CHRONIC CARE BY E-HEALTH INTRODUCTION (IDENTIFICATION OF THE MARKET) Chronic diseases‚ including cardiovascular conditions‚ diabetes and asthma are among the most costly‚ deadly and debilitating medical conditions faced by Americans. Nearly one in two American adults have at least one chronic disease and more than 75 percent of the nation’s total medical care costs are spent on chronic diseases. The burden of chronic diseases often falls on the safety-net and underserved populations. The rise of
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An Electronic Health Record (EHR) is an electronic version of a patients paper chart. The EHR stores the same data that you would file in a paper chart. The EHR includes the following: demographics‚ progress notes‚ problems‚ medication list‚ vital signs‚ past medical history‚ immunizations‚ laboratory data and radiology reports. (CMS para 1) A paper chart has the same data that is inputted in an EHR program. Usually a paper chart has tabs that index the contents within the patient records
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PROPSECTS AND CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATED ELECTONIC HEALTH RECORDS FOR MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS by Peter Oluseyi Okebukola MPH/MBA Intended audience This is a public policy memo directed to the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). CONTENTS Executive Summary Background Definitions stakeholders Options and implications for managed care Individual practice association (IPA)
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An electronic health record has been implemented in a hospital in Brown County. The hospital is a 250 bed hospital. The electronic health record needs to be evaluated. This documents describes the evaluation methods that were used as a part of the evaluation process. The key approach followed for the evaluation is ‘comparative study’. While the evaluation parameters remains constant in most of the time period throughout the document‚ comparing the performance of the system over the period of time
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Pros and Cons of an Electronic Health Record. Shequita Kelly There are many pros and cons to an electronic health record. Today‚ paper is being used less and less. Now‚ medical records are often stored on computers or online. These records can be accessed by those with clearance and are on a common network. Paper records and files can easily be lost or destroyed‚ such as in a fire or flood. An electronic database safely keeps your medical records. Nevertheless‚ according to HealthWorldNet
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Electronic Health Records (EHR) is when medical records are in digital form. Computers are used to input‚ store‚ and review patients medical information. The information that is listed into patients medical chart is listed in electronic health records. For example some information that can be listed in electronic health records are basic personal information such as name‚ address‚ phone number‚ and the patients emergency contact. Medical history such as medical diagnosis‚ surgical procedures‚ treatment
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Electronic health records systems have considerably upgraded and has enriched the healthcare medical centers for good. Presently‚ my workplace at Kaiser uses the Epic system which has positively impacted the efficiency of documentation that provides more time for the nurses to give patient care. For example‚ when I first started nursing we were still charting on paper along with physicians writing down orders with very poor penmanship. Not only did it waste a lot of time away from patient care
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The U.S. health care system faces challenges on multiple fronts‚ including rising costs and inconsistent quality. Health information technology‚ especially electronic health records‚ has the potential to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of health care providers. (Jha‚ DesRoches‚ Campbell‚ Donelan‚ Rao‚ Ferris‚ & Blumenthal 2009‚ page. 1629). According to Jha et.al ( 2009)‚ A survey determining the functionality of the Electronic Health Records was done in acute care hospitals members of the
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• Record patient history and personal information • Measure vital signs‚ such as blood pressure • Help the physician with patient examinations • Give patients injections or medications as directed by the physician and as permitted by state law • Schedule patient appointments • Prepare blood samples for laboratory tests • Enter patient information into medical records Medical assistants take and record patients’ personal information. They must be able to keep that information confidential and discuss
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Electronic Medical Records Progress into the future Melissa D Pipes‚ RN Benefits to Nursing Staff ● Easier charting‚ more detailed choices resulting in more in depth physical assessment documentation. Immediate tallying of intake and output ratios‚ potentially averting a negative patient outcome. ● Benefits continued... ● ● Timely charting resulting in less overtime. The ability to chart at bedside‚ allowing more contact with the patient. Test results readily available from
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