HCI 600: Foundations of Informatics (HCI600)

Discuss the importance of health information exchanges in sharing data among clinicians when they are using different EHRS. What standards and regulations are most important for dictating how health data are shared within and across organizations?

The purpose of this assignment is to investigate solutions to challenges with interoperability in healthcare delivery environments. To complete the assignment, you will select a problem with interoperability you have witnessed in your current or past work environment, evaluate options for addressing the problem, and recommending a solution based on evidence. Write a 750-1,000-word paper that addresses the following: 1. Describe the problem with the lack of interoperability witnessed in the h...

Discuss the primary regulations related to patient privacy and security that affect the how information is stored, retrieved, and utilized in the health care environment. What are the major challenges facing health care organizations as they work to implement regulations and standards, including meaningful use criteria.

Currently, the hospital in which you work has implemented a new clinical practice that will reduce the amount of radiation to a child's brain. The child enters the emergency room with a head injury and a Glasgow Coma Score of 14 or more, and the child is not vomiting. It has been asked that the physician not order a CT scan. To ensure that all physicians are in compliance with the practice, a report will need to be generated for the chief marketing officers at each facility. To generate the rep...

When is clinical decision support not helpful? Considering the problem of alert fatigue, discuss when it might not always be the answer to the problem. Provide a specific example in your response.

The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate clinical decision support and its importance in healthcare delivery systems. In this assignment, read the Case Study at the end of Chapter 10 in Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach and write a 500-700-word paper that answers the questions following the scenario.

Adopting or integrating a new EHR or enhancements to an EHR can be a complex undertaking for a health care organization. What are some primary considerations for adoption and integration? What major concerns related to costs, quality, access, safety, or effectiveness would you prioritize in making decisions about adoption or integration?

Imagine leadership within your organization has asked you to research a new piece of legislation, mandate, or policy to determine what impact it may have on the EHR and clinical documentation in your practice environment. You have been asked to provide education on the legislation and ramifications of accompanying changes. Create a PowerPoint presentation on the selected legislation or policy in your state that will affect the clinical environment, data collection, and the EHR. You may select ...

Discuss both the value and challenges of implementing standard vocabularies and terminologies in the storage and use of health care data. How do these challenges impact informatics professionals and the work they do in health care settings?

Informatics impacts the delivery of care and healthcare organizations in a variety of ways. Besides influencing the practice and environment of patient care, in what ways do informatics and informatics professionals interact more broadly across organizations and health systems? What broader value does informatics contribute to the delivery of health care across organizations and systems?