WGU C845 VUN1 TASK 1, 2 & 3
INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY -
C845 | 100% GUARANTEED PASS ||
COMPLETE A+ GUIDE
Research Topic in HIM
A. Develop and introduction for your capstone (suggested length of 4-6 pages).
There are many aspects within the HIM field in which an electronic health record (EHR)
is a valuable asset to healthcare. An EHR takes the place of the paper charting system. There
were many problems associated with paper charting, such as duplicate testing, pages of charts
being lost, inaccessibility of patient data due to various reasons, and poor communication
between providers. With an EHR, charts cannot be damaged, stolen, or deemed inaccessible as
easily. This has been a big step forward for patient care within the health care field. According to
Donovan (2019), “EHRs and the ability to exchange health information electronically can help
you provide higher quality and safer care for patients while creating tangible enhancements for
your organization”, (para. 12).
EHRs allow easy access to patient information which allows providers from almost any
location to access patient data in order to best care for the patient. Because data is stored in a
centralized location, records can be organized in a manner that shows the providers all testing
dates and results, thus reducing the amount of duplicate testing. The use of an EHR improves
1
,patient care and outcomes as well as allows providers to have better communication with their
patients and other providers participating in their care. EHRs provide the ability to ensure
accurate, up-to-date, and complete patient data to be stored in an organized manner, where it is
2
,needed at the point of care. The availability of quick access to patient information allows for
more efficient care for the patient in a coordinated manner by the sharing of data between
providers.
Patients are also able to access portions of their records through a patient portal, which
allows for better communication between providers and patients and allows patients to take an
active role in their health care decisions. Patients can send their provider messages or schedule
an appointment through the patient portal. Every interaction is automatically recorded, which
becomes part of the patient’s record and errors and misunderstandings are greatly reduced due to
this feature. Patients can request refills or request an appointment, which the provider can either
accept or deny. New prescriptions and refills are electronically sent to pharmacies and are
recorded accurately within in the EHR. This has greatly reduced errors because there is not a
need to try to decipher a provider’s handwriting or question what a dosage is on a written
prescription. If medication lists are kept up to date, the EHR will also automatically check for
drug interactions or flag patient allergies if a prescription is being entered that could cause a
patient potential harm. This is an extra safety measure the EHR offers to enhance patient care
and safety.
The EHR helps reduce medical errors and helps to diagnose patients more accurately,
which allows the billing process to be accurate as well. Providers can assign ICD-10 codes to
patients within the EHR as well as document any CPT codes for tests or procedures so that the
chart accurately reflects the services rendered. Patient information is considered legal
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY -
C845 | 100% GUARANTEED PASS ||
COMPLETE A+ GUIDE
Research Topic in HIM
A. Develop and introduction for your capstone (suggested length of 4-6 pages).
There are many aspects within the HIM field in which an electronic health record (EHR)
is a valuable asset to healthcare. An EHR takes the place of the paper charting system. There
were many problems associated with paper charting, such as duplicate testing, pages of charts
being lost, inaccessibility of patient data due to various reasons, and poor communication
between providers. With an EHR, charts cannot be damaged, stolen, or deemed inaccessible as
easily. This has been a big step forward for patient care within the health care field. According to
Donovan (2019), “EHRs and the ability to exchange health information electronically can help
you provide higher quality and safer care for patients while creating tangible enhancements for
your organization”, (para. 12).
EHRs allow easy access to patient information which allows providers from almost any
location to access patient data in order to best care for the patient. Because data is stored in a
centralized location, records can be organized in a manner that shows the providers all testing
dates and results, thus reducing the amount of duplicate testing. The use of an EHR improves
1
,patient care and outcomes as well as allows providers to have better communication with their
patients and other providers participating in their care. EHRs provide the ability to ensure
accurate, up-to-date, and complete patient data to be stored in an organized manner, where it is
2
,needed at the point of care. The availability of quick access to patient information allows for
more efficient care for the patient in a coordinated manner by the sharing of data between
providers.
Patients are also able to access portions of their records through a patient portal, which
allows for better communication between providers and patients and allows patients to take an
active role in their health care decisions. Patients can send their provider messages or schedule
an appointment through the patient portal. Every interaction is automatically recorded, which
becomes part of the patient’s record and errors and misunderstandings are greatly reduced due to
this feature. Patients can request refills or request an appointment, which the provider can either
accept or deny. New prescriptions and refills are electronically sent to pharmacies and are
recorded accurately within in the EHR. This has greatly reduced errors because there is not a
need to try to decipher a provider’s handwriting or question what a dosage is on a written
prescription. If medication lists are kept up to date, the EHR will also automatically check for
drug interactions or flag patient allergies if a prescription is being entered that could cause a
patient potential harm. This is an extra safety measure the EHR offers to enhance patient care
and safety.
The EHR helps reduce medical errors and helps to diagnose patients more accurately,
which allows the billing process to be accurate as well. Providers can assign ICD-10 codes to
patients within the EHR as well as document any CPT codes for tests or procedures so that the
chart accurately reflects the services rendered. Patient information is considered legal
3
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protected bmanner. bBecause bthe bsoftware borganizes binformation baccording bto bspecific bcategories
b
b within bthe bEHR, bit bmakes bthe bretrieval bof bpatient bdata beasy bwhen bonly ba bportion bof bthe bchart bis
b necessary bfor bretrieval.
All bpatient bdata bwithin bthe bchart bis bconsidered bdocumentation bthat bcould bbe bused bin
b legal bcourt bproceedings bif bnecessary. bThe blegal bdocumentation bof bthe bEHR balso bprotects
b providers bin bthe bcase bof bmalpractice bby bshowing bthe bsteps btaken bby bthe bprovider bto bcare bfor bthe
b patient. bIf bthere bis bnegligence bdemonstrated, bit bwill bbe bclear bby bexamining bthe bpatient brecords.
All binteractions bbetween bpatient band bprovider bare brecorded bin bthe bpatient bchart band bthis bhelps
b
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b with bpaper bcharts, bthey bcould bbe bstolen bor bdamaged bby boutside bforces. bWhile bthere bare bstill
b risks bof ba bcyber-attack bagainst belectronic bhealth brecords, bgreat bmeasures bare btaken bto bensure bthe
b safety bof bpatient bdata. bThe buse bof bEHR brequires bpassword bprotection bin border bto baccess bpatient
b data band busers bare brequired bto buse bpasswords bthat bmeet bcertain bcriteria bthat boffers bmaximum
b protection bagainst bhacking band bcyber-attacks bfrom bunauthorized busers. bHIPAA blaw bapplies bto
b all bpatient bdocumentation band bhigh bstandards bof bconfidentiality bare bset bto bensure brecords bare
b kept bsafe bfrom bunauthorized bviewing. bEvery bemployee bworking bwith bmedical brecords bneed bto
know bthe blaws band breceive bproper btraining bwhen bdealing bwith bmedical brecords. bIt bis bup bto bHIM
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