Health Information System : A Essential Aspect Of Hit

In 2009, the U.S. Government passed The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology (Mangalmurti, Murtagh and Mello 2060). The HITECH Act authorizes grants and incentives to promote the “meaningful use” of electronic health records (EHR) by providers (2060). The effect is a high commitment to a technology-led system reform, urging a renewed national commitment to building an information infrastructure to support health care delivery, consumer health, quality measurement and improvement, public accountability, clinical and health services research, and clinical

At the level of the external environment, health information management in itself, as well as the people employed in the adjacent departments, are continually impacted by new standards, regulations and initiatives. The scope of these standards, regulations and initiatives is usually that of increasing the efficiency and quality within the health care system, "o provide a secure, nationwide, interoperable health information infrastructure that will connect providers, consumers, and others involved in supporting health and healthcare" (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services).

Health information technology (HIT) is revolutionizing the way we interact with health-related data. One example of this is the obvious rise in

“The HITECH Act seeks to change that situation by providing each person in the United States with an EHR. In addition, a nationwide health information technology (HIT) infrastructure will be developed so that access to a person’s HER will be readily available to every healthcare provider who treats the patient, no matter where the patient may be located at the time treatment is rendered” (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015).

The introduction of information systems in health care industry has made enormous development in patient care and satisfaction. The interoperability of the different systems with in a organization is important to achieve effectiveness of the system. The process of developing and integrating the information system is time consuming, complex and costly. This paper is a report submitted by an informatics director to the chief operating officer of an organization proposing a solution to solve the communication problems within the information system.

For over 10 years, all areas of industry have been investing in informational technology (IT). IT offers faster and more proficient care especially for the healthcare industry. Health information technology (HIT) is making significant changes in how care is being delivered and addressed for patients and healthcare workers. HIT includes electronic health records (EHR), personal health records (PHI), electronic prescribing and more. The potential list is endless. HIT provides for more accurate and efficient documentation, prescriptions, and education. The Obama administration came up with an answer to help in HIT by instituting the meaningful use. This paper will discuss the overview of meaningful use, its’ core criteria, and recommendations for additional criteria.

There remains a need for further adoption and implement of HIT within the systems daily practices to help improve access to care, quality of care, and reduce cost of the care provided.

Above all the Director of HIM will have to increase their knowledge and serve as a professional resource for their organization by staying knowledgeable in health informatics standards. In addition, they will have to continually investigating the data systems that are currently in use, accessing information on prevailing healthcare standards, and determining the current healthcare standards that are used in your organization. It would also

It is interesting that technology has evolved vastly particularly in the healthcare industry some important examples are the Electronic Health Record EHR, Personal Health Records PHRs, Electronic Prescribing E-prescribing. HIT is important to healthcare as it is used as storage and also to share among healthcare workers such as from a primary care physician to that of a specialist in the treatment of a patient.

Legislation such as the Health Information Technology for Economics and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act promoted meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR) to provide better patient outcomes (CDC, n.d.). Meaningful use is regulated by CMS and National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and is based on five goals including: improving quality, safety, efficiency and reducing health disparities, engage patients and families in their health, improve care coordination, improve population and public health,

The purpose of this project was to overview on the effects of health information technology integration (HIT). This report is mainly focused on understanding of health information technology, specifically on use of health information technology as significant use. Scope of this literature review, given the current state of health information functionality 8.

I wholeheartedly agree that understanding evaluation frameworks and the nuances that are sensitive to the healthcare organization whether hospitals or clinics is paramount for health informaticians as they evaluate health information infrastructures. We all know evaluation is a complex process and it is easy to appraise many things but not necessarily the right ones. However, it is quite possible to ponder upon a health information system evaluation framework with more far-reaching and specific measures that would integrate technological, human and organizational issues to facilitate the HIS evaluation (Yusof, Papazafeiropoulou, Paul, & Stergioulas, 2008). Evaluations sanctions us as health informaticians to ascertain whether what

Additionally, the objective of any health facility is to serve its patients well. Through the health information system, the facility offers quick and quality health services to its patients,

Health information management involves the practice of maintaining and taking care of health records in hospitals, health insurance companies and other health institutions, by the use of electronic means (McWay 176). Storage of medical information is carried out by health information management and HIT professionals using information systems that suit the needs of these institutions. This paper answers four major questions concerning health information systems.

Health information systems (HIS) are complex and it is helpful to understand advantages and disadvantages to some key components of a HIS. This section will describe the advantages and disadvantages of usability, interoperability, scalability and compatibility.