Trends in Health Information Technology
Health Informatics is the science of processing healthcare information data, and currently my graduate program area of study. Another name used for health informatics is health information technology (HIT). HIT primarily consists of a variety of software and technologies that stores, gathers and shares patient information electronically. All healthcare information consists of having patient information computerized to be accessed by healthcare providers, state and government agencies, insurance companies and patients. Patient care is driven by technology, and data that is collected from each patient will provide great advantages to healthcare organizations. Some of the latest trends in HIT include
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The HCAHPS survey helps with reimbursement dollars to an organization for higher scores on patient surveys for quality of care and patient satisfaction scores. Survey results are collected by the U.S. government for Medicare reimbursement rates. Healthcare systems are moving from fee-for-service payment to value-based payment systems to improve patient outcomes, efficiency and costs. Therefore, healthcare organizations must think of ways to satisfy their patients in all areas, and one of them is giving the patient transparency in costs, convenience, and control of their health data. Mobile applications that allow user-friendly, open access, emergency room wait times, payment options, and appointment scheduling are one of the measures that organizations are using to increase patient satisfaction. By putting this information and access in the hands of the patients, it allows them to take part in their healthcare and allows them the feeling of being a part of the organization’s programs and practices. With the use of mobile applications, patients are provided convenience, and organizations benefit from higher patient satisfaction scores and, more payments are likely to be received due to the convenience of patient payment processing through mobile or …show more content…
Healthcare innovation plays a big role in most organizations, because the ideas and suggestions from associates who work with products and processes can lead to new devices and processes. With analysis of patient information, from electronic medical records, state registries and even national healthcare agencies, research can lead to findings that foresee new services, epidemics and community education. Also, data analysis can track patient behavior, social data, that helps in the areas of medicine, advanced provided care and better patient outcomes (Foley, 2017). With the new value based care models in organizations, it is important to recognize and be receptive of the local and surrounding patient population. Gathering data on social determinants with the ability to share such finding across sectors will allow for specific focuses on social needs. By examining data from frequent and familiar patients who visit emergency rooms, an organization can pinpoint services that drive costs. Programs such as Community Health Peer (CHP) and Data Across Sectors for Health (DASH), allow a look into other highly utilized services at other healthcare organizations that may prove to be drive costs (Leventhal, Hagland, Raths, & Landi,
In Camden, New Jersey, Dr. Jeffrey Brenner is pioneering efforts to improve healthcare delivery through medical “hotspotting” (Doctor Hotspot, 2011), the geographical mapping of patient healthcare costs using computational statistics (Gawande, 2011). Medical hotspotting enables communities to identify residents receiving the worst health care by identifying hotspots of high medical costs and frequent emergency room visits (Gawande, 2011). As with all macro level change, Dr. Brenner pursued his goal of improving health care through a process of planning. His process closely follows the IMAGINE Model outlined by Kirst-Ashman and Hull (2012).
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has initiated reimbursement based off of patient satisfaction scores (Murphy, 2014). In fact, “CMS plans to base 30% of hospitals ' scores under the value-based purchasing initiative on patient responses to the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey, or HCAHPS, which measures patient satisfaction” (Daly, 2011, p. 30). Consequently, a hospital’s HCAHPS score could influence 1% of a Medicare’s hospital reimbursement, which could cost between $500,000 and $850,000, depending on the organization (Murphy, 2014).
With continuous use of the networks, more and more institutions will be able to follow their example. Each of these have become a positive impact to the way health information technology is being used. The patients that are being helped are tremendous. Sooner than later both the CHIN and RHINO records will be able to be made better and be transformed into a NHIN that will be widespread nationwide and not just to a certain area. The HITECH Act will also continue to be helpful in increase use of health information technology and resolve the problems associated with the privacy and security of the vital information contained in the system. As years go by more and more new systems will be created and health information exchange will become advanced, in a way that it will change the way people view health care
Introduction “Health informatics is the science that underlies the academic investigation and practical application of computing and communications technology to healthcare, health education and biomedical research” (UofV, 2012). This broad area of inquiry incorporates the design and optimization of information systems that support clinical practice, public health and research; understanding and optimizing the way in which biomedical data and information systems are used for decision-making; and using communications and computing technology to better educate healthcare providers, researchers and consumers. Although there are many benefits of bringing in electronic health systems there are glaring issues that associate with these systems. The
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) was put into place as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and was signed and made a part of law in February 2009. It sponsors the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology. (www.healthcareitnews.com). There was $22 billion and of this $19.2 billion was supposed to be used as a method to increase the use or the Electronic Health Records by the doctors and healthcare facilities. (www.hitechanswers.net).
Camden is an example of this type of place-based approach. Camden is among the poorest city in the United States. It population face high rate of poverty and often lack access to care, with high utilizers of ER and hospital visits for preventable conditions that are treatable by a primary provider. As a result, individuals have difficulty accessing primary care along with a number of “behavioral, social, and medical issues” (Heiman & Artiga, 2015). The Camden Coalition used data to identify a small group of patients who had consumed a large quantity of medical resources and limited assets. Using these finding, the coalition designed and implemented a citywide health-information exchange, to coordinate care and locate patients in needs of intervention.
Health informatics is best described as the point where information science, medicine, and healthcare all meet. It encompasses the resources, devices, and methods required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and the use of information in health and biomedicine. Health informatics incorporates tools such as: computers (hardware and softwar...
Department of Health and Human Services (2008, June 3). The ONC-Coordinated Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan: 2008-2012 SYNOPSIS. Retrieved from https://blackboard.ohio.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-3906938-dt-content-rid-20290665_1/courses/NRSE_4510_1021_SEM_SPRG_2013-14/EHR_2%281%29.pdf
While HIE has been more than twenty years in the making, it has only recently gained the majority of its support. This is because, until the recent years, HIE success has been marginal when compared to its failures and shortcomings. HIE generally started in 1990 when the Hartford Foundation began its CHMIS initiative. The was the "Community Health Management Information System" that got its start from grants to several states and cities. CHMIS provided a point of reference for data to be collected and maintained. This data provided information on demographics, clinical data, and information divided geographically. CHMIS targeted data for the stakeholders who were the primary consumers and benefactors of the data assessments. Another function of CHMIS was to facilitate billing and determine patient eligibility for cost reductions, making CHMIS a transaction system. (J Am Med Inform Assoc, 2010 )
There was a 10 month research conducted in 2011 with health-care facilities around the world. They were invited to participate in a global survey based on the completion of the HHSA...
Health information management involves the practice of maintaining and taking care of health records in hospitals, health insurance companies and other health institutions, by the use of electronic means (McWay 176). Storage of medical information is carried out by health information management and HIT professionals using information systems that suit the needs of these institutions. This paper answers four major questions concerning health information systems.
There are three data sets that are the minimal amount to support this system. These data sets include: 1) patient-reported outcomes data, 2) social determinants of health data, and 3) activity-based costing data that will allow accurate management of financial margins in per-capita reimbursement contracts (“Population Health Management”). These data sets are the minimal requirements and without them, the organization will never achieve value-based care. If an organization does have these data sets, they are able to provide better patient outcomes for an efficient cost. Before a healthcare organization can apply care management applications, it always needs to consider the cost of care that will result to the
This study is intended to further understand the impact of health care quality and cost
Healthcare is changing daily and with technology these changes are occurring faster. Health informatics is one of these changes. It combines healthcare, information technology and business. This technology makes it easier for healthcare personnel to access client information and for clients to manage their healthcare.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been shown to be increasingly important in the education or training and professional practice of healthcare. This paper discusses the impacts of using ICT in Healthcare and its administration. Health Information technology has availed better access to information, improved communication amongst physicians, clinicians, pharmacists and other healthcare workers facilitating continuing professional development for healthcare professionals, patients and the community as a whole. This paper takes a look at the roles, benefits of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in healthcare services and goes on to outline the ICT proceeds/equipment used in the health sector such as the