Electronic Medical Records
explanatory Essay
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RISK ASSESSMENT PART-I Risk assessment is the main component. It is used to process several elements such as identifying, prioritizing and estimating information security risks. It is used in the organizational risk management process. They can be used as a single or multiple methodologies in risk assessment. There may be critiques or sensitivity of the functions and information systems or the stage of information systems in the development life cycle. Electronic medical record is a kind of database where the details of the patient is stored which can be accessed anytime. It is the digital version that contains all the data in a single file. It is created for the patients in the hospital and ambulatory environment. It has several benefits because it allows tracking the data over time and identifying and monitoring and improving as it allows the patients to identify the patient visits and screenings. Electronic health record will serve as the source for the electronic medical record. There is a difference between the emr and ehr where electronic health record is used to share information from all providers. The data stored in the ehr can be modified, updated, and share by the trusted providers. Risk assessment in such cases will have to make up an enterprise for medical practice called as Medco. The main objectives of risk management are: securing the information of the information technology sector that will store and does all the necessary process that has to be made and it can also transfer the company’s data. It is used to enable the decisions made by the management to clear the expenses that are made will be a part of their budget. The performance of the management will be assisted by the authorized IT systems to support th... ... middle of paper ... ... supplies should regulate the voltage high and low and it contains line conditioners. These will provide input to the mitigation process in order to evaluate and implement the controls. There is data loss in the database in the Medco Organization which needs to be prepared in the final documentation part. They have different levels of threats which will range from high to low and also efficient data needs to be reconciled and control the system implementations. References: 1. http://waterky.org/node/10076 2. http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2011/12/data-backup-information-protection/ 3. https://bb.uis.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-297124-dt-content-rid-1425606_1/courses/133CSC57012315/SP800-30-Rev1-ipd.pdf 4. https://bb.uis.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-297124-dt-content-rid-1425666_1/courses/133CSC57012315/Course%20Documents/NIST%20Special%20Publications%20SP%20800-30%281%29/sp800-30.pdf
In this essay, the author
- Explains that irisk assessment is the main component used to process several elements such as identifying, prioritizing and estimating information security risks.
- Explains that electronic medical record is a kind of database where the details of the patient are stored which can be accessed anytime. it is created for the patients in the hospital and ambulatory environment.
- Explains the main objectives of risk management: securing information of the information technology sector that will store and do all the necessary process that has to be made and it can also transfer the company’s data.
- Explains that medco is used by physicians for the emergency purpose in the local trauma to treat the patients suffering from the incurable cardiology issues.
- Explains that medco contains microsoft exchange server, domain controller, citrix server, web server and microsoft sql server which runs the patients data. the gathering techniques are used in any organization for its operations.
- Explains that vulnerabilities in the system software can be triggered accidentally or intentionally exploited. natural threats like floods, earthquakes and tornados cause abnormal termination of systems for power loss.
- Explains that there are various sources to retrieve the information through different kinds of measures in order to remove the unidentified vulnerabilities.
- Explains that in case of control analysis, the controls that have been accessed by the organization to implement or eliminate the existing planned vulnerability are lan connection to the servers which are internally connected through routers and switches.
- Explains that there are different factors that can be considered to determine the likelihood rating to construct the nature and existence of the current controls.
- Explains that the impact analysis is used to stabilize the information stored in the data base. it impacts the risk of vulnerability and criticality of data.
- Explains that risk determination can be expressed as a function of threat’s source for vulnerability. there are different ranges of matrix level from high to low where it is 1 for high and o0.5 for mid.
- Recommends reducing the level of the risk for the medco and to store the data on the acceptable stage. the unlocked room should be well secured and authorized level.
- Explains that there is data loss in the medco organization's database, which needs to be prepared in its final documentation part.
- Cites the following sources: http://waterky.org/node/100762, https://www.americanehr.com/blog/2011/12/data-backup-information-protection/3.
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- Explains that despite the adoption and achieving meaningful use of ehrs, there is still low patient engagement on their own health records.
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- Explains that medical records are typed into a computer and are legible so everyone can read and understand, and electronic records can be continuously updated for quality improvement and public health surveillance.
- Explains that ehr is built for medical providers to share information with groups such as laboratories, specialists, medical imaging facilities, pharmacies, emergency facilities and school and workplace clinics.
- Opines that electronic health records can avoid dangerous medical mistakes, reduce costs, and improve care. the american recovery and reinvestments act (arra) of 2009 signed into law in february 2009.
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- Explains that changing over to ehr is a challenge for everyone especially those who are digital immigrants because they are so used to doing things on paper.
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- Explains that the electronic health system allows universal access to health records by all healthcare professionals providing care to a particular patient.
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- Defines electronic health record (ehr) as a digital collection of patient health information instead of paper chart that captures data at the point of collection, supports clinical decision-making, and integrates information from multiple sources in any care delivery settings.
- Explains that the first major effort for ehr implementation occurred in the late 1960s and early 1970s due to lack of technological standards, cost, and was difficult to use to the system.
- Explains that electronica health record has changed the life of many patients and health care providers because of the benefits it possess as opposed to paper health record.
- Explains that paper based health records were considered as gold standard during the early period because they were easy to use and required minimal skill. with advancements in medicine and technology, paper-based records cannot handle which led to the implementation of electronic health record.
- States that the american recovery and reinvestment act (arra) of 2009 authorizes the center for medicare and medicaid services (cms) to award incentive payments to eligible professionals who demonstrate meaningful use of the certified ehr.
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- Explains the advantages of using ehrs, such as smaller storage space and less personnel to manage the space.
- Explains that ehrs reduced the amount of errors due to the digitization of electronic records. the loss of records is virtually nonexistent because the records are stored in a server and can be accessed through the internet.
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