Health Informatics/IT
For this assignment:
- Visit the Health Information Technology: Key Topics website.
- Choose one of the topics listed.
- Click on the topic and explore the information provided.
Using the information accessed from this site, write a four- to five-page paper (excluding title and reference pages) in which you assess this information and discuss your reactions and opposing viewpoints on the issues. The paper must be in APA style as outlined
Instructive guidance
Visit AHRQ Website (Please click on the link http://healthit.ahrq.gov/.) Please click on Key Topics located on left navigation area and choose ONE of the topics listed such as electronic health records, electronic prescribing, health info exchange, etc from the Website to complete your paper. Using the information accessed from this site, write a four- to five-page paper in which you assess this information and discuss your reactions and opposing viewpoints on the issues. If you cannot find opposing viewpoints from other journal article, you still need declare “no opposing viewpoint.”
Book: Health Care Administration: Managing Organized Delivery Systems
Answer preview
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) or Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems are used to systematically collect, manage and store patients information in a computerized or digital way. Electronic healthcare records are all then dispatched to the diverse settings that are found in the hospitals. EMR systems are modified to capture the patient’s data in a more accurate and valid way. Backtracking of previous patient’s paperwork records is eliminated by these systems. These systems facilitate quality medical care to patients by the physicians and also provide a smooth workflow of data analysis of patients in healthcare facilities. On the contrary today in the United States there has been reluctance in the adoption of the electronic medical records systems. According to statistics by Ullmann & Zott, (2013) it has been reported that only 4% of hospitals have fully adopted the use of the systems fully. An additional 13% rely on the basic systems. On this paper, the discussion will be based on the reactions and opposing viewpoints of the electronic medical record systems. Some resources and authors have been selected to provide their viewpoints on the issue where some have reacted positively and others have opposed.
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