Essays on Health Information

The interviewee was as System Administrator at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. As a system administrator, the person had been charged with the responsibilities of setting up and maintaining user accounts, maintaining and monitoring system performance, developing security and privacy policies for users and creating data backup and recovery policies. Other responsibilities included managing password and identities, installing and upgrading software, scheduling hardware repairs and auditing the system. He joined the hospitals in February 2010 as Assistant Network Administrator before getting a promotion to his current position in July 2013. He had worked Broadway Supermarket as a database administrator for a period ...

Information systems security survey

The University of Nebraska, Medical Center is a public university in the state of Nebraska that offers training and research on health care programs. This is the only public academic institution that deals with health sciences in Nebraska. The motivation of the institution is to offer training for healthcare staff so that they are able to handle the challenges posed by today’s healthcare staff. The hospital also has the mission to provide solutions for diseases that are devastating to the public. They strive to offer services to the state and to the general public through outreach programs that are ...

The transition to of Electronic Medical Records - is a key factor in enhancing the quality of patient care. In contrast to the paper medical records, electronic form implies completely different methods of protection against forgery or tampering with data in the history of the disease, similar to other large-scale information systems containing important official data.

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Electronic medical history is a natural result of the development of automation and computerization in health care and its appearance marked the transition from conventional preparation of history with the help of electronic documents. It is similar to a classical paper history, but it gives you ...

Abstract

This study analyzes the benefits and challenges of implementing an electronic medical system in both hospital and clinic environments. The overall research problem addressed in this study is determining how to effectively manage and communicate expectations associated with perceived benefits and challenges derived from a new install of an electronic medical record. The purpose of this study is to analyze perceptions associated with both the benefits and challenges derived from installing an electronic medical record system. This problem is relevant to many such as those who ...

- Healthcare Data Quality

Data quality has become a center of focus for any organization when setting up data warehouses, putting more emphasis on the customer relationship management. This is true for healthcare organizations where cost pressures and the grave of improving patient care force efforts to incorporate and clean organizational data. This is due to the fact that data is a focal point to efficient healthcare and to financial existence. Data concerning the accuracy of diagnoses, the effectiveness of the treatments and the practices of healthcare providers is vital for any healthcare organization that works extra hard to excel ...

Protection of health information is important. HIPAA Privacy Rule protects the privacy of individuals. Individuals must consent to have their health information disclosed to other people. Health care providers can share and discuss health information of an individual if he/she does not object. Sharing of information only happens in cases where the person receiving the information needs to know for payment or needs to know about the care of the patient. If the patient is unconscious, the health care provider of the patient can share the information to a family member ('Health Information Privacy', 2014). Nursing workplace is field that ...

The breach in data use causes billions of dollars in wastage. This risks the credibility in medical well being, and the future of most healthcare providers. To help protect the breaches, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) controls and protects the usage, transmission and storage of healthcare information. It protects both electronic and paper formats with the main aim of guaranteeing the privacy and security of healthcare information. On the other hand, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) came into law on February 17, 2009 mainly to improve and promote the adoption ...

Abstract

Technological inventions in the healthcare sector are ever-growing. Healthcare providers are always looking for advanced technologies that will help in the efficient and effective delivery of healthcare. There are numerous technology-based healthcare solutions, and most are striving to reduce the common face-to-face practitioner-patient interactions. There are numerous benefits of this such technologies, as well as a host of limitations. Technology has modernized healthcare delivery because modern technologies help empower patients to be in charge of their health, and this in turn minimizes doctor consultations (Katz, Nissan and Moyer 2004). Technologies such as telemedicine, internet, robotics and telecoms have revolutionized the ...

ARMA international. Website - http://www.arma.org/r1/professional-development.

This website provides information regarding records and information management under the professional development tab. It describes the programs, careers and network connections through the member's directory. It has a link for the information management magazine publications for its members. The site also provides a link to generally accepted record keeping principles that could help members refine their careers.

This is a good site as it informs and updates its members about records and information management through announcement of seminars and publication of magazines. It also provides a platform for online interaction, education, seminars and conferences.

The healthcare sector is a crucial department in any organisation. Poor health of the workers leads to the reduction of their performance and overall economic loss. Health care providers have the mandate of ensuring that their services are of the highest quality. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) legislation were formed to ensure proper checks and balances in the mode of handling sensitive client information. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, also known as Public Law 104-191[H.R .3103] / The Kennedy-Kassebaum bill, came into law on August 21, 1996. The US congress passed HIPAA for five main ...

1. Research the history of health information technology and trends in the management of health records.

Information Technology was introduced in healthcare in the late 1970s, when Medicare started to use computers widely in healthcare. Although punch cards and first computers were in use since the 1950s as well. Insurance companies can be considered as pioneers of Health Information Technology. It was in the 1990s, when the integration of computers with clinical systems was initiated. After that, health applications were developed by vendors to be run on integrated computers. After the evolution of LANs and WANs in computer ...

The first job I found was for a Director Health Information Management. I found the position on a Google search that lead me to the Jobs2Careers website (http://www.jobs2careers.com). This website had several positions available in this field. The position is located at the Terrebone General Medical Center in Houma, LA which is an acute care hospital. It is a public, not for profit hospital.

The required credentials for the position are Registered Health Information Administrator or Registered Health Information Technician with a Bachelor’s Degree but a Masters would be preferred. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is an organization that offers credentials ...

Designing a database, especially those involving complex data, is not an easy task. One must first have a good understanding of the problem and the relationships among the entities of a given database problem before he can design a database that captures the real situation. One of the most common mistakes in database design is directly trying to design the database without conducting first a thorough background study of the case at hand. Martin Robbin and Alice Bobbin (1989) advices that to be able to design a good database from a set of complex data, the database should be designed such that it conforms to ...

The Santa Clara County in CA for the tenth consecutive year along with the Public health department is co-sponsoring a number of health education, and health promotion programs. The events that are supported by community based organizations and volunteers in assisting the immigrants from Latin America in this country. Among these events, one of the largest is America’s Bi-national health week which involves collaboration among several government, private, and community based agencies. It ensures sharing of resources and services to improve health and well-being of the Latino population living in US. A number of associated events took place along ...

Introduction

Reliable and sound information is the key source of decision-making across all healthcare centers worldwide. Effective information systems are essential for the development of health system policies and their implementation. In addition, it ensures good governance and regulation, promotes health research, improve human resources development and high service delivery. Advances in technology, especially the internet, creates a better opportunity to improve healthcare institutions through making communications more efficient and increasing the effectiveness of practitioners. Healthcare centers that have implemented information systems have realized great changes in their operations in terms of speed, safety, efficient communications between parties and cost cutting. ...

The HIPAA passed in 1996, protects patients’ confidentiality, ensure people keep their health insurance upon job loss, and assist in controlling administrative costs. The Act addresses three key areas: portability, administrative simplification, and privacy. The law applies to healthcare providers, healthcare clearinghouses and health plans such as Medicare and Medicaid. Personal health information that the law considers confidential include names, significant dates such as birth dates, contact information, social security numbers, photographs and any other unique identifying information. The Act prescribes several medical forms that patients must sign in order to protect their privacy and confidentiality rights regarding the ...

Rockel, K. (2006). Stedman's guide to the HIPAA privacy rule. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. The HIPAA privacy rule puts in place the national standards that are meant to protect patient's personal medical information and other health records. The rule applies to health care clearinghouses, health plans as well as the health care providers that conduct specific health care transactions electronically (Powell 2001).

Powell-Woodson, D. H., & Practising Law Institute. (2001). The new HIPAA privacy rule: Guiding your clients through the implementation process. New York: Practising Law Institute. The Rule states out the appropriate safeguarding ...

a. How does this migration from a traditional paper records system impact the skills required for medical office workers?

While medical institution adopt innovative technologies to maintain effective and efficient process of providing services, challenge on how to protect and verify medical information arises.

As part of cyber security, it is mandatory that clinical services use strong passwords and periodically change it to prevent computer attackers from gaining access to sensitive medical information. It is recommended that each organization implements strong password authentication method that allows stronger security. Furthermore, implementation of various technologies such as the EMR should require installing and ...

- Discuss what would happen over the next 20 years if all health care organizations stopped updating / improving their clinical information systems. Provide specific examples to support your response.

Health care organizations need to continuously update and improve their clinical information. Updating and improving clinical information is important because it helps decision-making. If health care organizations stop, improving their systems for the next 20 years will lead to problems in health care.

Information is important in every undertaking in healthcare. The various stakeholders in healthcare must invest in technology to improve collection and storage of information in form of secure databases (Goldsmith, 2011). Failure to do this, the healthcare organization will not have the ability to deliver quality, effective and efficient care to its patients.

- Consider the difficulties involved in the development of any health information system and make at least three recommendations for ensuring optimal development.

There are many ...

Hospitals are expected to operate in accordance to federal regulations, specifically those concerning healthcare. Currently, there are three federal laws that are affecting hospitals the most. One of these laws is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA. Enacted in the year 1996, HIPAA addresses the use and disclosure of people’s health information (HHS, 2003).Basically, it protects the private information that patients are required to divulge whenever availing of a health care service. This law affects the hospitals because it requires them to implement safety and security measures to ensure that the health information of their ...

a. Innovative Nursing Care Model: The Nursing Caring Delivery Model

The clinical nursing standard suggests that the primary role of nurses’ borders on direct patient care and professional performance. In a potential hospital work setting, nurses are face challenges that revolve around patient care outcomes and improving their professional outcomes (Canadian Nurses Association [CAN], 2010). Complex responsibilities include nursing assessment, planning, diagnosis, evaluation, intervention and care coordination for patients and families. In a potential hospital setting, the accountant ability of nurses for educational, clinical and fiscal patient care outcomes can be measured using the nursing caring delivery model. In an ideal hospital setting, challenges such as economic pressures, shortages of health ...

Health Care Information Technologies (HCIT) can assist improve the overall quality of health care delivery but it’s faced with many challenges (Michael 2010). Privacy as well as security concerns of the user are some of the challenges for managing Health Care Information Technologies (HCIT). Data from in-home sensors as well as medical records is typically communicated electronically through the Internet and wireless transmissions. Thus, this heightens the danger of compromising the privacy and security of persons. When personal health information is connected to the Internet it exposes this information to more hostile attacks contrast to the paper-based medical ...

Within practical contexts, ethical conduct of employees is as important in nursing as it is within any other professional field. Nurses are required by occupational guidelines to provide care towards patients in the most ethical manner possible. The basic precepts of nursing ethics emphasize that nurses should not employ actions that will inflict either physical or emotional injury to their patients. This means that employees within a healthcare facility, which include the nursing fraternity, are obliged to uphold high level of standards in creating sustainable relationships with patients. According to Perron and Pronsati (2012), those high standards should be guided ...

Introduction

Healthcare information management technology provides the basic framework for management of health information across computerized systems. It is a tool, which is under much consideration recently, as it is viewed to improve the overall quality, efficiency and safety of healthcare information.

Electronic Health Record (EHR)

This technology was previously known as Electronic Medical Record (EMR). This system helps in reducing errors related to drug prescription, procedures and tests. It provides recurring alerts to the physicians reminding them of the preventive care and enables the physicians to track tests results and referrals. Electronic health records have been of great benefit in the process of treating a ...

The exchange of health information is a critical component of healthcare service provision. All modern healthcare institutions have an integrated patients’ information management system. These systems store patient’s records in electronic format for retrieval by the care providers in various departments. The electronic exchange of patients’ information has many advantages. It enables the care providers to get patients’ medical records in a timely manner. Thus, it helps improve the quality of medical services provided by the institution. It also minimizes costs by reducing incidences of repeat tests. Moreover, it facilitates the transfer of patients’ records to insurance companies. The quick ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 1996 include two titles. Title one is related to protecting the rights of employees and their families if they lose or switch their jobs. Title two includes an Administrative Simplification provision which requires health care providers to have national standards in their health care transactions. Along with this, national identifiers are required for providers, health insurance plans, and employers. The Act takes into consideration the threat to the privacy of health information. Consequently, the Congress has included in the Act a Federal Privacy Protection for individually identifiable health information (HHS). Individuals between ...

Healthcare is a wide field and it has so many regulations. The regulations come from government agencies and private institutions. An efficient healthcare system that functions smoothly ensures that the citizens get the best. All fields of the healthcare is overseen by one regulatory body or another and other cases several bodies regulate one field. The nature of health care necessitates that regulation must exist. Every aspect of the healthcare is under one form or other regulations. Examples include mechanisms to control professionals who provide care, the institutions in which healthcare is provided, the drugs and tools used in care ...

Health Insurance and Accountability Act of 1996

Protecting individual privacy is a long standing tradition among the health care providers and public health practitioners. However, the shift of medical records from paper to electronic formats potentially increased the ease of access to other people, other than the health practitioners such as nurses. These are concerns that have been actively addressed by the United States department of health and human services. This has been achieved through the health insurance and accountability Act of 1996, which was done in a bid to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the health care system.

The implementation of this Act has affected many ...

The Australian government through its national health system has for the reasons of efficiency in delivery of health care services opted to release a new and intelligent hospital system mechanism that allows patients or persons to individually record and keep track of their health with minimal assistance from the medical practitioners. This personally controlled electronic health record (PCEHR) is a health record system that shows an electronic record for the patients, showing their health information, personal details, eliminating the need for actual print out papers.

It is a system that will transform hospital`s files to digital health records from print and ...

For the purposes of this discussion, the two websites assessed were those of (1): The National Institutes of Health (NIH) – a government site – and (2): MedicineNet, which is a commercially-sponsored source.

Taking the NIH site first, its “About” section explains that it is “the nation’s medical research agency – making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.” It claims that its research has resulted in Americans living longer, and states that most of its budget supports many thousands of research staff. It appears to be a well-maintained site, showing a “last reviewed” date in ...

The cyclical process of Performance improvement

Performance improvement is a process through which an organization monitors its performance and ways of working using several methods. It also helps the organization’s management and staff to periodically change the way they work with the aim of improving service delivery and customer satisfaction. In other words, performance improvement involves monitoring the output and performance of a certain procedure or process. Thereafter, necessary and regular improvements are made so as to increase the output, efficiency and effectiveness of the organization. Performance improvement is a process and it involves a series of steps where each step is carefully thought out before being implemented. ...

Introduction

Internet is widely used in health, where patients are being diagnosed by expert systems to know their status. eHealth has several ways in which Information Technology is used to deliver information about healthcare. Consumers are using blogs, search engines, health forums among others to acquire information on health. Application Service Providers are readily available in the Internet and a lot of information is kept in cloud computing about the patients and providers. In addition, doctors send patients’ results through emails. Despite its importance, it also has some challenges. This paper will look at eHealth information between the provider, Internet, and ...

In a general context, consumerism can be defined as a social and economic order that is geared towards encouraging the purchase of goods and services. There is no doubt that consumerism has huge impacts on various sectors of the economy. Particularly, the public health sector has come a long way in terms of advancement in the use of information technology in service delivery. This essay, besides outlining the role of information technology in public healthcare service, seeks to describe the impacts of consumerism in regard to I.T, claims management, and member services when dealing with healthcare providers.

Impacts of Consumerism

Health care providers have an ...

Current reforms under the Obama Care are geared towards greater accountability in the U.S. health care system. The use of technology, including electronic medical record (EMR) systems, is essential in effectively adapting to such changes. A robust EMR system has the capacity to reduce medical errors, makes the documentation and communication of information more efficient, and enables the cost-effective storage of records (Harrington et al., 2011). It is a highly useful technology that will enhance the quality of care of patients, reduce the probability of lawsuits arising from medical errors and increase the job satisfaction of nurses. Hence, investment in ...

Policy Statement

Purpose/ Objective

Remote Access for Health and Its benefits

 XYZ Health Care Provider increasingly utilizing remote access solutions to retrieve vital medical information while working from home or local clinics as they become more technologically savvy. Remote access to electronic medical information help healthcare providers to reduce administrative costs, reduce errors, expand accessibility and ultimately enable them to become more efficient operations. Hospitals can easily connect to branch clinics, insurance companies, laboratories, medical transcriptionists, or other organizations without sacrificing security measures. - Remote Access Solution - Virtual Private Network (VPN) - Secure Socket layers (SSL) ...

HIPAA

HIPAA initials for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act enacted in 1996. It was established by the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information with the main role of protecting the health information of patients. The chief objective of this act is to protect the health information of the patients while advocating for quality health care. The act also permits proper use of information while safeguarding the privacy of individuals seeking treatment and healing.

Privacy Rules

The Privacy Rule, also Administrative Simplification Rules, relate to health plans and to any healthcare provider who transfers health data inform of electronic gadget. ...

ESDR

According to Peden (2005), chronic kidney disorders occur in five stages. In the first stages the kidney thou not fully effective and efficient, it is able to perform less of its duties. Getting into the fifth and last stage, it excretes fewer products if any. This stage is scientifically referred to as end stage of renal disease (ESRD). Bearing in mind that the body still needs to excrete its waste products despite failure of the excretion system, there are a number of methods or resources that a health information consultant can find helpful in consulting for ESRD facilities which are beneficial ...

Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente (KP) is a managed care company based in California; with a mission to provide high quality, affordable health care service to the community it serves (“Kaiser Permanente, News Center,” n.d.).

Member services

KP offers member services such as complaints regarding the medical service used, questions or comments about the chosen health plan, questions or comments about the KP website. A member can use the website to communicate to the concerned department of KP (“Kaiser Permanente, Member Services,” n.d.).

New/ current/ upcoming technology

In KP, the medical records of member patients are not stored on paper, but on most advanced and secure ...

In the study conducted at the Presbyterian Hospital, there were several differences and similarities in the information needs of nurses and physicians in the New York based hospital. The physicians and nurses are two different groups of professional workers at the hospital whose duties are not very much different. The study was aimed at identifying the information needs as well as communication patterns of the two sets of healthcare employees. The perceptions of the two sets of professionals about how the information requirements relate to medical related errors was the main focus of the study.

The information needs of ...

Health Information Systems is a discipline that connects computing and information technology and health care practices and research. Computer hardware, software and communication equipment, forming a complex network. It entails the resources, equipment and means of obtaining, storing, retrieving and analyzing information in the health sector. This involves use of programmed systems to manage health information and securely exchange it between patients, health institutions, insurers and even government agencies. This interaction will improve value, safety and effectiveness of health delivery. These health information systems will find application in multiple healthcare disciplines including nursing, public health, pharmacy, pathology and dentistry.

Increased and ...

Research asserts that Health Information Management (HIM) is a critical profession which resides along various legal, moral and ethical issues (Morrison, 2008). Therefore, HIM professionals are likely to face various challenges, which are closely correlated to ethical, legal and moral dilemmas. This proves that the legal system plays a crucial part in the procedures which are involved in medical facilities. This includes the way the nurses in a health facility take care of patients. Nowadays, an individual can easily file a suit against a health practitioner, health facility or even companies, which produce medical products and equipments in case the medical result is not ...

Thesis statement

While the law should be observed in all situations, HIM professionals must act according to their professional code of ethics; this is what they vowed to observe.

This paper is arranged as follows:

i. Introduction ii. Roles of HIM professionals iii. Ethical and legal challenges facing HIM professionals; the case of abortion and euthanasia. iv. How HIM professionals can overcome the challenges.

Introduction

This section gives the general overview of the paper. The Health Information Management (HIM) is a profession that comes along with many legal, ethical and moral issues coalesced within it. A HIM professional, in the course of his/her career, might ...

Electronic Health record is the acquisition, storage and retrieval of health care information in digital form. It has the potential to improve the safety, efficiency and quality of data being utilized in the health care industry. (Wilder, 2010). Electronic health records would become an easy and ready source of information for research and administrative purposes for the development of public policies (Wilder, 2010). However, concerns and issues with protection of the data are threatening to derail the implementation of electronic health records. This article proposes strategies to address these issues.

Concerns with the privacy and security of electronic health ...

1. The sentinel is a new information and case management file developed to integrate the components of commercial (Hite, 2007).

The Sentinel was intended to provide an electronic management, management of the work flow, management of the evidence, repotting capabilities, search and the sharing of information with other law enforcers and the intelligence at the community level by the FBI (Hite, 2007).

This is primarily intended to improve the FBI capabilities by adopting the use of electronic system in information sharing rather than the paper-based system of reporting. The sentinel therefore provides support to the FBI priorities with the key ...

John Hopkins Hospital is found in Maryland, USA and opened its doors more than a century ago. It was founded by a merchant named John Hopkins. He started the hospital as way of helping the poor in Baltimore, by giving charity as well as providing health care for those able to pay. He left behind resources required to carry out the following tasks: To care for the patients in the best way, Search for knowledge to advance the care, and Train and equip the next generation to take on these duties in the best way possible (Greaves, 2006).

The hospital trains ...

Nurses are often confronted by various ethical challenges or dilemma situations during their professional practice. It is therefore important that they be familiar with the ethical codes of conduct and decision-making. As one of the most trusted professions, the nursing ethical codes of conduct were first adopted by the International Council of Nurses in 1953. The codes guide nurses in decision-making whenever they face barriers in executing their professional obligations. One of the difficult situations in which these codes help nurses to navigate through is in maintaining patients’ privacy and confidentiality. This is particularly true for student nurses who ...

Application: Adoption of New Technology Systems

Application: Adoption of New Technology Systems

I would like to thank you all for your time and patience. As we are aware, we are living with the confusions and extra effort created, by the way are handling patient health information as of now. In the current situation, our hospital is using a spreadsheet to maintain patient health records. In most cases, for those of you who are used to it, this may appear real simple and manageable but deceptively so. The data stored such has caused many limitations and discrepancies; hence we saw the need for an Electronic Health Records ...

With approximately 50% of adolescents sexually active by the time they are in Year 10, what skills and knowledge do they need to have to make, good decisions about their personal health? Discuss. Introduction “The development of a positive, healthy and responsible sexuality requires information, education and improved access to services. Increasing the available options enables young women and young men to exercise informed, self determined decisions”. (Youth Health Council – South Australia) There has been a drastic change in our life styles, family structures and social system in the last two decades; today’s youth is much more ...

Introduction

In the course of carrying out their duties, nurses and other medical personnel are often privy to private and confidential information about the patient. This information may be relayed to the nurse by the patient, or the nurse may accidently find out some information regarding the patient. A dilemma arises when it comes to determining which of this information can be shared with other people or even if it is ethical to share this information. These other people whom the information may be shared with include the patient’s friends, family members, public authorities like the police, fellow nurses ...

Recently, the use of YouTube, Facebook, twitter and other social media tools to pass health messages across has grown immensely and continues to trend upwards. The use of social media tools has become an effective way that health organizations use to foster engagement, expand the reach and increase access to the credible science-based health information to various population sets. According to Nelson (2014), different social media platforms and other forms of communication can connect different people, and their voices can increase the timely dissemination and the potential impact of the health-based information and safety. Additionally, the social media tools ...

Abstract

HIPAA policy is in place to protect the private health and personal information of patients. This became necessary as health insurance companies and medical clinics stopped using a paper system and moved on to computerized medical records. While electronic paper work was more convenient and efficient, it opened up new risks for security breaches. The guidelines of HIPAA were created to address these concerns. As technology advances forward, we find some areas of HIPAA that could stand to be updated. Hackers are becoming more skilled and targeting large companies in order to access a large amount of personal data. Medical ...

Administrative dental assistant

This assignment is being submitted on June 24, 2015 Introduction Modern healthcare professionals have a discrete set of elements defining their practice standards and stipulated norms to tackle with various situations during their work. Current day professionals in dentistry are equally prone to various situations and circumstances which require contingent decision making and tactical control protocols. Further, the dental care system has a crucial job profile for administrative dental assistants, also referred as Dental hygienists. These assistants aid in providing prompt customer service and ensure proper documentation and data update into the mandated information management and processing systems. It ...

Information Governance in Healthcare

The electronic health record system (HER) is one of the adopted health information technology. The core attention of the system is to improve the quality of services and to obtain efficiency in healthcare. Most of the healthcare industry adopts and implements the new technology such as the data collection and information and its strategies, advantages, and optimization. In 2014, AHIMA conducted a study that most of the healthcare organizations are beginners in terms of information tools in business knowledge and analysis. These organizations utilize and manage the information gathered for years and they considered the information as the competency and ...

A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Provincial Health Services

Introduction Canada along with several other countries follow a public health care system that takes care of all basic health care services required by its citizens. The health care system of Canada has undergone a lot of changes since its conception. Several reforms have shaped the current health care system to turn out as a publicly funded system. The health care system is a provincial responsibility and is comprised of ten provincial and three territorial plans. The entire system is known as "Medicare" to Canadians. Despite various reforms, the main motto of the health care system has remained the same, i.e. to ...

Any hospital security engineer must observe the HIPAA privacy rule, which monitors the access and sharing of individual health information, as well as the HIPAA security rule, which comprises of the national security standards that safeguards the electronic health information. Since the hospital stores patient information using the paper based system, the manager will ensure that the implementation of electronic based health information systems is achieved within the shortest time possible (Keller & Associates, 2011). The paper records are always not secure and they contain massive irregularities and drawbacks towards the process of patient care and treatment. The paper based ...

An electronic health record (EHR) refers to a digital version of patients’ medical records. They give real-time, records that are based on an individual patient, which are made availed securely and instantly to medical practitioners with authorization. It presents different tools that can be used by health care providers to make decisions about a patient’s health (Harvey, 2011). EHR has several advantages and disadvantages; the advantages include enhancing patient data security and privacy. It also provides up-to-date, accurate and meaningful information on a patient at the point of care. Lastly, it facilitates efficient and coordinated care. For example, patient’s ...

Problem Statement

The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of AHIMA body knowledge in medical field and also to analyze the impact of AHIMA research in the real world today. The main purpose of this research is to observe the industry transitions from paper-based health records to electronic use.

Purpose of Study

The aim of this study is understand the Impact of AHIMA in the medical sector and the roles & responsibilities of health information management professionals in the drastically expanded in industry’s demand.

Methodology

- I will conduct survey from market and conduct interviews from professionals. - I will also ...

The importance of Health Information Technology (HIT) to the healthcare sector cannot be overemphasized. The availability of information as well as the ability to exchange this information is very crucial to the efficient delivery of care across all levels of the health care system. These levels involve different stakeholders that include the care team, patients, and health care organizations among others, which in totality comprise a political, economic system. The diagnosis and effective treatment of patients depend on the capacity of care providers, whether individual medical practitioners or large healthcare organizations to access three main types of medical related or ...

Introduction

AHIMA foundation conducts research in various ways in support of the association, profession and healthcare community. The organization majorly conducts evidence-based HIM practice research as well as health policy supported by grants from private organizations and the government. However, AHIMA foundation current research priority is in the area of information governance that includes informatics and analytics among others. According to their records, AHIMA foundation notes that they have conducted various researches on computer assisted coding, manpower training on HER Incentive Program and health information exchange. Research papers, proposals and reports have been successfully written by the organization and delivered ...

Regulations are laws, principles or rules that govern people’s conduct. The government uses regulation to influence the interaction and behavior of people and at the same time shape incentives. Regulations fall under various categories including; codes of practice, accreditation programs, principal acts, agreements and policy guidelines. In the field of health care, regulations can be imposed on the practice itself, health insurance firms, health care providers, health insurance bodies and health care professionals (Novak, Berg and Wilson, 2010).

Role of governmental regulatory agencies and its effect on the health care industry.

The role of governmental regulatory agencies in healthcare is to oversee the monitoring of both institutions and practitioners within the ...