Assignment

Best Practice" patient care in healthcare organizations

1) View the videos below and complete the readings for week 3. The various film festival and discussion thread videos in this course provide a number of examples of "best practice" use of EHRs and health informatics in action. The objective of viewing the multimedia experiences of people and places is for you to more easily remember the impact these systems can have in our lives as each of us and our families interact with the complex healthcare delivery ecosystem.  2) Refer to several of the films. Discuss best practices in patient care delivery in healthcare organizations leveraging information and communication technologies in practice.

- Best practice - describe overall what stands out and is working well (focus most of the discussion here)

- Applications - include specific digital applications (such as lab systems, electronic prescribing and medication safety, digital medical imaging, etc.) have supported processes such as planning, documenting, connecting, and administrating patient care in healthcare organizations

- Connectivity - mention a way that systems are connecting today and using standards (HL7, SNOMED, other standards)

- Privacy/security - include a few comments on what organizations are doing and can do to keep healthcare systems secure/private

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qewOJPxz4-chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIgKCcBhXjQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zn_9eiLfcA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65_PmYipnpk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTjZ7GokQw4

Health IT Simulation Lab

Describe your experience taking an electronic health record (EHR) system for a hands-on test drive. Was this the first time using a system for patient care information? If so, simply describe use of this system. If you have used other similar systems, also please share a few words on your experiences in addition to review of the sim lab. The following link: http://health-it-sim-lab.weebly.com/index.html Follow each of the tabs first viewing the video. In the tab-by-tab section, select the cover sheet and another tab or two of your choice. Please note, if you have a Mac, you can compete this assignment by reviewing additional items in the tab-by-tab section. If you have a Windows PC or laptop, you can also use the "sandbox" open area. Follow the steps provided. The goal here is to show evidence that you have invested some time in the sim lab and have a basic understanding of practical hands-on EHR system use in practice.

(see document attached)