Appraise the use of electronic health records in patient care.
HI300-M2: Appraise the use of electronic health records in patient care.
GEL-8.03: Apply Critical thinking to formulate a logical solution to a problem.
Assignment Requirements
For this assignment, you will complete this learning activity. The learning activity will walk you through completing a variety of tasks using the free cloud based OpenEMR. As you walk through the learning activity, you will be prompted to take a screenshot of your screen showing that you completed certain tasks in OpenEMR. As you take each screenshot, you will copy and paste the screenshot into a Microsoft Word document. You should complete the entire learning activity.
When prompted, log into OpenEMR using the following credentials: receptionist/receptionist (username/password)
At the end of the learning activity, you will have a Microsoft Word document with the following screenshots:
1. Screenshot #1: Task: Setup Appointment Matrix
* Shows the 3 provider’s calendar schedule (start time, stop time, lunch break, and any other reserved times)?
2. Screenshot #2: Scheduling a New Patient Appointment:
* Shows the appointment added to the provider calendar for Megan Casper.?
3. Screenshot #3: Updating Patient Information:
* Shows the updated address information for Wanda Moore.?
4. Screenshot #4: New Patient Intake Form:
* Shows Megan Casper’s updated insurance information.?
5. Screenshot #5 Encounter Summary Form:
* Shows vitals, health history, chief complaint, and problem list, entered for Megan Casper.
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In addition to the five screenshots, you will write a brief summary describing your experience using OpenEMR. The summary describing your experience should include features you found interesting and helpful about the EMR; challenges you had using the EMR and suggestions for improving those challenges.
Requirements:
You will submit the five screenshots and the brief summary in one Microsoft Word document.
Minimum Submission Requirements
* Proper notification of any resubmission, repurposing, or reworking of prior work per the Purdue Global Student Coursework Resubmission, Repurposing, and Reworking Policy Resource.
* You will have a Microsoft Word document with the following screenshots:
* Screenshot #1: Task: Setup Appointment Matrix
* Shows the 3 provider’s calendar schedule (start time, stop time, lunch break, and any other reserved times)
* Screenshot #2: Scheduling a New Patient Appointment:
* Shows the appointment added to the provider calendar for Megan Casper.
* Screenshot #3: Updating Patient Information:
* Shows the updated address information for Wanda Moore.
* Screenshot #4: New Patient Intake Form:
* Shows Megan Casper’s updated insurance information.
* Screenshot #5 Encounter Summary Form:
* Shows vitals, health history, chief complaint, and problem list, entered for Megan Casper.
* In addition to the five screenshots, you will write a brief summary describing your experience using OpenEMR.
* The summary describing your experience should include features you found interesting and helpful about the EMR; challenges you had using the EMR and suggestions for improving those challenges.
* If the work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned for revision. If the work submitted does not meet the minimum submission requirements by the end of the term, you will receive a failing score.
Introduction
This section is designed to provide you with the tools necessary to review and/or learn the content related to the Outcome(s) that will be assessed in the competency assessment. The Learn section may comprise reading, research, and other informational resources to review concepts related to the Course Outcome(s).
Reading and Research
The readings for this module will focus on how to manage an organization’s data. You will describe the role of a data steward and explore best practices to manage healthcare data.
* Health Data Governance – AHIMA
* What is Data Strategy?
* Data Governance: Who are the Stakeholders?
* The Role of Healthcare Data Governance in Big Data Analytics
* Leveraging Data for the Nation’s Health – HSS.gov
* Health IT Playbook – Electronic Health Records
* OpenEMR Achieves ONC 2015 Cures Update Certification with Groundbreaking Release
* OpenEMR Features
* OpenEMR Success Stories
* Benefits of EHRs
* EMR vs. EHR – What is the Difference?
* EHR Intelligence: 3 Reasons to Favor Cloud-Based EHRs Over In-House EHRs
* Capabilities and Advantages of Cloud Computing in the Implementation of Electronic Health Record
Library Reading List
References
Bresnick, J. (n.d.). The role of healthcare data governance in big data analytics. Health IT Analytics Xtelligent HEALTHCARE MEDIA. https://healthitanalytics.com/features/the-role-of-healthcare-data-governance-in-big-data-analytics
AHIMA. (2022). Healthcare data governance. https://www.ahima.org/media/pmcb0fr5/healthcare-data-governance-practice-brief-final.pdf
Zheng, H., & The Ohio State University and Vaughn Hopkins, Delaware State University. (2020, April 22). Data governance: Who are the stakeholders? https://www.airweb.org/article/2020/04/22/data-governance-who-are-the-stakeholders
CTO. (n.d.). Leveraging data for the nation’s health. HHS.gov. https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/master-future-state-508.pdf
AWS. (n.d.). What is data strategy? – Data strategy explained – AWS. Amazon Web Services, Inc. https://aws.amazon.com/what-is/data-strategy/
EHR Intelligence. (n.d.) 3 reasons to favor cloud-based EHRs over in-house EHRs. https://ehrintelligence.com/news/3-reasons-to-favor-cloud-based-ehrs-over-in-house-ehrs
Health IT. (n.d.). Benefits of EHRs. https://www.healthit.gov/topic/health-it-and-health-information-exchange-basics/benefits-ehrs
NCBI. (n.d.) Capabilities and advantages of cloud computing in the implementation of electronic health record. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5869277/
Health IT. (n.d.). Health IT playbook. https://www.healthit.gov/playbook/electronic-health-records/
Garrett, P. (2011, August 26). EMR vs. EHR – What is the difference? Health IT Buzz. https://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/electronic-health-and-medical-records/emr-vs-ehr-difference
OpenEMR Achieves ONC 2015 Cures update certification with groundbreaking release 7.0. (n.d.). OpenEMR. https://www.open-emr.org/blog/openemr-achieves-onc-2015-cures-update-certification-with-groundbreaking-release-70/
OpenEMR Features – OpenEMR project wiki. (n.d.). https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Features
OpenEMR Success Stories – OpenEMR project wiki. (n.d.). https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Success_Stories
Learning Activities
For this assignment, you will complete this learning activity. The learning activity will walk you through completing a variety of tasks using the free cloud based OpenEMR. As you walk through the learning activity, you will be prompted to take a screenshot of your screen showing that you completed certain tasks in OpenEMR.
SUMMARY
This course has prepared you to:
* Evaluate how the design of a database can affect data quality.
* Discuss the role of a data dictionary in ensuring both the quality of enterprise-wide data and data within a specific database application.
* Discuss how to ensure the integrity and security of data within a database.
* Differentiate among various types of healthcare information systems.
* Identify the general types of decision support systems and recognize the key architectural differences.
* Explain the concept of data warehousing and how it is applicable to decision support systems.
* Explain the concept of healthcare information resources management.
* Evaluate, implement and manage electronic applications/systems for clinical classification and coding.
* Evaluate the accuracy of diagnostic and procedural coding.
* Advocate information operability and information exchange.
* Evaluate health information systems and data storage design.
* Manage clinical indices/databases/registries.
* Evaluate data from varying sources to create meaningful presentations.
* Describe the purpose of healthcare data sets and standards used in healthcare data collection.
* Identify different types of data sets and their purpose.
* Identify decision support systems and other information systems used in healthcare.
* Describe the concept of data mining and types of data mining tools used in decision support systems.
* Analyze compliance requirements throughout the health information life cycle.
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