increasingly sophisticated technology in health care‚ comes the factor of “cost”. The rapid progression in the field of health care technology has brought into attention the impact of cost in using these technologies. The increasing use of advanced technologies in health care industry does not come cheap. The cost of implementing and maintaining technology in health care industry is high. According to the article‚ Evidence on the Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology (May 2008) (referred
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It enhances the efficiency‚ accuracy and readability in comparison with the old system of papers‚ and faxes between offices. In order to protect patient privacy‚ information security‚ is implied under the provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). An important step is to implement reasonable and appropriate administrative safeguards that establish the foundation for a covered entity’s security program. What
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Suggest the key financial drivers that most likely will cause health care organizations to merge. Provide support for your rationale. Cost is the driver that will most likely cause healthcare organizations to merge. Most healthcare organizations have issues with spending. Most industries today are faced with a variety of obstacles in achieving or remaining profitable. The healthcare industry is no exception. Profitability is enough of a challenge under normal circumstances‚ but especially so during
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HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) • An organization that provides health coverage with providers under contract • Differs from traditional health insurance by the contracts it has with its providers. These contracts allow for premiums to be lower: • Because the health providers has the advantage of having patients directed to them • But these contracts also add additional restrictions to the HMO members. • HMOs provide health care to their members through networks
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Running head: INFLUENCE OF HMO ’S HMO’s University of Phoenix Abstract The term Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) was developed in 1970 as part of the Nixon Administration to promote the growth of prepaid plans as a way to improve the nation’s health system. The Health Maintenance Organization has an appearance on the outside of being very appealing to those with little money to spend on insurance because it has a very low premium cost‚ but the truth be known that sometimes cheaper is
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Modern Technology in Healthcare | | The evolution of modern technology being used in healthcare has been most fascinating to see over the years. Witnessing this evolution of moving patient charts and paper records into an electronic system has been educational over the course of my 7 years experience in the clinical laboratory. The use of data storage‚ document control software‚ implementation of EMRs and physician use of electronics to aid them when diagnosing patients‚ has certainly been
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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 3 HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE) 3 WHAT IS HIE? 3 HISTORY OF HIE 4 COMMUNITY HEALTH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS 4 COMMUNITY HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORKS 4 IOM REPORTS 5 REGIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION ORGANIZATIONS 5 HIE TODAY 6 BENEFITS OF HIE 7 CURRENT CHALLENGES 7 ESTABLISHING A BASE OF SUPPORT 7 INTERCONNECTING TECHNOLOGY 8 ESTABLISHING FINANCIAL LIABILITY AMID UNCERTAINTY 8 HIM ROLE IN HIE 9 CONCLUSION 9 REFERENCES 10 Introduction
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History of the Health Information Management Profession Health information management (HIM) is the practice of maintenance and care of health records by traditional (paper-based) and electronic means in hospitals‚ physician’s office clinics‚ health departments‚ health insurance companies‚ and other facilities that provide health care or maintenance of health records. With the widespread computerization of health records and other information sources‚ including hospital administration functions
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challenges and where we are now with Health Information Exchange. What is a HIE? A health information exchange (HIE) is a safe computer network that links the electronic health information systems of different health care providers‚ permitting those providers to share clinical and demographic data of patients they have in common. HIE provides the ability to electronically move health care information between various systems while maintaining the meaning of the information being exchanged. In other words
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TaNesha Hoskins August 14‚ 2012 Course Project Health Information Exchange Table of Contents Introduction History of HIE • What is HIE? • What is Illinois HIE program? The Challenge • Why do we need HIE? Benefits of HIE • How does HIE work? • Who set the standards for national health information program? • What are the benefits to the patients‚ providers‚ insurance carriers‚ etc? Privacy and Security • How is patient data secured when exchanged
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