Question

Networking, or sharing information among professionals, is a valuable professional activity. The internet has made it much easier to network with other professionals by using web-based professional forums.

Instructions: Research Professional Discussion Forums

Select a professional discussion forum by clicking on the link https://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/

Access archived forum discussions and observe current discussions, noting topics that are relevant to your field of study.

Post to Canvas

Whether or not the topics were relevant to your field of study. Make sure to provide examples.

Your opinion of the discussion forum. Is this a good forum to join? If yes, why? If not, why? Be clear and specific in your answers.

Reply to the post of one of your classmates, following netiquette rules. Make sure you are specific in your responses, and that you do not just rewrite what someone else has posted.

Answer 1

Health or medical informatics is the science of computer application that supports clinical and research data in different areas of health care. Health information technology goal is to manage health data.

*The electronic health record is the electronic record of health-related information of an individual that is accumulated from one health system and is utilized by the health organization that is providing patient care.

*It aids clinician's decision making

*It automates and streamlines clinician's workflow

*Support collection of data for uses other than direct clinical care.

*Incorporates in history, demographics, problem lists, current medications, allergies, physician notes

-Prescriptions,lab,radiology

-Drug-drug interaction and allergy checks

-Reference material available

Electronic medical record accumulates more patient information from many health organizations that have been involved in patient care.

Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) :

*Facilitate the sharing of electronic information

*Share and gather electronic information

*Reduced costs through elimination of duplicate tests

*Easy access of patient data

*Better continuity of care

*It helps in decreased medication errors

*It improved patient outcomes and quality of care

e-health helps in the use of the internet by both individuals and health care professionals to access education, research, and products and services.

*Health Information Management is the discipline that focuses on health cares data and management of health care information in the electronic, paper, hybrid images, the verbal audio format in combination with the translation of data in these formats into usable forms of information for the advancement of health and health care of individuals and populations

*AHIMA (American Health Information Management

Communities of the practice of AHIMA members who communicate via a web-based program managed by AHIMA.