Health Information Exchange (HIE) Outline Discuss the history of HIE, current challenges, and ways to overcome them. 1. History of HIE a. When did it begin? The Health Information exchange really took off with the advent of computers and their ability to engage in communicating with one another. The Hartford Foundation initiated community health management information systems through grants to seven states and cities in 1990. The community health management information systems
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privacy determines who should have access, what constitutes the patient’s rights to confidentiality, and what constitutes inappropriate access to health records. Confidentiality establishes how the records (or the systems that hold those records) should be protected from inappropriate access. Security is the means by which you ensure privacy and confidentiality. 2. Identify standards established through the Privacy Rule to protect individuals’ health information. The Privacy Rule for
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Health inequality has effected the minority population for decades. The Akoben Health Organization has locations in areas that have a high number of minority residents. In these communities we have noticed that preventable health issues have caused problems in the lives of the individuals who reside there. These issues are due to the low socioeconomic status of these minorities. Low socioeconomic status is due to the institutional racism such as ‘zoning’ and lack of transportation. This issue of
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increased incidence of non-adherence mental health medications in the homeless population 2. State the problem your intervention addresses, and target population: The problem is limited knowledge about different support services, and being able to access, retain and follow treatment plan. This simply boils down to limited knowledge regarding community resources and being able to know how to access those resources The target population is the mental health Homeless Population in California/Yolo
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Health Disparities in Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes of Women in the United States The Health Resources and Services Administration, defines health disparities as “population-specific differences in the presence of disease, health outcomes, or access to health care” (Mandal, 2014). This paper will focus on the health disparities existing within the United States between women of various ethnicities. Specifically, the disparities we will discuss incorporate preterm births, low birth rates, and
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Advancements in health care technology have made it increasingly difficult for an organization to maintain the safety of patients’ medical records under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA) Privacy and Security Rules. Even after providing education to health care workers on proper HIPPA practices, there continues to be intended and unintended breaches especially in hospital settings. In 2010, New York-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) and Columbia University (CU) health care system
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the issue of universal health coverage and why it should be an important national goal. It is my firm belief that no one should fear about finances while going to the doctor’s office. I find the fact we don’t have a national single payer program grotesque. 62% of al bankruptcies should not be due to people going to see a doctor. This system leaves 20,000 people dying a year from lack of access and 30,000 people a year dying from too much access. We spend more on health care
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Demand Verses Supply Paper HCS/552 – Health Care Economics March 4, 2013 James Brown Demand Verses Supply Paper Demand of health care services within the health care industry will inherently continue to rise as American society ages. Technological advances in diagnostics and treatment provide individuals the opportunity to seek quality care that can prolong health and wellness for those seeking treatments. The key for the health care industry is to attempt to meet the demand with an adequate
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Statistics Nearly 18 percent of Coloradans lack health insurance, according to a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau but in some areas of the state that percentage is significantly higher. Relying on data from 2005, the Census Bureau calculated 17.7 percent of Coloradans — or 743,934 people — don’t have health insurance. Among all states, the uninsured problem is most severe in Texas, where 26.3 percent of its residents don’t have a health plan. The report covers people younger than 65;
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strengthening health systems. Why is research important in health and social care? Improving practice, identifying service needs, extending knowledge, informing policy are some of the main reasons we conduct research in healthcare. Health is a state of complete physical, social, and mental well-being. Health is not always just a personal choice, nor a biological issue, it is patterns of well being and illness within a society. There are four major ways that shape health, cultural patterns define health, cultural
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