...Electronic Medical Records Le Ann Snow HSC/490 March 3, 2014 Jennifer N Johnson Electronic Medical Records As technology becomes even more part of our lives, we move towards anything that has become easy and fast. As technology goes with anything in our lives, it also reaches our medical health records. While paper charts were used for many years, they have become obsolete. Paper based EMRs are records for the patient’s own use. It includes copies of tests, results, prescription notices, and invoices on treatments, explanations of benefits from both providers and insurers. There is a negative side when it comes to paper records, they lack accessibility and cannot be shared as easily. With personal computer records, one can easily install a EMR application for their own records to be on their own personal computer. One can add information, download files and scan documents from their own providers. Internet type of EMR is all internet based as it is similar to local applications on one’s own computer. It is only accessible online once you log in with the username and password. An example of the program is that of Microsoft’s HealthVault. Online EMR lets the patient manage their own personal record from home and one can update and transmit their information along with giving others access (Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, 2012). There are several different uses for Electronic Medical Records. One of those is that all medical information will be kept in one place. This is...
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...Health Care Information System Terms Health Insurance Portability is known as HIPPA are rules that is made to improve effectiveness and the value of Healthcare system in America. HIPPA help with privacy of Patients Electronic Medical Records and Electronic Health Records this give patients confidences that their labs, Medication, and any conversation the patient have with the doctor with not be public knowledge past, present, or future information, even if its psychological or physical health or about the payment which I given to the medical doctor . All new staff must be trained the importance of patient privacy, implementation of proper security, risk assessment, data encryption, audit trails, and the use of firewall protection, and virus checking. Through the use of HIPPA guidelines the health care organization gave their patient greater protection. Facilities that obtain a NPI which replaced all passed patient Identification numbers, through clearinghouses, medical doctor. HIPPA rules of privacy require that medical facilities have written Notice of Privacy Practices this is a descripition of the document and its disclosure All doctors, nurses, physical therapist, pharmacists, home health agencies laboratories, nursing, chiropactors, dentist must apply HIPPA. Electronic Medical Records are digital version of paper Charts that utilized to keep patients information on the Computers, which allow a physician to access a patient ...
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...17, 2016 Marketing Simulations: Patient Engagement The goal for this marketing team is to determine how to market the use of the new personal health record system to various age groups of patients within the organization. Through the patient engagement simulation we were able to determine both short and long term goals to help better serve our potential clients, and the steps that were necessary to allow these goals to be achieved. This paper will show how this simulation is relevant to our potential future careers, and the importance of engaging future health care consumers. In this simulation it was to goal to be a part of a marketing team to determine the best solution to make their current PHR system, or personal health record system more useful to patients and see more patients use them. Currently personal health records are used at this facility to help patients access their records, this can be beneficial to both caretakers and patients because it can keep their health information up to date. The problem this facility is seeing is that there has been a drop off in use from the younger demographic that uses it currently as well as baby boomers and geriatrics hardly use the program. The goal of the simulation is to understand the situation fully and find the best course of action to increase use of the personal health records. Once you meet with the marketing team it is then time to review the website and the current PHR and come up with ideas about improvement...
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...Increase in Quality of Care Electronic Medical Records (EMR) can increase quality of care in many ways. Unlike paper records, EMR is available to multiple members of the healthcare team in different locations, all at the same time. EMR makes it easy for caregivers to have all of a new patient’s previous visit information at their fingertips, which can help with obtaining a more accurate history upon admission. An accurate history will help caregivers make better decisions when planning a patient’s care. Because records are stored in a database instead of on paper, they are safe from natural disasters, forgery, loss, or damage. Many, many years of records can be stored in a relatively small space, which will negate the need for rows and rows of filing cabinets, and microfiche. This makes them easier to manage and retrieve. Less paper also means neater workspaces and better organization in the workplace, and because records are available on the database from multiple locations, the need for faxing or mailing records is decreased, increasing security. EMR can also be used to collect data for Quality Improvement processes, and an EMR system can have pop-up alerts built in to notify caregivers of best practices, allergies, and drug interactions. EMR’s that also have a medication bar code scanning system built in will help to reduce med errors by alerting nurses to wrong patient/wrong dose/ wrong time errors. Electronic Medical Records can reduce patient’s wait times, because it...
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...channel, and feedback, have to be all present. MODE OF COMMUNICATION 3 Communication is not a one way street but rather a four way intersection consisting of a sender, receiver, channel, and feedback. To successfully communicate, all four elements must be present to effectively relay the intended message. This practice cannot be over emphasized in health care, where every decision is based on sound communication between the doctor and patient. The component that can like the two together is electronic medical records (EMR), or personal health records (PHR). Despite the contrary, personal health records provide benefits and challenges to consumer and providers, but never the less provide a channel for both entities. One added benefit of communication through PHR, is the improvement of patient health. Through enhanced lines of communication, patients and doctors can better discuss health related issues in a constructive and productive way. For example, Kaiser’s HealthConnect, individuals can view their own personal health records and immediately respond to any concerns to their physicians electronically (Kaiser Permanente, 2012). This enables the two parties to express and relay messages in a private forum where medical issues, though limited, can be entertained. According to Kaiser (2012), “Because KP HealthConnect includes more comprehensive patient information, it helps...
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...Running head: Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Student Names Florida Atlantic University College of Business Health Administration Program Dr. Attila J. Hertelendy Introduction to Health Care Systems HSA 6103 Electronic Medical Records (EMR) November 15, 2011 Table of Contents 2 Abstract ............................................................................................................................................3 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................4 Types of EMRs ................................................................................................................................4 EMR Technology ....................................................................................................................4 Practice Management ..............................................................................................................7 Vendors and Cost of EMR ......................................................................................................7 EMR Stimulus.........................................................................................................................8 Different Uses of EMR ....................................................................................................................9 Uses of EMR in Health Management .............................
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...Analysis & Execution Project Concept Sync Doctor is the next generation of interactive Personal Health Records (PHR). At the present time, PHRs serve as an electronic repository of the personal health data of patients. Many PHRs are dependent on patient entry of data meaning that they are fraught with inaccuracies and are composed of a colorful blend of layman’s terms and inappropriate uses of medical terminology. Sending this compilation of patient data to a physician’s office is helpful, but is heavily reliant on the trained medical professional to extract the key facts from fiction and translate it into the physician medical record in a concise format utilizing correct medical terminology. This is both time-consuming and potentially dangerous as the translated medical history is hardly free from errors. The dawning era of virtually all medical records in the United States being digitized by 2014 into Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) through government mandate has presented an opportunity to take PHRs to the next level. Sync Doctor would allow key patient medical information to be extracted from the physician EMR and imported to the PHR where it can be stored, updated, and shared with anyone involved in the care of an individual patient as authorized by the patient. This is a patient centric platform that facilitates the collection and transfer of reliable protected health information (PHI) and eases the burden of time spent filling out forms and re-entering of data...
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...says that collecting information from its customers, is necessary to better serve, both, it users and advertisers. A wide range of industries have the possibility of being affected with the privacy policy changes of Google, including healthcare, research, education and many more. Information collected by Google comes from nearly all of their services, including, Google Health, which is a service that allows health records to be shared amongst medical professionals and the patient. Google Health, takes the patients personal health record (PHR) and uploads it to a data base, which is easily accessed. This service can expedite health services, but is also seen as a privacy risk. According to Colin P. McCarthy of the William and Merry Law Review, “There is concern that PHR venders, such as Google and Microsoft, are not governed by the strict privacy and security rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA) and are held to no other standard in safeguarding patient data stored on their servers.”(2) McCarthy continued to describe what requirements hospitals and other health organizations must meet to to hold PHR’s and PHI’s. He stated, “As can be seen from the preceding summary of the HIPAA Security Rule, covered entities, such as hospitals, are under strict regulation in regard to their duty to protect PHI. Not only...
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...520: Health Information Systems October 25, 2013 Strayer University, Loudoun Campus Technology Assessment The role of technology in healthcare plays a key part in how physicians treat illnesses and also how the method by which they diagnosis illness and disease. Technology is not limited to medical milestones through research and the creation of new drugs but also how people can obtain the information regarding medical procedures, receive medical care and information about living healthy lifestyles (Williams & Torrens, 2010). The most common concept that one considers is technology within the health care field is the research that creates life-saving medical procedures through surgery and medication. Large companies such as Pfizer, Merck, and other companies possess the abilities to fund ground breaking research in order to find cures for diseases like HIV/AIDS and many types of cancers or to help treat the ongoing symptoms. Their concept of technology also applies to the materials that many surgeons use during surgeries such as knee/hip prosthetics for knee and hip replacements. In the 1960s these types of surgeries were unheard of and have grown to a $600 market for the research and development to produce such devices through companies like Stryker (McGill, 1989). Significant technology Technology within the healthcare field is not merely limited to ground breaking research to treat illness and disease but specifically how physicians can access patient health records...
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...no surprise that personal health records; also known as PHRs, are coming to the forefront of health care. Much like the cell phone, personal health records are a great communication tool. Wager, Wickham Lee, and Glaser (2009), define a personal health record as “An electronic record of health-related information on an individual that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability standards and that can be drawn from multiple sources while being managed, shared, and controlled by the individual” (Wager, Wickham Lee, & Glaser, 2009, p. 5). In short, a personal health record is an electronic record of a persons health history. A record that the individual can access from practically anywhere; home, office, or even their own cell phone, anytime, day or night. Anywhere you can access the mainframe database from, you can access your information.Personal health records work by transmitting an individual’s health records to a centralized databank, also sometimes referred to as a health record bank. Each respective health care provider, whether it be a doctor, dentist, pharmacist, dietician, fitness instructor, or even the school nurse, would have access to the individual’s health record bank where they would record their interaction with that individual, and would also be able to check their diagnosis and prescription requests against those of the individual’s other health care providers. Personal health records work by transmitting an individual’s health records to a centralized...
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...Health & Well-Being BY JOHN D. HALAMKA, MD Your Medical Information in the Digital Age The U.S. is moving toward electronic health records. Here’s how to make that work for you. for granted that you should manage your own résumé. After all, it catalogs your professional history and accomplishments – who else would manage it well? But chances are you don’t oversee your own medical records. Until now, doing so has been difficult because bits and pieces of your information are probably scattered across the files of several doctors, hospitals, labs, and pharmacies. That’s an inconvenient – and potentially dangerous – state of affairs, but one a new federal law may help to remedy. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is providing about $30 billion to improve the exchange of health care information. One trickle-down effect will likely be greater access to your lifetime medical information through a personal health record in electronic form. The underlying idea is simple: YOU PROBABLY TAKE Compiling your medical data in one place lets you be the steward of your health information. Like first writing up a résumé, creating a personal health record takes time, but there are several payoffs. Having the record can prevent unnecessary testing and treatment (and, in turn, save you money), reduce the chance of a medication error, and instantly provide vital information in an emergency. It also can be used to keep track of your weight, blood sugar, and much more. (For a list of...
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...attention no matter if it is a broken arm or getting a tooth pulled, health care is a necessity. Patients come to the physician because of a problem that they are having and with that notion they are prepared to give full details of their problem. Giving information to the medical staff is a process that has to be done in order to know what exactly the type of treatment a patient should receive, if any, and the patient is giving these personal details in full confidence that the information doesn’t go any farther than the physician that is caring for him/her. The clinical use of genetic testing and the information from this is becoming a very important part in modern health technology and keeping records of personal information has improved especially in the storing of information which has been usually written in paper form but advanced technology has created an improved format to store personal medical information in, which is called Electronic Health Records (EHR’s). Genetic information stored in the Electronic Health Records could increase the possibility of a patient’s identity being known through a few genetic variants. 2 Electronic Health Records are a longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated through visits with any health care...
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...Health Care Information Systems Terms LinetA HCS483 November 2, 2015 George DeRosa Health Care Information Systems Terms Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act According to Wager, K. A., Lee, F. W., & Glaser, J. P. (2013), this federal legislation includes provisions to define, specify, and protect patient health information. This legislation formulates the processes for the use and de-identification of the data and authorization of that data's use in research and analytics. Healthcare "covered entities" are bound by the constraints of HIPAA to protect private health information. HIPAA training and enforcement is utilized throughout the health care industry, to include providers, payors, patients and a host of ancillary entities. These ancillary organizations can include the insurance industry, schools, employers, public health agencies, and various research organizations. Individuals, organizations, and agencies must comply with the regulations and rules to protect the “privacy and security of health information” (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services., n.d. pp.1). Electronic Medical Record An Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is the documentation, and utilization of a consumer’s health care encounter, created and managed by the providers and staff within one health care organization (Wager, K. A., Lee, F. W., & Glaser, J. P. 2013). The majority of health care records are currently in the format of EMRs. Basic office formatted...
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...Health Care Information Systems Terms HCS/483 June 3, 2013 University of Phoenix Health Care Information Systems Terms Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - HIPAA is the federal legislation signed in 1996 to protect all patients’ medical records with privacy guidelines that are seen by health care professionals. It also gives patients more control over their medical records. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act are used mainly to protect patient information in a health care setting. HIPAA is also used to reduce fraud and abuse from health care professionals. If HIPAA regulations are not met the consequences could be great. Electronic medical record (EMR) – An EMR is an electronic record of an individual’s health information that is generated, assembled, and managed by those who are authorized physicians and other staff from a health care facility. Electronic medical records are used in a health care facility to record patient information such as patient identification, insurance information, visits, diagnosis, and labs. EMR’s can be accessed easily, and there is no need for paper files. EMR’s can be accessed by portable devices like a tablet. Electronic health record (HER) – An electronic record of an individual’s health information that is generated, assembled, and managed by authorized physicians and other health care professionals between several health care facilities. Electronic health care are used in health...
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...University of Phoenix Material Health Care Information Systems Terms Define the following terms. Your definitions must be in your own words; do not copy them from the textbook. After you define each term, describe in 40 to 60 words the health care setting in which each term would be applied. Include at least two research sources to support your position—one from the University Library and the other from the textbook. Cite your sources in the References section consistent with APA guidelines. Term | Definition | How It Is Used in Health Care | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act | “The HIPAA Privacy Rule, which protects the privacy of individually identifiable health information; the HIPAA Security Rule, which sets national standards for the security of electronic protected health information; the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, which requires covered entities and business associates to provide notification following a breach of unsecured protected health information; and the confidentiality provisions of the Patient Safety Rule, which protect identifiable information being used to analyze patient safety events and improve patient safety” (www.hhs.gov) | This act protects the rights and privacy of the patients. No other person or business can or should be able to access the patient’s person records, address or medical history. | Electronic medical record | “An electronic medical record (EMR) is a digital version of a paper chart that contains...
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