays” (as cited in Isabalija, Mayoka, Rwashana, & Mbarika, 2011). One of the most important factors that influences eHealth adoption amongst the healthcare organizations and providers is the financial incentives provided by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. The HITECH Act of 2009 was signed into law to promote widespread use of electronic medical records (EMRs) and supporting technologies. As per the provision in the HITECH Act, the healthcare providers who adopt EMR system and manifests the “meaningful use” (MU) criteria by 2015 will receive incentives under

Kreps and Neuhauser (2010) reviewed significant communication concerns included in the model of efficient and humane eHealth applications to assist in directing strategic implementation and development of health information technologies. The article described the communication transformation developing in the creation of a wide-range of new eHealth applications, which included the electronic health record (Kreps & Neuhauser, 2010). The adoption, implementation, and development of a wide range of new eHealth applications have the potential to improve the quality of care patients receive, increase provider and patient access to pertinent health information, decrease healthcare mistakes, encourage acceptance of a healthy lifestyle and increase collaboration among healthcare providers (Kreps & Neuhauser, 2010). The conclusions from this article emphasized the importance of creating applications that are interoperable, easy to use, appealing, accessible, and communicate the correct information needed to yield the best possible patient care (Kreps & Neuhauser, 2010).

Healthcare have came a long way in adopting and integrating technology and HER systems in a daily basses. On a studies reported on HealthIT.gov, the majority of physicians believe that electronic medical records provide a better view of their patients’ total health – allowing for better diagnoses while reducing the chance of medical errors ("HealthIT.gov | the official site for Health IT information," n.d.). The major importance EHR that stands out is to improve the quality and safety of care. IN addition it allow a better and safe transition of care as well

The goal of the organization is to develop a single patient engagement platform across all care settings. This platform should contain predictive healthcare management tools that will empower patients to better manage their health and coordinate with all of their providers.

The strategic plan I chose to research was the University of Utah Health Care Information Technology Strategic Plan. The University of Utah Health Care (UUHC) Medical Center is one of the top organizations in Utah that is consistently on the cutting edge of information technology. UUHC is infamous for its revolutionary medical research in the region and highly sophisticated biomedical informatics programs in the country (University of Utah, 2010). In past years, they were the second organization in Utah to implement the electronic medical record (EMR) system and computerized physician order entry (CPOE) process. The purpose of this paper is to identify and summarize the long-term and short-term goals in the plan, summarize the strategic thinking and key stakeholders, and describe the strategies evident in the plan.

As the emergence of electronic health records (EHRs), the subject of transforming the delivery method of healthcare is prominent in the United States. The use of EHRs is a major key in the way physicians practice in healthcare organizations through communication and management of patient information. Henricks (2011) points out that EHRs are a part of an objective aimed at improving all aspects of health care and reducing health disparities, making the healthcare of patients and families appealing to them, refining the direction of healthcare, along with population and public health improvement, continuation of privacy maintenance and the security of health information, and finally reducing costs. In the perspective of health information technology

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

In the medical field there have been a lot of technological advances and making health records electronic is one of them. The days of having a paper health record are almost obsolete. An electronic health record keeps a patient’s medical information and history on a computer which is accessible to more people in less time. I will explain how the continuity, communication, coordination and accountability of the electronic health record can help the medical office. I will explain what can be included in the electronic health record. As an advocate of the electronic health record I will also explain some disadvantages to the electronic system.

Health is one of the top priorities for population, services providers and payers (government, companies and private individuals). An important formulates operation and tactical objective which helps the organization achieve its strategic objectives is the Electronic Medical Record system. Information technology

Following a thorough physical therapy examination, several primary and secondary impairments were found post-ACLR surgery. The primary impairments included: decreased hip and knee strength in bilateral lower extremities, left>right, bilateral tightness in the hamstrings, and limited active left knee range of motion. The secondary impairments included swelling in the left knee and slow cadence when ambulating due to the 3-point gait pattern with crutches. These impairments hinder the patient’s ability to perform transfers and prolonged ambulation, which prevented her from being able to participate in playing soccer, going to the mall with friends and running activities. Other limitations were difficulty with lifting objects

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The advancement in technology has rapidly transformed the world today, and the increase in the number of web-enabled devices has completely changed peoples ' lives especially the way they communicate. Electronic Health Record system, which is a digital copy of a patient’s medical history is one of the revolutionary ideas that have come with this advancement. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are instantaneously updating records that are patient-centered designed with the aim of providing real-time information to the authorized users (Cohen, 2010). It contains all the patient’s information that is in the hand of the medical providers including their medical history, treatment dates and types, immunizations conducted to the patient and their dates, radiology images and all the laboratory results from the tests conducted in the past. All this information is held in a digital format and can only be updated by authorized users who are stationed in the medical facilities. Electronic records are designed to make it easy for different health providers and organizations to share patients’ information which streamlines their operations since all the necessary information and history can be accessed from any location at any time.

It is important to understand that patients are very satisfied with electronic health systems. For example, patients see a vast improvement in the speed at which they are being seen when they go their doctors’ office. Patients no longer have to wait on their physicians for hours due to the fact that their information can be readily available to their physicians when they come to see them. Moreover, all their information is transparent to their health care provider since all their data is in electronic form.