Report to the COO Shiji Tom Philip GCU Health Care Information Systems and Technology HIM-615-0500 Mike Tighe June 8, 2015 Report to the COO The introduction of information systems in health care industry has made enormous development in patient care and satisfaction. The interoperability of the different systems with in a organization is important to achieve effectiveness of the system. The process of developing and integrating the information system is time consuming, complex and costly. This paper is a report submitted by an informatics director to the chief operating officer of an organization proposing a solution to solve the communication problems within the information system. Maintaining a proper …show more content…
Basis interoperability refers to the standard data sharing (Blazona & Koncar, 2007). This standard includes clinical observation, laboratory, pharmacy, medical devices, imaging and insurance transactions. It also provides the exchange, management and integration of data that support patient care and care management, as well as the delivery and evaluation of healthcare services. Advanced interoperability consists of the uniform presentation of healthcare data, uniform user controls, and uniform protection of patient confidentiality. While developing the health port, the HL 7 standard package used was Clinical Document Architecture (CDA). This wireless system will help the nurses and other clinicians to communicate through text messages and pager alerts (Blazona & Koncar, 2007). By customizing the quality and type of message they receive, it is helpful for the nurses to avoid the unwanted alerts and messages through the new system. This wireless system enables the nurse’s greater mobility and thereby increasing their efficiency to take care of their patients. The new system of communication will be a solution to the interoperabity of the health Information system (HIS). The semantic interoperability of the device will help to exchange meaningful messages between the recipients, which will facilitate a common recipient model among the health care providers. The device also comprises of a organization interoperability, which helps the integration
Describe how the recommended system will impact patient care and documentation. The core of care delivery and documentation is shifting to new technology innovations and developments. Stakeholders are in need of systems that contribute to improved health outcomes. Interoperability between technologies is vital to start the meaningful process change. However, divisive systems add to the complexity of health care management. Therefore, EHRs must have the correct architecture to drive value from all clinical information systems continuously. Strategic interoperability contributes to the systemic improvement of healthcare. Health care organizations can ultimately make fundamental shifts in population health with the use of interoperable technology coupled with meaningful process change.
McDonald (1997) points out that health care data is siloed in multiple areas that are inaccessible to others. This kind of management of patient data does not serve the patient well. It is for this reason that SCEMS approached Providence and Swedish hospitals to propose implementation of HDE. Moreover, as stated in the McDonald article a feasible way to integrate data from disparate sources is through the use of interfaces such as the HDE. In addition, a problem that exists in the integration of these two data sources is the fact that the hospital system communicates via the standard HL7 language, while the pre-hospital system communicates via XML. Fortunately, the HDE structure accounts for this difference by translating back and forth between the two different languages.
Two organizations migrating to a common health information system would need a system that meets current regulatory requirements, meets the needs of the combined organization and their practice environment. The implementation of a common health information system would require an interdisciplinary group of forward thinking innovators, and an interoperable electronic medical record system that includes standard nursing terminology.
Interoperability is the way information is shared across an organization. Sharing information across all avenues of health care is imperative to quality patient care. Coordination between all members of the health care team can occur through a congruent system, eliminating unnecessary phone calls and paper work that take away from patient care. The sharing of information electronically reduces the likelihood that files could be lost or stolen which creates a liability for all those involved in the care of the patient.
The high cost of healthcare continues to rise and many in the United States are optimistic for health information technology to reduce and improve our current situation. Health IT encompasses a broad array of new technologies designed to manage and share health-related information. When properly implemented, these systems can help coordinate patient care, reduce medical errors, and improve administrative efficiency. Therefore, implementing a Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) will help the National Health Information Network (NHIN) achieve their goals in improving quality of care for the citizens of the United States. Thus, in order for the health IT to deliver on its promise, several obstacles must be overcome.
HL7 standard for transfer of clinical and administrative data between software application to provide platform for exchanging,integration,sharing and retrieval.Level 7 focus on application layer in OSI model.HL7 specific on hospital and other healthcare provider organization which tracking patients .HL7 support the clinical management and practices,delivery and evaluation of healthcare as the most
Healthcare can be known for a complex industry. Every day is a new day facing complicated clinical administrative transactions with electronic medical records and safety? Health Information technology is suppose to realize errors using electronic medical records. Leaders must understand the complexity and safety issues in order to help mandate electronic medical records with design, development, implement and use. In the last decade, this article has informed executives, clinicians, and technology. Their main focus was on these three areas computerized physicians order entry. Their main focus was to work all three areas computer physician order entry, computer decision support system,
The purpose of this project was to overview on the effects of health information technology integration (HIT). This report is mainly focused on understanding of health information technology, specifically on use of health information technology as significant use. Scope of this literature review, given the current state of health information functionality 8.
With the rapid growth in technology, many healthcare organizations have embraced the use of healthcare information technologies. As such, the information technology department has various staffs that perform fundamental roles in the information technology-related activities. It ranges from activities of customizing a software to implementing and maintaining a network to ensure effective system backups. In addition, these healthcare information technologies bring about other
The evidence presented shows an urgent need in the user-friendly technology design with a swift accessibility to all healthcare networks with no nonsense standardized clinical information system. While the digital technology is adapted by most healthcare facilities, the difference in the programs makes it nearly impossible to effectively communicate electronically. Nevertheless, the continued objective of healthcare is to improve healthcare delivery, including reduction of unnecessary tests and procedures and decreasing the overall
In health care, patients’ lives are in the hands of the health care practitioners, health care organizations, insurance companies, and to some degree, even health care technology. The growth and future implications of evidence-based medicine (EBM) through improvement of technology in health care are important today, because health care practitioners and organizations want to ultimately decrease cost, improve quality of care, and increase access to health care (Glandon, Smaltz, & Slovensky, 2014, p. 28). One way to achieve these goals is through the implementation and improvement of EBM and interoperability which will enhance the efficiency of work production resulting in these positive outcomes. According to Glandon, Smaltz, and Slovensky (2014), EBM is an “information management and learning strategy that seeks to integrate clinical expertise with the best evidence available to make effective clinical decisions that will ultimately improve patient care,” (p. 6). “Interoperability is the ability of different information and communications technology systems and software applications to communicate, to exchange data accurately, effectively, and consistently, and to use information that has been exchanged,” (Iroju, Soriyan, Gambo, & Olaleke, 2013, para. 1). Without interoperability and EBM, fundamental data and information such as patient records cannot be easily shared across and within enterprises having a direct impact on the quality of care. It
As the implementation of electronic health records (EHR) progress nationwide, the concepts of interoperability and health information exchange (HIE) must be discussed. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (2005, p. 2) define interoperability as “the ability of health information systems to work together within and across organizational boundaries in order to advance the effective delivery of healthcare for individuals and communities.” Interoperability is the enabling of two systems, including those that do not share
For a medium-sized urban hospital with 160 beds and 1,500 associates to be able to gain the trust and confidence of patients and compete with mega-hospitals in the healthcare industry, the management of the hospital would have to explore new technologies that would enhance the quality of services and patient care rendered to customers. Further, to ensure that all the departments in the hospitals such as ICUs, mother & baby, emergency services, radiology, oncology, surgery, and operating room (OR) would have to function efficiently and improve the patient experience. New EMR application would improve the security of patient’s information and ensure timely retrieval of medical records such that the quality of diagnosis would be enhanced significantly. As the IT director, it is my responsibility to make sure that the hospital system has a robust IT network that would enable efficient information flow within
Health information systems (HIS) are complex and it is helpful to understand advantages and disadvantages to some key components of a HIS. This section will describe the advantages and disadvantages of usability, interoperability, scalability and compatibility.
In today’s healthcare system, Information technology is considered to be important part of patient care experience. Health care system today is so complex and to improve patients quality of life the integration of information technology is paramount. Information technology also adds a competitive value to an organization because patients have many options from which they can choose to receive care. In this report I will discuss how I (Informatics director) propose to solve a communication problem with a hardware solution while maintaining existing software.