Solution
Healthcare System Applications C816
Task 1
J. Childress
Anywhere..Memorial..Hospital..has..faced..many..obstacles..over..the..years..with..the..use..of..a..hy
brid..electronic..health..record...Due..to..patient..records..being..lost..or..misplaced..patient..care..has..suffered
...There..have..been..instances..of..duplicate..testing,..and..previous..unsuccessful..treatments..have..been..r
epeated.
We’ve..experienced..many..cases..of..medication..errors..due..to..illegible..orders...Treatments..have..been..
delayed..and..surgeries..canceled..due..to..the..delays..in..receiving..test..results...We..barely..avoided..an..adv
erse..outcome..when..a..patient's..leg..was..almost..amputated..by..mistake..when..the..name..alert..tag..fell..
off..their..chart...Personnel..in..the..Health..Information..Management..department..spend..the..bulk..of..the
ir..day..either..scanning..pages..of..paper..charts..into..the..current..system,..or..they..are..when..the..scanning..
system..is..working..correctly...They..spend..their..time..going..all..over..the..hospital..searching..for..charts..o
r..test..results.. . The..hospital..wastes..resources..and..manpower..in..the..amount..of..file..rooms..and..exteri
or..storage..containers..needed..to..hold..the..paper..charts,..not..to..mention..the..pounds..of..paper..that..m
ust..be..shredded..daily.
A2:..Fully..Digital..and..Hybrid..Records
The..integration..of..a..fully..digital..electronic..health..record..means..patients..will..receive..quality..c
, are...There..will..be..no..more..searching..for..documents..or..having..to..wait..for..staff..to..go..to..different..de
partments..to..search..for..them..while..providers..wait...The..system..can..alert..you..of..drug..interactions,..cri
tical..lab..results,..and..changes..in..vital..signs...There..will..be..fewer..mistakes..made..due..to..illegible..recor
ds..and..human..error.
Multiple..departments..can..view..the..patient's..records..simultaneously..resulting..in..better..care..coordinat
ion..across..departments.. . The..hospital..and..physicians..will..be..able..to..mitigate..adverse..outcomes..tha
t..result..from..misdiagnosis..due..to..the..lack..of..a..complete..health..history..being..available...Less..duplicat
e..testing,..the..use..of..appropriate..ICD..10..codes,..and..the..faster..submission..of..claims..result..in..an..incr
ease..in..revenue..for..the..hospital.
Staff..in..the..HIM..department..are..currently..tasked..with..scanning..records..into..the..current..hy
brid..system...They..must..go..to..various..departments..in..the..hospital..searching..for..misplaced..charts,..th
ey..spend..time..waiting..for..the..department..currently..using..the..chart..to..finish..so..it..can..be..delivered..
to..the..next..department...With..the..implementation..of..the..full..digital..systems,..all..support..staff..will..u
ndergo..training..on..the..full..electronic..health..system..and..then..receive..intensive..training..on..certain..a
spects..of..the..new..information..systems..and..become..superusers...Once..fully..trained,..staff..will..begin..t
raining..the..different..departments..on..the..system..as..a..whole..and..the..part..of..the..system..devoted..to..t
heir..area..of..practice...Each..team..member..will..receive..thirty..hours..of..training..on..the..system..and..onc
e..the..test..system..is..released,..they..will..complete..another..thirty..hours..using..the..system...HIM..person
nel..will..be..on..hand..able..to..answer..any..questions..and..provide..instruction..as..needed.
All..components..of..the..new..system..will..go..live..simultaneously..and..for..the..first..two..weeks,..
HIM..personnel..will..be..available..in..each..department..on..each..shift..to..aid..in..a..seamless..transition..and..
to..ensure..that..the..system..is..functioning..as..it..should...Due..to..the..concerns..of..our..legacy..physicians,..
we..will..be..providing..a..HIM..staff..member..to..support..you..for..the..first..sixty..days..as..you..become..fa
miliar..with..the..all-