...Acceptable Electronic Communications Use Policy Chapter 04 – Administration Policy Statement. The University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) provides various electronic communication resources for the purpose of conducting business in support of UNTHSC’s organizational mission. UNTHSC is the legal owner and operator of all electronic communication resources purchased or leased with UNTHSC funds. All electronic records are the property of UNTHSC, not of the individuals creating, maintaining, sending or receiving such data or information. Each person granted access to UNTHSC electronic communication resources and electronic records is responsible for appropriate use as stated within this policy as well as adherence to all applicable federal, state and local laws. UNTHSC reserves the right at any time to limit, restrict or deny access to its electronic communication resources and records, as well as to take disciplinary and/or legal action against anyone who is in violation of this policy or applicable laws. Application of Policy. This document establishes organizational policies and procedures regarding the use of electronic communications. This policy applies to: 1. All electronic communication resources owned, leased, provided and/or managed by UNTHSC; 2. All users and types of use of UNTHSC electronic communication resources; 3. All electronic records generated or maintained in the transaction of UNTHSC business or stored within a UNTHSC electronic communication...
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...Electronic Medical Records Project Charter CMGT/410 July 28, 2012 Project Name: Implement Electronic Medical Records Prepared by Team C Date: 7/28/2012 ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS DEPLOYMENT Project Manager: Jim Forgath, CIO Project Administrator: Theresa Burke, Project Management Office BACKGROUND: Good Health Medical Services opened its doors in 1997. The company started out with just one primary physician and one specialty physician, which was an Obstetrician/Gynecologist to assist with the women’s health. The company was slow to start up and therefor manual record keeping was not a problem. The head receptionist was able to maintain the records in a timely fashion and was able to keep records up to date. Good Health Medical Services has grown over the years from seeing an average of twenty patients a week to over two hundred patients a week. The staff has also grown and now has over ten specialty physicians that range from Pediatrics to Oncology. The record keeping staff has grown as well going from one person to three people. There have been several cases of misfiled information or lost or missing files and the directors want to lessen some of these factors, save money and move into the current technology world of Electronic Medical Records (EMR). Purpose/ Business Need: The directors feel that there are several benefits to be had by moving from paper files to electronic files. The benefits of EMR are less paper files...
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...dental benefit plan. (ADA, 2015) When a dental claim is processed correctly it provides income for the practice, which helps with operation cost. Problem The five common mistakes for claims being denied are claims are illegible, not specific enough, missing information, not up to payer standards, and are not filed on time. These mistakes are usually caused by employees within the office.(Young) As, risk manager it’s recommended to investigate and evaluate the reasons for claim denials by reviewing patients’ claim that have been denied. In order to start this process it’s ideal to review each patient’s claim and record. By reviewing patients’ records this can shed light on what improvements the organization needs to implement for gathering information to process claims correctly. Purpose The purpose for this dental risk management plan is to evaluate dental claim denials. Currently, the office is mailing out paper claims from a standard system. The office also uses paper records to obtain patients information and x-rays. For years, it has been the norm for dentists to use paper records. The issues with paper records are that they can be easily misplaced, time-consuming for staff, and they are subject to physical and environmental damage. (Dentrix, 2015) As, risk manager it would be in the best...
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...technologies daily, the health care world is just one of many places trying to keep up with it. Manual records seem to be a thing of the past these days with more and more facilities switching over to electronic medical records. The few who are hesitant to take the plunge and convert over to electronic medical records may be thinking about the cost of the software. Also, the time it takes to train all their employees and what that could cost the facility. Many think about what happens if the system goes down and all the problems that could occur from that. Even though there can be problems that occur with the EMR there are pitfalls to keeping the manual records as well. When it comes to manual records only one person at a time can view it; making other staff members who need to access it wait until it is available. Also, different healthcare providers may have different documenting styles, making charts inaccurate or not legible. Finally, manual record could easily become misplaced or lost when getting filed away making many workers waste time trying to locate it. Both forms of medical records are a legal document that holds personal information that is not to be seen just by anyone. They also contain most of the same kind of information from lab reports to progress notes all the way to patient history. Also, both kinds of records need to be created and maintained by administrative and clinical staff members. Many people may get confused when they see electronic medical records and...
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...Manual Vs. Electronic Scheduling 2 In the world today, technology is an imperative part of our lives and hard to function without for most. Technology is the new era in our current generation. Instead of doing things manually, the computer has always been my first option. Computers are convenient, combined with the internet, they can be a great asset to us and we have achieved a lot from them. Although computers are nice to have, we have to think about the complications that they can bring upon us. Computers are liable to crash, shut down, or become subject to the intricacy of hackers. When doing things manually, you can never fail or have to depend on the computer. On the other hand, one has to take into consideration human errors and the need for excellent record keeping. It may take a lot of hard work to get things done manually, but it will always be a great back up to rely on. The only option to fully understand the benefits from either, would have to be discussing the pros and cons for both. There are pros and cons to electronic and manual scheduling. When scheduling electronically, for most, it is easy to use, convenient, and reduces the need for paperwork. Electronic scheduling is in popular demand. According to (Appointment-plus, 2012), “electronic/online scheduling gives the people the power to book their appointments online, it can generate automated emails and reminders reducing the need for clients to continually call...
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...Table of Contents Introduction 3 The industry 3 The Organization 4 The Software package 6 The Inventory Order Module 10 Conclusion 12 Works Cited 13 Introduction I currently work for Passage Auto Parts Ltd, a family owned aftermarket parts distribution business. The company is owned by my father John Swaine, operated my sister Johnna Swaine and myself, Leah Swaine. Throughout this research paper I will be discussing the automotive aftermarket industry in Canada, the specific details of Passage Auto Parts Ltd, and the Jobber Management System (JMS) that the organization currently uses to capture information and conduct daily business activities. I will be touching on the main functions of this software including: strengths, weaknesses, and overall effectiveness in terms of cost and information provided to the organization. I will be elaborating on the inventory order module of JMS, and how the order process is completed within the organization. Many of the areas discussed in the paper will come from my experience within the business, having worked there since it’s beginning, in November of 2005. The Industry Passage Auto Parts Ltd is a member of the automotive aftermarket industry in Canada. The industry is composed of companies that manufacture, distribute, and install automotive replacement parts, accessories, tools, and equipment. The Canadian...
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...Electronic Medical Records and Health Information Technology Gina Martin INF103: Introduction to Computer Literacy Dr. Alex Lazo May 6, 2013 Electronic Medical Records and Health Information Technology Healthcare in America has been an extremely political and controversial subject these past few years. The subject became a political discussion when President Barack Obama proposed a totally new form of healthcare called, “Obamacare”. This new healthcare plan would be affordable to everyone in the United States. This plan would offer a high quality of care regardless of your financial status or situation. This healthcare plan would cover everyone, from part-time as well as full-time employees, and even some per diem workers. When the President signed his healthcare package into law, it had several stipulations that employers were required to follow: they were required to offer healthcare to all employees, and that healthcare had to be affordable to the employee. If employees do not purchase some type of healthcare plan, once offered, they may suffer a tax penalty when filing income taxes. The big controversial part come about when President Obama stated, “That there will be no more free rides for the cost of healthcare for the upper tier, highly paid working government executives and their families that could afford to pay for the cost of their healthcare premiums all along These people who have in the past billed their costs of healthcare to the taxpayers...
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...This paper will identify Electronic Medical records, and how they benefit the patient, identify the values and importance of maintaining patient confidentiality, why the communication between consumers and providers should be effective, how electronic medical records differs from other communication, and how media and social networking change communication in health care. For many years, paper medical records were the only source of communication between health care providers. But, with the new wave of technology, the advancements of patient information from paper to electronic, providers have an easier and quicker way to retrieve the information for patients. Using the Electronic Medical records system, better known as EMR, versus paper charts is a positive and fulfilling change. An EMR is defined as “a type of clinical information system, which is dedicated to collecting, storing, manipulating, and making available clinical information that is important to the delivery of patient care. This can include computer based patient record systems, which may be comprehensive and cover virtually every avenue of clinical information pertinent to patient care, for example; laboratory data. The use of Electronic medical records is primarily used to document patients, medical information, check progress of care, test results, continued health maintenance, and the control of medication (Johnson 2010). EMR’s can improve the delivery of health care records, but also the technology has to...
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...used in health care is the Electronic Medical Records (EMR). According to "Benefits of EHRs" (2013), “an electronic medical record (EMR) is a digital version of a paper chart that contains all of a patient’s medical history from one practice. An EMR is mostly used by providers for diagnosis and treatment. An electronic medical record contains the standard medical and clinical data gathered in one provider’s office. Electronic health records (EHRs) go beyond the data collected in the provider’s office and include a more comprehensive patient history.” One benefit to patients is that they will not have to rely on their memory to remember every aspect of their entire medical history. Once documented in the patients’ electronic medical record, the information does not go away unless it is deleted from the electronic medical record. Even then, once deleted it remains in the patients history tab of the electronic medical record. Just like with any other form of communication, there is a risk of a breach in confidentiality. Most privacy and security risks apply to both paper and electronic records. However, the way that these are exploited and can be mitigated is different. Having a good understanding of risks is important to ensure that an organization makes informed choices regarding the privacy and security policies and procedures that they apply. Ways confidentiality can be breached can include unauthorized access to the electronic medical record. An example of this would be...
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...communication in humans to a massive extent. Impact of technolgy on the communication process, also comes as a mixed baggage. Daily routine of a person, the day begins with a “good morning” text and ends in a “good night” text. All done on a mobile application for smartphones. On the same application social networking sites are a world themselves, a Virtual World, to make the process quick and easy there are modes, like online chats, emails, teleconferencing, video conferencing, networking sites, etc. The greatest need for all human needs is, the need for communication. It is a daily use for us as humans to survive in this life. There is no way we can not go without communicating. In my eyes; “it is another way of sending messages”. In recent years, technology of communication has rapidly developed since the century of when, “pigoens delivered notes”, “horses sent mail deliveries to others”, a lot of things. It became advancement in telecommunications. It became a big impact to society to our generations and century. Technology with out a doubt has created a world with out any boundaries. With all modern gizmos (smart phones, tablets and computers) communication has become easier and faster, along with cheaper. It is faster in the sense that the information sent is received at a much more quicker time. As above mentioned, we do not have to wait days or weeks to receive something...
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...drastically increases effectiveness. Electronic medical records (EMR) are still somewhat new to the medical field. But in time this will increase the effectiveness and speed in which healthcare providers communicate with each other. There are a variety of communication modalities available to health care consumers and health care providers. These modalities and venues of communication may entail benefits and challenges to both consumers and providers. The one communication modality that sticks out the most and that is used in health care is the Electronic Medical Records (EMR). According to "Benefits of EHRs" (2013), “an electronic medical record (EMR) is a digital version of a paper chart that contains all of a patient’s medical history from one practice. An EMR is mostly used by providers for diagnosis and treatment. An electronic medical record contains the standard medical and clinical data gathered in one provider’s office. Electronic health records (EHRs) go beyond the data collected in the provider’s office and include a more comprehensive patient history.” One benefit to patients is that they will not have to rely on their memory to remember every aspect of their entire medical history. Once documented in the patients’ electronic medical record, the information does not go away unless it is deleted from the electronic medical record. Even then, once deleted it remains in the patients history tab of the electronic medical record. Just like with any other form of...
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...Decisions in Health Care In this paper the role of technology in decision making is presented and systems and informatics theories are discussed followed by the DIK Model, and the role of expert system in nursing care and medicine. Furthermore, the use of decision aids and decision support systems are presented in correlation with the uses of technology for patient and client management, and the paper is concluded with an analysis of the effect of technology on health care and health status. Medical technology has major effects on health care decision making at the patient-physician interaction, community-health care institution, and the society-national government levels. Informatics and the development of what are known as tele-health/telemedicine have a variety of innovative uses to facilitate the decisions of health care professionals across the world. Some of these innovative uses are the ability to provide remote consultations among professionals outside of their facility, the ability to diagnosis and assess various disease states, the ability to access patients, and their medical histories, and the ability to prescribe medications and therapies. Many health care organizations are working to implement or upgrade their information systems. Hospitals are hiring information technology specialists to set up Intranets designed for the sharing of information among health care professionals, and is using public networks in the distribution of health-related information...
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...Patients are the number one stakeholders in a hospital. They are the ones who choose which hospital to see when in need of proper medical attention. By proper, one means professional and safe practices. An electronic health records system offers both, professional and safe practices. Implementing this system will make a patient feel better about the care they receive in such hospital. Simply because all their information will be available when they need the care. This can make things easier for the patient. With the use of this system, their allergies and medications can easily be tracked, this will advance their medical care. Also, this idea will help patients avoid unnecessary, and costly treatments. When a patient is ill, he or she might...
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...Information System Proposal for The Throwback Shack Vinyl Record Store Tameka L. Taylor BIS/220 June 11th, 2014 Professor Koshy Joseph-Vaidyan Information System Proposal for The Throwback Shack Vinyl Record Store Information Systems Proposal The Throwback Shack Vinyl Record Store Table of Contents Page Title Page ……………………................................................................................... 2 Introduction ……………………………..................................................................... 4 Types of Organizational Information Systems ….…...................................... 5 Benefits of the Information Systems ………….................................................. 5 Drawbacks of the Information Systems ………............................................... 6 Proposed Actions ……………………………….......................................................... 6 Conclusion………………………………...................................................................... 7 References ………………………………................................................................................. 8 Introduction The Throwback Shack Record Store offer solutions in finding or locating music that people have enjoyed listening to for years. The store will have global providers whose main focus is to locate hard to find classic hits. Information systems...
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...Legal Content Managed Service Legal Content Management Services Overview • Most firms now have established Records Management departments, but many RM programs haven’t moved beyond managing paper into the electronic world, nor have they implemented and enforced formal policies and retention schedules. Attorneys in many firms still have the freedom to set their own rules for controlling and managing records. In many cases, organizations are still struggling to gain control over records that haven’t been systematically managed since the day the firm opened. • For many years now though, firms have been reducing their reliance on paper records and increasing their reliance on electronic formats. Today’s law firm is a hybrid environment of hard copy and electronic records as it attempts to migrate over time to a “reduced” paper environment. An effective LCM program therefore, has to keep pace with changing technology and an increased reliance on electronic records, while recognizing that managing paper records is still a major component of the RIM operation and will continue to be so for years to come. • There is a need for a well-documented and enforced LCM program that adds consistency, compliance and structure to the enormous volumes of records and media created and received in law firms on a daily basis. A managed LCM program will help firms gain control of, improve access to and effectively manage this huge amount of information as it moves and is captured throughout the...
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