Topic: ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD IMPLEMENTATION Make sure you also include a clear, separate introduction and conclusion as a part of this assignment, as these are worth separate points on the grading rubric. For this assignment, you will consider your own facility’s Implementation of its electronic health record, if you have one. (We use MEDITECH) Please continue to use the principles of setting up an APA 6th edition including introduction and conclusion. The headings for this paper was as follows: Description of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) State the EHR mandate. Who started it? George W Bush When? 2004 What are the goals and objectives of the mandate? (From lecture) 1. Privacy and security-work is being at the federal level to promote a collaborative approach to crafting solutions that maintain the privacy and security of patient information while enabling appropriate exchange, access, and use of a electronic health information. 2. Interoperability -standards at the federal level are being recognized so information exchange through the use of EHRs and EHR-PHR information exchange can happen securely. 3. Adoption -The government is supporting a process for certifying EHRs to assure that they meet specific criteria for critical functions and security, and ultimately incorporate the federally recognized standards to achieve interoperability, 4. Collaborative Governance A federal advisory committee was established, which include members of both the public and private sectors, to recommend priorities necessary to accelerate the advancement of Health IT. Students facilitys Plan Describe your facility’s plan. (Meditec) Describe each of the six steps listed on the healthit.gov website and how your facility has addressed these steps or how are they progressing towards meeting these steps. Discussion of Meaningful Use Describe “meaningful use”. Describes your facilitys status in attaining it, reasons why or why not, what needs to be done. EHRs and Patient Confidentiality Definition of HIPAA laws by describing possible threats to patient confidentiality What is being done by your facility to prevent HIPAA violations? Log out from the computers when you leave the computer. If u need to look at certain results u have to sign in again.
