Medical Information Research Paper

In a large service-related Healthcare organization with the staff to patient ratio approximately 1:100, there is a greater threat by technology of breaching security records. Medical records include information about ones physical and mental being. They may contain information about ones relationship with family members, sexual behavior, drug or alcohol problems and HIV status ( Burke & Weill, 2005). The confidentiality is threatened when the medical records information is put on the Internet, by use of telemedicine, and by the use of e-mail by healthcare workers. Although this is the fastest way to store and share

In today’s cyber environment everything is that the tip of society’s fingertip and healthcare is not the exception. Every organization from hospitals to the local family doctor’s office is realizing the cost savings and convenience of having a medical system in place that can store, track, audit, and maintain a patient’s history. Such technology is mutually beneficial to patients alike since searching for providers becomes much easier when login into a medical portal allows the user to find specialist of all sorts without much hassle.

     Abstract:  Electronic medical databases and the ability to store medical files in them have made our lives easier in many ways and riskier in others.  The main risk they pose is the safety of our personal data if put on an insecure an insecure medium.  What if someone gets their hands on your information and uses it in ways you don't approve of? Can you stop them?  To keep your information safe and to preserve faith in this invaluable technology, the issue of access must be addressed.  Guidelines are needed to establish who has access and how they may get it.  This is necessary for the security of the information a, to preserve privacy, and to maintain existing benefits.

In the medical office, there are several types of occurrences that may require immediate invention by the medical assistant. A few examples include:

Information security so important in healthcare because being able to share data digitally holds a lot of potential for doctors, nurses and clinicians to send and receive content fast and effectively. Although this is a great thing, on one hand, it is also dangerous because patient data and other sensitive information are even more at risk of being stolen, exposed or accessed by unauthorized parties. Because of this, security must be a top priority for any medical organization today and for the future. In order to ensure patient data will be secure, healthcare facilities should implement safeguards on data information.

Information technology(IT) in the 21st century has brought in several innovative changes in the physician practice and hospital system.There are several new possibilities and opportunities for information use and communication, at the same time there are new ethical, clinical, and legal concerns that have arisen with the use of information technology.As healthcare is growing complex, the majority of the studies focuses on new modalities of diagnosis and treatment.Conversely, no effort is targeted on improving operational systems.Although IT has brought in a mass customization, it poses threat to the medical safety ( Jorgenson, Notman, Benedek, & Malmquist, 2011). Recently, privacy and security concerns

In order for hospitals and other health care facilities to prevent the thousands of deaths and injuries that occur every year due to medical errors; health care systems were required to implement new record keeping technology. This technology has made patient information and treatment accessible to all who needed to see it. This is especially important when a patient has more than one attending physician and their care relies on each doctor knowing what the other one has done, serving as the prime communication tool between doctors. If organizations do not centralize their technology and essentially their patient databases, the potential for duplicate work or inefficient patient care can exponentially increase. These high tech medical

Davis, K. L. (2014, Sep 15). Hospital Mergers Can Lower Costs and Improve Medical Care; stand-alone hospitals

Healthcare organizations require secure information systems to protect the patient information. The HITEACH Act pushes organizations toward electronic health records or systems that have cloud technology. The government created health information standards when the Affordable Care Act was implemented. The Affordable Care Act made sure healthcare organizations were providing care efficiently and effectively. The government provided incentives for organizations and medical professionals that implement electronic health records. The transition from paper documents to electronic information was a difficult process for all parties involved. Each organization needs to implement schedules to determine when the system would go

The two countries that I have chosen to compare to the United States are Germany and Canada, because I believe that they represent the two avenues that the United States may go down in the next ten to twenty years. There are two kinds of accessibility: the ability to afford needed treatment, and the ability to actually receive that treatment in a timely manner. The two can blend together or be distinct. For instance, in America, many individuals cannot afford acute care, but they nevertheless can go to any emergency room and be treated. But the inability to pay for chronic care can be, in many cases, an absolute bar to securing that care. In Canada and in Germany, accessibility in the “ability to afford” sense is far

The hastening change toward automated medical accounts impends to depersonalize and short-circuit the training of health professionals even as it delivers them with better access to patient information (Mangan, 2009).

The advancement in technology has changed the way the world functions and has become an important part of the lives of people. Consequently, the medical world has adopted the electronic medical records which ensure that patient’s information is stored electronically (Celluci, Wiggins & Woodhouse, 2010). The advantages of electronic medical records exceed the challenges that come along with it. Firstly, the records are accessible from any location at any time and therefore a patient’s medical team can efficiently coordinate care and this is more important in cases of emergency. Secondly, the electronic medical records have secure

With creating your ideal medical practice, things that come into thought would be what kind of medical practice that you would want? Do you want a solo or a group practice? Then while you have that on your mind, you think about what kind of medical practice you would like to open. For example, would you like to have a practice that is all dedicated to podiatry or pediatrics? Another thought would be the area that you would be looking for your building. How big or how small do you want this to be? You have to put all these things into mind while looking for the perfect practice for yourself. Another thought that you would think about is your staff. How many medical assistants, receptionists and more. You get your own practice so that you can enhance the doctor and patient face-to-face time.

In this real world, securing health information has become more important. In any health care organization, privacy and security plays a huge role and is a shared responsibility. Health informatics deals with storing and retrieving of patient health information about methods devices and technologies. Increasing patient trust and maintaining information integrity is the top most priority in Health informatics and is the primary concern. It is important to maintain patients trust in their Electronic Health records as it may contain sensitive information which may have life threatening consequences. This may include financial and reputational damage to the individual and whole organization. Poor practices in privacy and security may amplify the

People have a right of access to their personal medical records that are in the custody or under the control of a custodian. This provision is consistent with the longstanding principle stated by the Supreme Court of Canada (McInerney v. MacDonald, 1992) that patients are entitled, upon request, to examine and copy all information in their medical records. Under HIA, this includes the right to request to examine a record or ask for a copy of a record. The HIA preserves patients’ rights to view and correct their health information.