Electronic Record-Keeping in Healthcare
Speaker notes are required for this assignment- typically 50 words or less.
For this week’s assignment you will be taking an inventory of the information systems in your organization. To complete the assignment, you might need to contact other departments. Based on what you have learned so far in this course, create a 15-20 slide PowerPoint presentation that addresses each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least three (3) scholarly citations using APA citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
1. Differentiate between electronic health record (EHR), electronic medical record (EMR), and personal health record (PHR)
2. Differentiate between clinical information systems (CIS) and administrative information systems (AIS)
3. What systems are currently being utilized at your organization?
My partial answer to assist you in assisting me…….. I work for an ambulance service in the prehospital environment. Several systems are used including CAD (Computer-Aided Dispatch)***ProQA our service uses***, ePCR (Electronic Patient Care Reports)*** TraumaSoft our service uses***, TeliMedicine Systems ***Zoll Xseries***-used to upload vitals or transmit 12-lead ECGs to the hospital for STEMIs
If you had to rate the information-technology status of your organization, what score would you give them?
Identify two strength and two weaknesses of the current information-technology being used.
My partial answer to assist you in assisting me…… On a relative comparison, I would rate our agency as an 8 out of 10 within Michigan and a 7 out of 10 on a national scale. Within Michigan, our company is a highly competitive EMS provider, continuously growing and expanding in its technical capabilities. Our strengths, such as a robust ePCR system, efficient CAD integration, and a strong commitment to data management, position us ahead of many other EMS agencies in the state. These systems enable us to deliver quality patient care and maintain accurate and timely records, which is a significant advantage over others in Michigan.
On a national level, while our agency remains competitive, it would rank slightly lower at a 7 out of 10 compared to larger agencies, particularly those associated with teaching hospitals or those with superior funding. Hospital-affiliated EMS agencies often have more seamless data transmission capabilities, as their technologies are highly interoperable with existing hospital systems. Additionally, agencies in larger, more urban settings benefit from better funding and advanced connectivity options, allowing them to pioneer and adopt cutting-edge technologies more rapidly. This improved infrastructure enables them to integrate more sophisticated telemedicine solutions, real-time data transmission, and other emerging EMS technologies that our agency could aim to incorporate in the future to remain on par with the best in the nation.
Length: 15-20 slides in length, not including title, objective, or reference slides. Speaker notes are required to explain the information presented in the slides.
Structure: Include a title slide, objective slide, content slides, reference slide in APA format. Title/Objective/Reference slides do not count towards the minimum slide count for this assignment.
References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.