The use of computers and information systems in healthcare industry is quite a good move in the right direction. Vast amounts of information are stored, data is sorted according to categories and can easily be retrieved, and patients are diagnosed effectively and accurately. Uniform codes and standards are created which makes the system universally acceptable. Most hospitals and healthcare facilities are focused on treating their clients and saving their lives and in the process forget about adhering to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act which mandates protection of electronic health information since its implementation in 1996. The main objective of the Health Act mandate was ensuring privacy of patient’s information and insurance facilities. It’s the responsibility of all institutions to create new products and modes of protecting to their data therefore; privacy rule was made to protect the confidentiality of patients’ information. Discovering new technologies to protect sensitive data has been a daunting task for healthcare facilities. The increasing healthcare expenditure and pressing demand for improved quality and efficiency of patient care services are the driving innovation in healthcare information management. The domain of healthcare has become a challenging testing ground for information security due to the complex nature of healthcare information and individual privacy. Storage of health care information using computerized modes should essentially provide adequate protection of the confidentiality and reliability of the patient’s data. Recent surveys have shown that data is lost not only through theft by hackers, but also due to careless health employees who loose their laptops and are irresponsib... ... middle of paper ... ...ns; AN Effective Poster. 2009. Kathleen S. Oman, Mary E. Krugman Regina M. Fink Nursing Research secrets. Elsevier Health Sciences. 2003. Marek Pam J. and College Anderson et al. Guidelines of Preparing Posters using PowerPoint Presentation Software. University of Florida. 2001. Mary Michaud, Monitoring and Evaluation Program; Tips of Preparing Conference Paper University of Wisconsin. 2002. Robin Dredge, Analyzing a Poster; West Nodaway. 2005 July Available at http://www.chillihistoryproject.com/lessons/LP_dredge_poster.pdf Wolcott, T.G. Mortal sins in poster presentations or, How to give the poster no one remembers. Newsletter of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. 1997. Woodbury M. Gail. How to Critically Evaluate a Poster; volume 5 London Press. 2007. Available at http://www.cawc.net/images/uploads/wcc/5-2-woodbury.pdf
As the evolution of healthcare from paper documentation to electronic documentation and ordering, the security of patient information is becoming more difficult to maintain. Electronic healthcare records (EHR), telenursing, Computer Physician Order Entry (CPOE) are a major part of the future of medicine. Social media also plays a role in the security of patient formation. Compromising data in the information age is as easy as pressing a send button. New technology presents new challenges to maintaining patient privacy. The topic for this annotated bibliography is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Nursing informatics role is imperative to assist in the creation and maintenance of the ease of the programs and maintain regulations compliant to HIPAA. As a nurse, most documentation and order entry is done electronically and is important to understand the core concepts of HIPAA regarding electronic healthcare records. Using keywords HIPAA and informatics, the author chose these resources from scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles, and print based articles and text books. These sources provide how and when to share patient information, guidelines and regulation d of HIPAA, and the implementation in relation to electronic future of nursing.
Abstract: Electronic medical databases and the ability to store medical files in them have made our lives easier in many ways and riskier in others. The main risk they pose is the safety of our personal data if put on an insecure an insecure medium. What if someone gets their hands on your information and uses it in ways you don't approve of? Can you stop them? To keep your information safe and to preserve faith in this invaluable technology, the issue of access must be addressed. Guidelines are needed to establish who has access and how they may get it. This is necessary for the security of the information a, to preserve privacy, and to maintain existing benefits.
The utilization of mobile devices and cloud computing in health organizations should be committed to protecting and respecting the privacy of protected health information and understanding the importance of keeping this information confidential and secure. The electronic health records and protected health information should be managed to ensure its security, confidentiality, integrity, and availability for authorized purposes. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) via the mobile devices and cloud computing should maintain a process to guarantee compliance with applicable provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). All members
In most cases privacy and security risks apply to both paper and electronic records. With the growing demand for the electronic health record (EHR) system, the transfer from paper to electronic can be risky. For this project we were asked to compare and contrast the security issues between maintenance of paper medical records and the EHR system, also we were asked to discuss what requirements and issues need to be considered when doing a conversion to an EHR.
In the modern era, the use of computer technology is very important. Back in the day people only used handwriting on the pieces of paper to save all documents, either in general documents or medical records. Now this medical field is using a computer to kept all medical records or other personnel info. Patient's records may be maintained on databases, so that quick searches can be made. But, even if the computer is very important, the facility must remain always in control all the information they store in a computer. This is because to avoid individuals who do not have a right to the patient's information.
Learning Experience Journal Entry – Director of Health Information Management and the Supervisor of Medical Records Coder
Win, K. T., Susile, W., & Mu, Y. (2006). Personal Health Record System and Their Security Protection. Journal of Medical Systems , 30 (4), pp. 309-315.
The first reason that these matters are important in using information technology in nursing is the presence of established legal guidelines how to improve the quality of patients’ care while keeping clients’ personal information confidential and protected. Furthermore, the legislation significantly affecting several aspects of healthcare system, such as the dissemination of information, protection of personal information, use of technical standards, and use of electronic signatures (Hebda,2013). Utilization of informatics within healthcare system implies the easier process of sharing information, decrease amount of
The United States’ healthcare system is a three-trillion-dollar industry consisting of doctors, nurses, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment providers, and health insurers. With so many components and millions of patients to care for, fast efficient health information systems are needed to reduce cost, store and modify patient information, and administer quality care (Akowuah, Yuan, Xu, Wang, 2012, pg. 40). Although health information systems have helped increase the healthcare industry’s efficiency and effectiveness, it has also exposed millions of patient’s identities and medical records to cyber-attacks. Managers in the healthcare field should be aware of cyberattacks, the laws that protect and secure patient’s privacy,
Our ultimate goal is to keep all clients safe from harm, by protecting their health and privacy to the best of our capability. Knowingly, there is no end to data breaching. Having the intense knowledge and understanding of how to minimize that affect will help save thousands of patients’ identities from disablement. Prevention is key. Professionals need to treat EHR as HIPAA i.e. tablets, laptops, cellphones used in healthcare settings continually locked when not in use. A healthcare professional must keep all of their passwords private from family, friends, and social media without exception. Nurses also need to change their password as often as viable and follow the recommended HIPAA law of practice. Using common sense and good judgment is important. Safe guarding passwords, being aware of your surroundings at all times and learning to correctly log in and out of all devices, is valuable in keeping all information stable as possible. Careless misuse of protecting information can cause risk of breaching. Healthcare workers must remain confidential and alert. Hackers remain a threat; however, professional workers can contribute to patients’ protection by daily practice of the right procedures to reduce data breaching. Nurses in today’s technological society must adhere to the policies and procedures to protect patient health records by providing quality care for patients. We stand on the fight
An electronic health information exchange is the sharing of health related information between patients, providers, nursing staff, pharmacists and other health care organizations. The main objective of an electronic health information exchange (HIE) is for patients’ personal health information to be available, accessible, and sharable at any time and to follow them from physician to physician, increasing interoperability while decreasing cost and time. There are many benefits to an organization implementing a health information exchange; an HIE can decrease unnecessary services and reduce costs by making administrative duties more efficient. It also allows patients to get more involved with their own health care and encourages a better quality of care. The health information exchange improves the quality of care in healthcare organizations. One area of concern when being a part of the health information exchange is technical issues that could occur in the system. Getting patient information to successfully transfer from provider to provider, state agencies included, is a challenge that health information organizations can face. “Although these organizations have proven the ability to receive information, they have realized that a lack of consensus in terms of standards prevents them from pushing data effectively and economically.”(Milstine, 2011 p.761) This issue has the potential to be a problem for health information managers because HIM professionals must follow all laws and standards for protecting patient personal health information.
Health information opponents has question the delivery and handling of patients electronic health records by health care organization and workers. The laws and regulations that set the framework protecting a user’s health information has become a major factor in how information is used and disclosed. The ability to share a patient document using Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is a critical component in the United States effort to show transparency and quality of healthcare records while protecting patient privacy. In 1996, under President Clinton administration, the US “Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)” established national standards for the safeguard of certain health information. As a result, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 or (HIPAA) was established. HIPAA security standards required healthcare providers to ensure confidentiality and integrity of individual health information. This also included insurance administration and insurance portability. According to Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), an organization must guarantee the integrity, confidentiality, and security of sensitive patient data (Heckle & Lutters, 2011).
Since January 2007, laptop with personal information was lost, email and fax sent to the wrong person, inappropriate disposal of medical record, not to mention the famous telephone call from someone pretending to be patient’s relative (Long, 2012). The confidential data compliance can be very difficult and pointless without a safety net; Hence, the rational of introducing confidentiality.
Health care information system (HCIS) is an arrangement of information (data), processes, people, and information technology that interact to collect, process, store, and provide as output the information needed to support the health care organization (Wager, Lee, Glaser, 2013, p. 105). Having ready access to timely, complete, accurate, legible, and relevant information is critical to health care organizations, providers, and the patients they serve (Wagerm Lee, & Glaser, 2013). In the health care industry, the quality of care is one of the most important objectives for most health care organizations. The growing developments in health information technology have a great impact on the delivery of health care and have changed the systems used to record and share information. It has the potential to improve the quality of care if it is appropriately used. Health care organizations routinely apply computers and other technologies to record and transfer health information such as diagnoses, prescriptions, and insurance information.
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.