Essays on Medical Records

Introduction

People all over the world live according to their own preferences and needs, but try to orienteer better in the society by reading current newspapers and analyzing the environment around them. This way, news is extremely important in our lives, as it performs a variety of functions, beginning from the one of informative pattern and ending with the educational achievements. This paper is to evaluate the level of influence, carried by news into people’s lives along with mentioning changes in awareness throughout society in the form of the role of social determinants of health (SDH), which are mentioned ...

Disinclination of some health care organizations to apply Electronic Medicinal Records

EMRs (Electronic Medical Records) are the information systems of medical that are electronic and they gather, store, and show the information of the patient. Even though there are a lot of favorable effects of the usage of EMR in the activities of medicine but, still the rate of implementation related to the above system is low and it also encounters opposition from the medical doctor (Clayton, 2005). One of the main barriers associated with the application of (Electronic Medical Records) is the financial issue as such issue is considered as the main factor for different doctors. The main questions ...

Introduction

Traditionally, the primary role of health care organizations has been the delivery of health care services to the public. However, over the last few decades several changes have occurred in the medical field that requires health care organization to develop new ways of enhancing the quality of service delivery. For example, the current generation is more aware of health issues than it has been the case in earlier decades. At the same time, there are more chronic and life-threatening diseases and conditions affecting populations across the nation and the world in general than it was the case in history ( ...

Overview

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act guarantees the security of patients and confidentiality of their medical records. Healthcare centers have put in place digital methods of recording data, which is secured by encryption or by private access keys that are only known to healthcare providers to enhance security. Healthcare practitioners have appreciated medical privacy with patients taking legal actions against violation of their privacy and confidentiality. However, healthcare providers have experienced ethical dilemmas in various situations where they are torn between their code of ethics, overall welfare of patients and other concerns such as national security. Mary (a senior ...

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Abstract

The healthcare providers are focused to enhance the healthcare status in the country by means of remaining responsive towards the healthcare need of the nation. The public healthcare organizations address the healthcare need the residents at the national level by offering the effective healthcare services. The current paper has conducted the situational analysis by means of conducting PESTEL and SWOT analysis to assess the external and internal environment and it has been observed that Hamad Medical Corporation has the potential and resource to extend its healthcare services to address the wellbeing of the nation in a broader ...

Nurses are useful people in the society who help in improving people’s health. At some points, nurses find themselves in difficult situations that require informed decisions. In most cases, the situations they encounter in their line of duty are against their moral or professional morals, but they have to do what is right at that given time, so as to save the life of a patient without necessarily regarding what their morals dictate about such situations. Therefore, in nursing profession, there are ethical dilemmas that nurses encounter, which will determine their roles to endorse the health of the ...

Proposal for Developing Electronic Medical Records

Proposal for Developing Electronic Medical Records

Executive Summary

An electronic medical record is a computerized version of a medical portfolio which stores all medical information of a patient including clinical history, medical condition, treatments received in the past, present medications, allergies etc. This file consists of data which is very useful for emergency treatments where delay can prove to be fatal, but in absence of critical information related to medical history of the patient, doctors are forced to delay treatment until they receive all clinical information about the patient. Healthcare organizations have started to rely increasingly on Electronic Medical Records of ...

Proposal for Business Plan Model for EMR Project

Proposal for Business Plan Model for EMR project Business Plans are documents that represent the specific details of a business covering three major aspects of a business – the concept, market for the intended product or service and the financial sources which are further broken down into summary of the plan, details of the business, marketing strategies, competition assessment, growth strategies, operations and management, and financial information (Burns Millyard, 2016). The primary purpose of the business plan is to demonstrate the objectives and direction of the business .Six typical of Business plans have been described as start-up, internal, strategic, feasibility, ...

IT in Managed Care Organizations

Introduction The most important function of information technology (IT) in managed care organizations (MCO) is to support their business. MCOs are complex in nature, offering a wide range of services to a wide range of individuals. It is vital for management to align its IT department with the operational dynamics of the organization. In this situation, it is important fo an IT department to align its goals to managed the complexity of MCO. A MCO should reduce risk if they have a well-function IT department. Thus, the IT department main concern is designing, implementing, and operating an efficient system ...

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Health and hearsay

Legal actions engage health records as evidence are geared to buttress or strengthen or on the other hand vilify the testimony given at a trial. “Evidence” is understood as “testimony, writings, material objects, and other things presented to prove or disprove a fact.” Health record can be used as proof in either civil or criminal actions as well as in administrative hearings. However, before a party can use health records as evidence in any proceedings, the party seeking to use these records must first determine whether these are admissible; to be admissible, these must be determined as relevant ...

North American Nursing Diagnosis Association –International (NANDA-I) and Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC) are medical classifications, of which NANDA-I refers to enumerative system for nursing diagnosis and NIC refers to nursing terminology used generally in medicine. Hence, NANDA-I and NIC are recognized by all the nursing, medical and vocational systems in the entire North America as the acceptable terms for diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes (Butcher, et al., 2013). They are fundamental in the determination of adequate nursing care and cover standardized classifications of diagnoses, interventions, and results. Both systems referred to above are crucial for the maintenance and, promotion of ...

Introduction

Rapid revolution in information and technology is believed to be one of the significant changes that are taking place in the modern society. The emerging technologies have fundamentally redefined the way we live and work, the values we place on social institutions like health and education and even the family. Currently, there are some emerging technologies in the health sector, which are being used to manage healthcare information. It is also widely believed that the technologies have the potential of enhancing health care quality, improve the safety of patients and physicians, and reduce the healthcare cost. However, there are ...

An electronic health record (EHR) is termed as a patient’s medical or paper chart in a digital and secure format. EHRs are an innovative and unique form of technology in the healthcare system wherein authorized users can access patient-centric information in real-time. EHRs are known to contain conventional clinical information of the patients. It includes medical history, current treatment and management interventions, current medical status and other personal information. However, EHR should not be restricted to clinical or patient-centric information but also vital information that could be of use at the healthcare provider’s office. In the nursing ...

Introduction

Proper communication is essential to the development of any organization. In fact, lack thereof compromises the growth potential of any corporate establishment. With this idea in mind, it is worth appreciating the impact of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) to the development of the global economy and communication since their development in 1997. According to the Journal of medical system, the utilization of pagers in the years before was quite limiting since these devices had a narrow communication spectrum (Kuziemsky and Francis 337). Consequently, PDAs were developed to enhance the sharing of information between individuals through the utilization of the ...

Introduction

Change is a perpetual in today’s fast paced world. What is modern today becomes obsolete tomorrow. New technologies mean a change in the way on thinks, learns and gets his information or uses it. Any organization may feel the challenges brought about by those new technologies and why they need to implement them within their culture. Any change within or outside an institution is sure to incite mixed reception and perception among its members and clients. The essay applies a change theory to an organizational-based on Kotter’s change model and plans a change process. The change process ...

Health Care Privacy and Security Law: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA)

Introduction Every citizen is required to achieve and maintain privacy and security of healthcare information as stated by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT). It provides resources assisting citizens to succeed in achieving their responsibilities concerning privacy and security of electronic health care data. Thus, electronic health care records concerning data storage and transmittal is a sensitive and serious issue. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) offers a guide to health care privacy and security. It was enacted on August 1996 encompassing administrative simplification provisions requiring the United States Department of Health ...

Introduction

Electronic health documentation (EHR) was introduced under the 111th American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009. The aim was to achieve an electronic health record for every citizen of the USA by the year 2014. The technological change in the nursing field has been met with both accolades and criticism. Those who endorse the method of recording patient information argue that it is safer and more convenient relative to the traditional paper method. The critics argue that the method is open to abuse by the hospital administrators and can be shared without the consent of the owners. Among these ...

Define HIPPA. Why is it important in this digital age?

The acronym HIPAA is used to stand for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (Wu, Ahn, & Hu, 2012). It is a law in the US which is meant to offer standards of privacy aimed at protecting the medical records as well as other information regarding the patients, which is availed to doctors, health plans and other providers of healthcare. The importance of HIPAA is that it readily allows patients to access their medical records and it also extends the control of the patients concerning how their personal information on health is disclosed and also used. HIPAA levels the federal ...

Ray WA, Chung CP, Murray KT, Hall K, Stein C. Prescription of Long-Acting Opioids and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Noncancer Pain. JAMA. 2016;315(22):2415-2423. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.7789.

Prescription of Long-Acting Opioids and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Noncancer Pain Wayne A. Ray, PhD1; Cecilia P. Chung, MD, MPH2; Katherine T. Murray, MD2,3; Kathi Hall, BS1; C. Michael Stein, MB, ChB2,3 [+] Author Affiliations JAMA. 2016;315(22):2415-2423. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.7789.

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Abstract ABSTRACT | INTRODUCTION | METHODS | RESULTS | DISCUSSION | CONCLUSIONS | ARTICLE INFORMATION | REFERENCES Importance  Long-acting opioids increase the risk of unintentional overdose deaths but also may increase ...

In recent years there has been a consistent push for medical service providers to adopt the use of Health IT systems to increase the quality and consistency of care. For example, as technology changes, so does the process that is used to maintain medical records. The use of electronic health records has, however, significantly changed the workflow for nurses, who are on the front lines of the changes being made. The decision to move to electronic medical records (EMR) has been one of great contention in the medical community, creating division among leadership and decision making (Walsh, 2013). However , ...

The database system will play a significant role in the organization to manage patient details and other information. The name of the project is Patient Management Index (PMI), and it will convert the paperwork into an electronic transaction system.

Key shareholders

The shareholders are the people who will be involved in the system. The main shareholders of PMI are the project manager, project team members, and patients. The project manager will be the Head of the project who will set out the plan and controls of the system. He will be responsible for planning and execution of PMI and directing the ...

Modern technology is one of the fastest growing economic rates in the country and workers at health sector need to be trained for them to be well equipped with the knowledge and skills for its operation. The changes, for example, were formed to reduce the number of hand-written reports that gave false information about the illness of some patients and ensured that the staffs update all medical information data in an accurate way for easy reference by any patient caregiver or the doctors. The administration at health facilities is required to ensure that the technology used to offer services ...

IM/IT Analysis

Question one

Patient Care Applications Features The introduction of information technology led to improvements in patient-centered care applications. Patient Care Applications are IT tools used by healthcare organizations that enhance and supplement communication between patients and healthcare providers. The main features include patient information recording (admission/discharge/transfer), report generation, and communication equipment, patient care plans, scheduling, and nurse staffing processes. Patient care applications have many capabilities in a healthcare setting.

Capabilities

The main capability of patient care application includes the support of the delivery of quality care to patients by making available their medical records to healthcare providers in an effective ...

Puerto Rico and the Electronic Health Record (Part I)

The focus of this research is on Congressman Pedro Pierluisi who serves in the as the representative of Puerto Rico. He is from the Democratic Party. He can be contacted at 2410 Rayburn House Office Building. His phone is 202-225-2615 and his email is http://pierluisi.house.gov. Currently, the key major stakeholders involved in the bill are the congressmen since the bill is still in the committee stage in the house. The contents of the bill are being deliberated on by the subcommittee on health. As such, the real benefits of the bill have not achieved yet. However, in the event ...

UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth group is one of the largest healthcare organizations in the United States serving over 70 million citizens (United Healthcare, 2013). Founded in the 1970s as UnitedHeathcare Corporation, the organization has grown over the years to deliver healthcare services to a lot of citizens in the country. Based on their mission statement, “We work with healthcare professionals and other key partners to expand access to quality health care, so people get the care they need at an affordable price” (United Healthcare, 2013). UnitedHeathcare has become Awards winners health care services provisions. The following case study is the operations of ...

Influenza is a highly communicable viral infection that is fundamental for the critical outbreaks of respiratory illnesses; it is usually very common in the winter (CDC, 2015). Influenza, unlike the common cold, can cause brutal, life-threatening complications such as bronchitis and pneumonia as well as a severe illness which must require hospitalization. The flu is more dangerous to pregnant women, Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islander individuals, elderly people and young children.

The cause of influenza

There are three common types of influenza viruses which infect a human being. These include influenza A, B, and C (Commonwealth of Australia, 2016). Influenza A and B ...

Innovation in Health Care

Abstract This paper explores innovations in healthcare and the barriers involved. Research includes the trials of political and managerial influences and how they promote or delay the execution of innovative health care. The benefits of innovative healthcare will be outlined as well as the challenges faced through barriers on many levels throughout business and political operations. Ultimately, the paper is in favor of innovative healthcare and advocates to enrich the reader on the overall importance of effective and rapid innovation in the medical sector. The paper also explores the weak points of the American health care system and references ...

Banner health is a non-profit health organization in the U.S with its headquarters based in Phoenix in Arizona. This organization is currently operating in seven states in the country, that include Arizona, California, Alaska, Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, and Nebraska. The organization is operating 25 acute-care facilities and several other special facilities. Banner health organization is also operating clinics, hospital care, emergency care, hospice, ambulatory surgery centers, rehabilitation services, long-term care, home health agencies, clinical laboratories and primary care (Banner Health, 2013). This organization has made itself unique as a healthcare institution in the sense that it’s committed to ...

Medical billing is an iterative process that involves the translation of a healthcare service or product in a billing claim. Ideally, the medical biller has the responsibility to make sure the healthcare institution receives sufficient reimbursement for the services provided by the medical practitioners. The responsibility of the biller may vary from one institution to the other based on size and capacity of the healthcare facility. Ultimately, the medical biller must have specialized knowledge regarding medical records and just like the medical coder; they must have strong familiarity with ICD-9-CM, CPT and HCPCS level II codes (Smiley, 2012). Most ...

Innovative Applications

Introduction The health of every citizen should be among the top priorities of a nation. Even better, the health of every citizen should be in the top of all the priorities of a nation. This is because a community, nor a society cannot function given that its citizens are unwell. Their compromised health compromises their productivity and thus, affects many other aspects such as the economy and the education sector. The labor force would not be functional with unhealthy workers and may cause the downfall of most industries. As such, the optimization of the health care industry should be ...

An Electronic Medical Record is a digital record of a patient’s chart and it contains their medical history. The computerised system implementation has been unsuccessful in some health care facilities. In most cases, user resistance has been the main factor why the systems have failed. The advantages of the systems are numerous ranging from improved quality care, increased patient satisfaction, financial savings, and decreased time spent on paper records. The following paper will evaluate the benefits of EMR in matters of cost, quality, and patient satisfaction. Electronic medical records have a number of benefits like prevention of medical ...

Analyze major events and technological advantages that influenced modern Health Care Information Systems.

If we go back to look at the healthcare system of the 1960’s we will see two major payers Medicare and Medicaid. The database systems of these payers were crude and primary at best and that did not make much difference because the payers only accepted payer claims that were handwritten by a secretary. Moving to the 1970’s brings the advent of the large clinical labs and pharmacy. Computers in the 1970’s began in single departments and consecutive departments were added one the viability was proven on each single department. The 1980’s is the time ...

Medical Laws and Ethics - Information Technology

Introduction Because of modern technology, it is no surprise that doctors and other health care workers use electronic devices when they are catering to their patients. Managing modern day medical information has been easier thanks to the involvement of information technology and other resources. Health informatics systems can modernize medical care and also reduce or duplicate procedures and tests done to the patient. Many believe that information technology can also help improve patient education as they can easily access their records and they stay informed about the health care process. However, the health care system is still facing some ...

Databases Worksheet.

Question 1: The difference between database types and capacities. Databases are organized collections of digital data. There are various types of databases such as document-oriented databases designed to store, retrieve and manage semi-structured or document oriented data. Graph databases use a graph data structure with nodes, edges and attributes to represent and store data. Hypertext database types are used to organize large collections of disparate data such as online encyclopaedia content. Finally, the relational database type stores data in forms of rows and columns (tables) and are most commonly used (Aizel, 2012). Database capacity refers to the memory and ...

Brief summary of author’s main points

In this article, Murphy talks about the need of considering the possibility of making the healthcare system to revolve around the patients and hence bring to an end the common system of which the patient is the one seeking health services in hospitals. The author also proposes that the patient-centric point of view upon implementing and optimizing the use of health information technology (HIT) will be able to provide the new perspectives on the meaning of ‘integrated’ health care. Murphy also states that there is need to convince the patients that their participation in health care matters makes sense, ...

Technology

Healthcare Information System: Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Abstract The health information system encompasses collective number technology-based infrastructures that aid the healthcare sector in improving the quality of care provided to the people. EMR or the electronic medical records is an example of a system implemented to process of gathering and utilizing patient’s health information to facilitate care in the most efficient way. EMR allow clinicians to create patient’s chart electronically and easily access lab and other test results for accurate diagnosis of the patient’s condition. The EMR is made up of five components namely the progress ...