...The computer is an electronic data processing machine. It works more or less like the human brain but brings forth results at a marvelous speed. It is the most recent contribution of technology that boosts productivity, reduces costs, and makes a gradual increase in our earnings. If we analyze our daily lives, most of our work is connected with computers, directly or indirectly. People interact with computers in fields such as education, healthcare and communication; however, healthcare is the area that has been most assisted by computer. Nearly every area of healthcare today uses computer and its related software. Computer, with its power to increase capability, accuracy, and availability of information, plays an important role in supporting and developing healthcare system. The medical field has been subjected to many difficulties. Improving the quality of healthcare was always an unanswered question (Stein 754). Computer, with its unbelievable ability to make developments, found an answer to that question. The present day fourth generation computers have started performing many fantastic and incredible functions in hospitals. It can be said that there is no medical procedure is done in which a computer cannot be used (Joseph 73). If a person is visiting a physician for an examination, having lab work or a test, or experiencing a surgery, the medical staff around him will use computers for various purposes. When people are offered with new innovations that require...
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...use of technology for patient and client management will be explored. An analysis of the impact of technology on healthcare and health status will be investigated. Systems and Informatics Theories Systems are “a group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole” (Systems, n.d., Definition). Systems describe healthcare, schools, computers, and a person. The systems are either open or closed. Closed systems are inoperable to function with others third party products and open systems are designed to allow third party products to plug in or interoperate with the system. Neither system interacts with the environment. Open systems consist of three characteristics; purpose, functions, and structure (Englebardt and Nelson, 2002). Systems can have more than one purpose based on the needs of the user. Functions that the system will need to carry out need to be identified for the system to achieve its purpose. The “systems are structured in ways that allow them to perform their functions” (Englebardt & Nelson, 2002, p.6). The two types of models used to conceptualize the structure of a system; hierarchical and web (Englebardt & Nelson, 2002). Some examples of system applications are; institution wide, specialty support, documentation, administrations, operations, expert, stand alone information, and decision support. The study of healthcare informatics incorporates theories from...
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...2009 Eighth International Conference on Mobile Business Mobile Forensics in Healthcare Connie Justice, Huanmei Wu Computer & Information Technology Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis 799 W. Michigan St., ET 301 Indianapolis, IN 46202 {cjustice, hw9}@iupui.edu Abstract -- Mobile communication has been heavily applied in the current healthcare system for health information exchange. Patient information security has become a major concern, especially with the wide adoption of electronic medical records. Mobile Forensics has been utilized by law enforcement to systematically procure and preserve mobile evidence. However, the adoption of mobile forensics in the healthcare lags behind. The goal of our project is to examine the options and to provide recommendations for adoption and customization of mobile forensics in the healthcare field. An open-ended survey of local healthcare and related facilities around Indianapolis has been explored to examine the current status of Mobile Forensics in the healthcare field. The results have been evaluated using statistical analysis. A methodology is being proposed that would use mobile forensics procedures taking into account the regulatory measures that have to be instituted due to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. Keywords-mobile forensics, healthcare. Evelyn Walton Informatics Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis 799 W. Michigan...
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...the communications between information science, computer science and health care. According to Forbes we as a nation spent $2.8 trillion on healthcare in 2012 (Pearl, 2013), that is around 18% of the U.S gross Domestic Product (Pearl, 2013). Of that $2.8 trillion spent on HealthCare around $34.5 billion is spent on its Information Technology. (Manos, 2013) We know the definition of health care IT; but what is it really? It is the computer software and systems that each clinic, hospital, and insurance company uses. This allows us to upload patient records easier, transfer data between hospitals. Allows your doctor to pull up your medical history and treat you with much faster response time. Also one main benefit, it allows patients to be able to access health records, treatment information, test results and billing from their computer, smartphone or tablet. With technology giving us the power at our figure tips to access data from anywhere; Healthcare Information Technology can have its benefits and problems. We have listed some benefits with the Information Technology. However what are some of the issues with it. How secure is this information? Is this information HIPPA compliant? According to the Department of Health and Human Services they are making a revamp of HIPPA disclosure rules. (Mcgee, 2013). Why are they doing it? Due to Information Technology growing rapidly, Hippa Compliance needs a revamp to catch up with computer software. What does this mean for us and why is...
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... HCS/483 Medical Robots Healthcare, education and communications are ways that individuals can interact with computers, especially in healthcare areas. Computers and software are practically in every area of healthcare. An important role of computers is the increase of its capabilities, availabilities, and accuracies of information that is used in the support and development of our health care systems. Some remarkable changes have occurred in our health care systems due to computers. One such computer is a medical robot. To allow surgeons to have a better access to areas that are more precise and tedious, a medical robot can be used for these types of operations. Privacy risks With the use of medical robots, there are more chances of privacy risks. A health care robot will be monitoring a patient 24 hours a day, and all the information that is collected and stored can be at risk. The reason for privacy risks is that all information that is collected can or will be reported to other robots, human providers or health information technologies. Healthcare robots will have capabilities of connecting to other devices and this will mean the transference of personal data. Healthcare robots will have the need of being sure they are running and functioning properly and this can be an issue of privacy. When maintaining the operation of the healthcare robots they will have the need of technicians and data service providers. ...
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...along with analytics tools, is a essential module of any CIO’s application portfolio. This might make more sense with some past viewpoints. They need to review the trends in health information systems decade by decade. I’ll list the main influence that was driving healthcare, then the driver for the IT, and finally the resulting health information technology (HIT) innovation: *1960s: The main healthcare drivers in this era were Medicare and Medicaid. The IT drivers were expensive mainframes and storage. Because computers and storage were so large and expensive, hospitals typically shared a mainframe. The principal applications arising in this environment were shared hospital accounting systems. *1970s: One of the main healthcare drivers in this era was the need to do a better job communicating between departments (ADT, order communications, and results review) and the need for discrete departmental systems (e.g., clinical lab, pharmacy). Computers were now small enough to be installed in a single department without environmental controls. As a result, departmental systems boomed. Unfortunately, these transactional systems, surrounded in individual departments, were typically islets unto themselves. *1980s: Healthcare drivers were deeply tied to DRGs and reimbursement. For the first time, hospitals needed to pull...
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...fundamentally change the way in which healthcare providers practice medicine. Now that Washington has begun to dismantle its trade embargo with Cuba, new opportunities arise for Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (Allscripts) to sell their products and solutions. Allscripts is health information technology (HIT) company providing physician practices, hospitals, and other healthcare providers with electronic health record and practice management technology, including electronic prescribing, care management and revenue cycle management software. An electronic health record is a digital version of a patient’s paper chart. It contains a patient’s medical history, diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, immunization dates, allergies, radiology images, and laboratory and test results, and more. One of the key features of an EHR is the ability to share health information across multiple health care organizations. Another key feature of an EHR is the ability to improve patient care, care coordination, practice efficiencies, and patient outcomes—most important, costs savings. So, what makes Cuba an ideal overseas market for EHR companies? Cuba is Interested In EHRs Cuba started building a national strategy for a universal health system using information and communication technologies in 1965. Vital statistics and patient data transmitted by hand or over the phone. As technology improved over the next 30 years, microprocessors and computers integrated into the process. In 1992...
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...our training. I am a psychiatric nursing student and I still have to be generally trained. The experience gained from being in different areas in a clinical setting has thought me more than when I am sitting behind my computer or in a classroom. These innovations are not helping to build healthy nurse-client relationships, just more negligence. In my opinion, I believe this will cause an increase in the already high cases of injuries and deaths caused in the healthcare system. I think that the staff will be lazy and negligent. Staff will expect this machinery to do the majority of their job, leaving patients in the care of the machines and barely supervising them. The computer-based systems mainly deal with physical problems but what about the patient’s mental status. In the clinical...
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...of healthcare records. No matter what type of health record it is, the healthcare record will assist the healthcare provider with patient care. An electronic health record (EHR) is a health record that is stored electronically on a healthcare information system. Electronic health records make it easier for healthcare providers to access and search for patient information quickly, by using a computer network to access the EHR and find specific information. This week, you will identify the purpose and main components of an electronic health record database. A database allows you to store and search data. Knowing the different components of a database and how the database stores, searches, and presents data will help you understand how information systems store and use health information within the healthcare industry. What you will cover 1. Fundamentals of information systems and databases Information systems are used in healthcare to manage and organize patient information. The different information systems used within the healthcare facility must be linked to share information between departments. The structure that holds the collection of data is referred to as the database. a. Explain the difference between computer hardware and software. 1) Hardware is what can be physically seen. a) Central Processing Unit b) Memory c) Storage d) Input and output devices 2) Software is used to direct the operation of the computer. ...
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...Technology in Healthcare Crystal Waters HCA 320-01 Healthcare Service Management Fa11 2013 10/31/13 Jackson State University College of Public Service School of Health Sciences Technology in Healthcare Technology, coming from the oxford dictionary meaning “machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge.” and Healthcare also coming from the oxford dictionary meaning “the maintenance and improvement of physical and mental health, especially through the provision of medical services.” With these two word together it changed healthcare tremendously. The use of technology evolved in healthcare as early as in the 20th century. With technology emerging into healthcare there is a lot of research that goes into it before it is released. McGrady, E., Conger, S., Blanke, S., & Landry, B. L. (2010) explained how it is done while the researched three technologies they stated “The purpose of this prescriptive research is to help decision makers become better informed about three technologies emerging in the healthcare arena by providing a basic description of the technology and describing their current applications, future healthcare deployment, potential risks, and related managerial issues. Two of the technologies, radio frequency identification (RFID) and global positioning systems (GPS), are currently available to healthcare organizations and appear capable of decreasing cost but may require significant initial investment and...
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...and Data Management in Hospital The flow chart in the appendix 1 provides a comprehensive analysis of the adverse trend and data management that could occur within my organization. In depth, the research would evaluate patients’ healthcare and whether it is provided in an accurate and professional manner. To gather facts and information about the management in hospital, this research would follow up various steps. First, the research would evaluate how healthcare providers administer medical care and whether or not patients receive adequate support that boosts their well-being. Second, the study would evaluate whether the care provided in the hospital aligns with the medical standards. Conducting this research would create a strong platform to understand the past and present management and further work hard to eliminate any activity, condition, or medical errors that would hinder quality healthcare. Research Questions It is a well-documented fact that, quality medical care is of essence in reducing high mortality rates that occur as a result of poor medication and services provided (Flores, Win & Susilo, 2010). With this in mind, this research would investigate various factors that hinder healthcare providers from administering quality healthcare. To fully gather facts and information, this research would answer the following questions; do patients receive quality care and what attributes to poor medical errors. I would investigate further areas in the hospital that require...
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...There has been a progressively more severe need for comprehensive, structured, and convenient health information, including contracts, patient and repositories of information. The computer hardware production is quickly rising. This can be classified into many extensive classes such as input, output processing, and storage. Hardware also can include disk drives, integrated circuits, display screens, cables, modems, speakers, and printers. The healthcare information system compromises the computer hardware and software and the telecommunications technologies that it uses to store and transmit information. Health Information Management are now used in carrying out almost all functions within a hospital such as scheduling staff, patient appointments, electronic prescriptions, decision support, electronic medical records and Insurance billing information. Software is a universal phrase that illustrates computer programs. The applications, scripts, and instructions sets that all fall under this category of computer software. Software programs are sorted as dual date copied to a computer’s hard drive. Software is important to Health information Management because it can store, retrieve, and manage patients records and also efficiently cater to ever changing technology and regulatory landscape. Most healthcare providers seek for such solutions that can offer them accuracy, reliability, and time results for maintenance of medical records. The idea is to make medical records accessible...
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...Effective Communication Paper Steven Fowler Healthcare Management July 13, 2015 Sonia Lewis Healthcare organizations are complex and dynamic. The nature of organizations requires that managers provide leadership, as well as supervisions and coordination of employee’s. Organizations were beyond the capacity of any single individual. Management has been defined as the process, compromised of social and technical functions and activities. Occurring within organizations for the purpose of accomplishing predetermined objectives through humans and other resources (longest, Ravich, and Darr, 2000). Implicit in the definition is that managers work through and with other people, carrying out technical and interpersonal activities in order to achieve desired objectives of the organizations, whereas organization models refer to the frame work of organization which includes line of authority, communication, resources, allocations and duties. The model of the organization is driven by the goals of the business and also defines the way the business activities are carried out. (longest, Ravich, and Darr, 2000). There are several types of organization models like functional, hierarchical, matrix, and product based. The best organizational model that best describe the company that I am employed at is planning and communication. In planning this...
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...Austin and Boxerman’s Information Systems for Healthcare Management Seventh Edition Gerald L. Glandon Detlev H. Smaltz Donna J. Slovensky 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 [First Page] [-1], (1) Lines: 0 to 27 * 516.0pt PgVar ——— ——— Normal Page * PgEnds: PageBreak [-1], (1) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 AUPHA/HAP Editorial Board Sandra Potthoff, Ph.D., Chair University of Minnesota Simone Cummings, Ph.D. Washington University Sherril B. Gelmon, Dr.P.H., FACHE Portland State University Thomas E. Getzen, Ph.D. Temple University Barry Greene, Ph.D. University of Iowa Richard S. Kurz, Ph.D. Saint Louis University Sarah B. Laditka, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Tim McBride, Ph.D. St. Louis University Stephen S. Mick, Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University Michael A. Morrisey, Ph.D. University of Alabama—Birmingham Dawn Oetjen, Ph.D. University of Central Florida Peter C. Olden, Ph.D. University of Scranton Lydia M. Reed AUPHA Sharon B. Schweikhart, Ph.D. The Ohio State University Nancy H. Shanks, Ph.D. Metropolitan State College of Denver * [-2], (2 Lines: 2 59.41 ——— ——— Normal * PgEnds [-2], (2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 [-3], (3) Lines:...
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...output and easy comparison in the trends of labs and diagnostic test. EMR also prevents medication errors since patients bar codes are scanned and verified accurately prior to administering medication. Data about medication is available prior to administration, so nurses can monitor possible side effects of medication. Thus charting patient information in real time or the ability to access results improves quality of patient care and increase co-ordination among health care providers. Personal Health Information: Personal Health Information (PHI) available online is always at risk of breach of confidentiality. Computer hackers are very technical savvy and can potentially access patient information and results from any computer. Since EMR uses different types of network, patient data can be printed, downloaded or emailed carrying risk of either a virus infection on computer system or risk of...
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