Proposed Topic: The correlation between Electronic Health Record Automated Systems and Health Informatics

Research Statement: Integration of automated health records for the purposes passing of information to the healthcare products and services is a topic that has been under debate on its relevance to inclusion in hospices. The benefits of the above will be subject to discussion.

Introduction to the Problem:

The importance of the correlation of health informatics in the healthcare information exchange systems cannot be under reiterated. The majority of the patients lack the required insight into the appropriate medical facilities in which they can access the highest quality of healthcare oriented services. The other problem arises from the fact that the traditional methods of recording of patient’s data are outdated and do not exhibit efficacy. Modern mechanisms of recording of the patient’s data, making observations and patterns concerning the improvement or deterioration of their health are to be introduced. The interchange of medical records from one hospice to another for further treatment have for long been a challenging endeavor. The integration of both electronic health records to health information exchange is crucial for the improvement of the life of the patient.

Purpose of the Study:

The aim of the research is to focus on the benefits of the integration of automated electronic health recording systems in the society and its relationship to health information exchange.

Proposed Research Questions:
1.What is the consequence of the introduction of electronic health recording programs to healthcare information exchange
2.What are the challenges involved in the incorporation of automated electronic healthcare recording programs to the hospices as well as to the patients?

Impact of Introduction of EHR, to Healthcare Information Exchange

According to the (Health IT Website), there is an illustration of the effect of introducing the EHR, systems in the health information exchange programs. First is that there is an increase of workflow by the professional doctors. It is due to the ease of access to information on all the patients. The other benefit as illustrated by the (Health IT Website) is that there is the maintenance of ethics concerning secrecy and access to patient information. There is also a significant increase in the relationship between the physicians and the individuals centered at the laboratories. The above means that there is efficiency in the carrying of tests in the laboratories following the information presented in the Electronic Health Records. According to the (Health IT Website), the other impact is that the introduction of these automated programs facilitates the creation of reminders for the patients in the systems to either take medication or seek an appointment with the appropriate healthcare provider.

An Illustration of Benefits of Integration of EHRs to Health Informatics

Source: (Health IT Website)

Challenges involved in Incorporation of EHR, Systems

Zandieh et al. (2008) implore that there are challenges of the incorporation and adjusting in the use of the EHR systems in health information exchange programs. This is because the integration of the systems requires a lot of initial capital for its incorporation. The initial capital required in the purchase of the programs. The feeding of existing data about the hospice and the transfer of information from paper to digital format is time-consuming (Zandieh et al. 2008).

It has been argued that there are a lot of contingency plans required in the event of the systems failure during the transition process that is likely to lead to losses during the integration of the scheme. Zandieh et al. (2008) state that the teaching of members of staff who were formally used to paper systems of recording is expensive and may not lead to the imminent provision of profits. There are also high costs associated with the maintenance of the system as well as the updating of the program.

References:

HealthIT.gov. (n.d.). Retrieved October 02, 2016, from https://www.healthit.gov/providers professionals/benefits-electronic-health-records-ehrs

Zandieh, S. O., Yoon-Flannery, K., Kuperman, G. J., Langsam, D. J., Hyman, D., & Kaushal, R. (2008). Challenges to EHR implementation in electronic versus paper-based office practices. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(6), 755-761.