It is not every person that is deeply attached to a physical possession, yet Dr. Manuel Sacapano is not an everyday person. Dr. Manuel Sacapano is an experienced physician and the current National Chief Medical Informatics Officer for Prospect Medical Holdings Inc., Chief Medical Informatics Officer with Alta Hospital System, and an Emergency Medicine physician who graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine. He can be best represented by his pen, which is both complex and simple, that provides reliability and functionality. Ironically, the pen began its journey with Dr. Manuel Sacapano in 2000, the same year that he graduated from the esteemed Loma Linda University of Medicine and began his journey as a medical doctor. In 2000, …show more content…
Nothing is perfect in the world of clinical systems implementation, so a Chief Informatics Officer is always on the go. He travels around the country to attend meetings in order to figure out how to best balance compliance, security, ease of use, automation of manual processes, and safety in electronic medical records systems and other hospital software systems. Clinicians have constantly evolving needs and often come to the Chief Informatics Officer with a clear idea of the problem they want to solve, but no idea of how to solve it. Reliably the pen records lessons from the meetings and concerns of clinicians as it travels with him. It crafts written reports to advise senior management on how to face the endless stream of projects, so that those which can accomplish the greatest good for the most people over the longest time period can be …show more content…
Sacapano’s “lucky pen”. One moment it signs a prescription for a Class 3 narcotic and the next it drafts a plan to achieve physician alignment through a new messaging system. When it is needed to jot something down it is always ready, although it may sometimes need a bit of priming like a physician waking up at 2 AM to handle an emergency may need a cup of coffee. The pen is a conduit to collect and transfer information in varied multidisciplinary venues around the country, just as Dr. Manuel Sacapano is. Similar to how during the course of work performing as a Chief Medical Informatics Officer and an emergency room physician a doctor may take a break, the pen may take a moment off, but it never is completely unavailable for long. Through its simplicity of design it communicates dependability and demonstrates that even the most unassuming of things can achieve great feats, help to heal the sick and transform the world of medicine for generations to
The use of the PDA has found a place in the general life of the public but also has become an essential part of many professions. The medical and nursing professions have embraced this technology as well. Due to the ease of programming of the PDA, many programs for use in the medical community have been developed for that operating system. According to Hunt, in 2002 an estimated 18 percent of physicians and only 1 percent, approximately 25,000, of all nurses were using the PDA in their practices.
Mr. Jose Alaniz, is a lieutenant with the Texas Department of Corrections, he states he is the youngest individual that has ever acquired the lieutenant title, even though he has only served the State of Texas for six years, but his outstanding leadership skills and abilities has allowed him to stand out from his coworkers and supervisors. Mr. Alaniz is currently in charge of over 2000 inmates, that he currently supervises, guides and also trains, in order for them to become better members of society, the moment they are released. Mr. Alaniz states that they have strict policies and procedures currently in place and is part of the safety committee that ensures all state employees are protected and safe during riots, disturbances and emergency
At the end of the day, physicians routinely record their patient notes into a tape recorder or other recording device, depositing the resulting medium at the hospital's transcription department. Since most in-house records departments are not 24/7 operations, there is no action on the patient data until the next morning, when the transcription staff types up the information in the tapes. When the transcription is complete, the st...
...f clinical information systems in health care quality improvement. The Health Care Manager. 25(3): 206-212.
On February 3rd, 2013, patient Carlos Ramirez was referred to my office by his 1st psychiatrist with symptoms of severe depression and preoccupations with health disorders. Patient has had adverse side effects with Prozac and Zoloft. Carlos has been seen by primary care physician and 2 mental health officials to discuss his feelings of impending death and depression. Upon arrival, Carlos and I spoke about his early life, what events triggered his current pattern of thinking, what in his personal life has changed recently, and what other treatment plans have been used to help cure Carlos’ feelings of depression. Carlos described symptoms of despair, poor concentration on topics, loss of interest in daily tasks and subjects that once brought interest, and tearfulness at thoughts of passing and what state this would leave his children and family in. He has been hospitalized for his depression and reported that a mixture of anti-depression and anti-anxiety drugs helped to lift symptoms temporarily. His reported symptoms are consistent of the previous diagnosis of depression. Depression is classified as the inability to do things once found enjoyable, fear to move forward in one’s life, loss of self, and debilitating feelings of sorrow. Carlos’ has many symptoms concurrent with those of depression. Carlos also has a history of medical and mental disorders in his father’s side of the family.
In an effort to improve clinician workflow and enhance patient safety, a healthcare facility has purchased and will soon be introducing a computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system for use within the electronic health record. A pre-deployment evaluation plan will permit the informatics team to appraise the usability of the CPOE and provide administrators with valuable data regarding its successful implementation. This paper describes the formation of this evaluation plan including the goals, methodology, and tools to be used. The final sections cover the ethical implications and dissemination of findings, along with the limitations and opportunities that the study provides.
Administrative Mandates, including the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, ICD-10 and HIPAA 5010, are all part of administrative simplification and the need for systems optimiza...
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Errors caused by system problems can be prevented by working with your vendor to reset user preferences as needed. In order to preserve data quality and protect patient safety, it is very important that all medical records contain correct information for the safety and treatment of the patient. It is very important to note any cha...
We as nurses rely on technology, but we also have been taught to beware technology from making judgments for our nursing car. We know that technology can be wrong or mess up just like a human; therefore, we must always be knowledgeable and question our practice, to ensure safe nursing. Technology has pros and cons just like the human person does. “Storing clinical data, translating clinical data into information, linking clinical data and domain knowledge, and aggregating clinical data” is a helpful and time saving use of technology (Yoder-Wise, 2015). However, technology sometimes take precious time away; for example, a study found that “nurses spend up to 40% of their workday meeting ever-increasing demands from the systems in which they work” (Yoder-Wise, 2015). Technology also brings up an “ethical dilemma” as to when and how to use “extraordinary means to prolong life for patients with limited or no decision making capabilities” (Yoder-Wise, 2015). When is technology prolonging pain and hindering a peaceful natural death. Other issues like, “safeguarding patient’s welfare, privacy, and confidentiality” have been called into question with use of patient information in the computer systems (Yoder-Wise, 2015). There has to be safety parameter to protect patients according to HIPPA law, for example firewalls (Yoder-Wise, 2015). However, computerized patient information has also been a live saver and time saver because “provider order entry” is more clearly written,
Sharing the personal health records with patients has the potential to improve the safety of medication prescribing and trending of physiologic data (e.g. blood pressure, clotting times, blood glucose, and daily weights). Patient portals can serve as personal health records in which health information is preserved over time (Gephart & Effken, 2013). Humana provides great features of patient portal for their members. The patient portal can be viewed on a computer, a smart phone, and a tablet. The members can utilize the portal to order and search medication, find physicians, view existing claims and benefits, and submit requested documents. Using the patient portal makes the members to monitor and manage their health easier than
of medical devices are used by millions of health care providers around the world.” (Powell-
The present environments for healthcare organizations contain many forces demanding unprecedented levels of change. These forces include changing demographics, increased customer outlook, increased competition, and strengthen governmental pressure. Meeting these challenges will require healthcare organizations to go through fundamental changes and to continuously inquire about new behavior to produce future value. Healthcare is an information-intensive process. Pressures for management in information technology are increasing as healthcare organizations feature to lower costs, improve quality, and increase access to care. Healthcare organizations have developed better and more complex. Information technology must keep up with the dual effects of organizational complication and continuous progress in medical technology. The literature review will discuss how health care organizations can provide effective care by the intellectual use of information.
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This article highlights the creative technology and its uses in medicine today. There are examples and comparisons on the useful and destructive ways technology has impacted society. The author speaks directly about the benefits of improved technology in healthcare as well as a wide range of other fields. This source will help support my claims of how medical technology has improved by providing descriptive facts.