Question

What is the importance, benefits, and exchanges of the electronic health records?

What is the difference between the different types of HIS? (EMR, EHR, ePHR)

How may the HIS impact your future workflow as a nurse?

What are some professional roles in the System Life Cycle?

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Answer 1

Ans) The benefits of electronic health records include: Better health care by improving all aspects of patient care, including safety, effectiveness, patient-centeredness, communication, education, timeliness, efficiency, and equity.

Difference between EMR, EHR, ePHR:

- The EMR contains limited information usually related to medical treatment for one healthcare facility.

- The EHR allow sharing of information with other providers outside of the facility.

- IDF ePHR uses a unique new online system to transform how patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases (PI) manage their health.

HIC Factors that impact/affect workflow as nurse:

- People, Tasks, Technology, Physical environment (lighting, noise, physical layout), Organization (teamwork, scheduling, culture of safety, management style).

- Work system life cycle model. The dynamic view of a work system starts with the work system life cycle (WSLC) model, which shows how a worksystem may evolve through multiple iterations of four phases: operation and maintenance, initiation, development, and implementation.

1. Appointment Scheduling
2. Front Desk/Check-In
3. Nursing/Clinical Support
4. Care Provider
5. Check-Out Desk
6. Business Office/Billing
7. Clinical Staff/Care Provider (if/a)