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Response 1
An illustration of the stages that health informatics has undergone over the years is the
aim of the discussion and you have provided a chronological explanation of the topic. From the
general outlook of the article, you have covered all the required parts. The discussion is also
properly organized with each part covering a key area of the research topic. Therefore, a reader
does not strain in identifying the key points under discussion in every section. The first bit is the
introduction that is followed by an elaborate explanation of the evolutionary process that
healthcare informatics has undergone over time to the current state of the discipline. The last bit
illustrates the area of improvement and what can be done to realize more positive results and
developments in the area of health informatics. Thus, concerning the outlook and coverage of the
required parts, your article is excellent.
In regard to the contents of the various parts, you have also accurately captured what is
necessary according to the research question. For instance, in the introductory section, you have
captioned that the process of keeping medical records can be dated to the ancient ages of the
Egyptians. You have also indicated that the earliest track of keeping health records in the US
scope was done by the Association of Record Librarians of North America (ARLNA). You have
traced the establishment of this body to 1928. This is true and it is also credible that you have
noted that the key aim of the established body was toe ensure that there was an improvement in
the clinical records. As you have indicated, this was the foundation of record keeping. From
these initial forms of record keeping, the contemporary techniques that have been enabled by the
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recent technological developments surfaced. You have indicated this and the elaboration on the
various forms of technology that are presently in use in the healthcare industry is also extensive.
Additionally, you have mentioned the significance of EHR and the factors that contributed to the
increased use of this technology in medical care.
The section where you have provided very critical insights is on the segment where you
have discussed what ought to be done in the future to improve healthcare informatics. One of the
improvements that you have stated is on the essence of having a team of IT experts in the
healthcare facilities to manage the ever-increasing patient’s data (Babiker et al., 2014). The
rationale for this is that with the increasing popularity of EHR systems, more facilities have
adopted them. As a result, more patient data is stored, therefore, without adequate management
practices, it is prone to infringement. In conclusion, your article is on point, has applied facts and
has also answered the discussion topic as required.
References
Babiker, A., El Husseini, M., Al Nemri, A., Al Frayh, A., Al Juryyan, N., Faki, M. O., ... & Al
Zamil, F. (2014). Health care professional development: Working as a team to improve
patient care. Sudanese journal of paediatrics, 14(2), 9.
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Response 2
The discussion subject is diverse and contains different sections that you have all touched
on and this shows that you conducted extensive research on the topic. Your paper is also detailed
in the discussion of the various significances of technology in the improvement of the healthcare
system. Nonetheless, from the general outlook, it is not possible to pick out the specific parts of
the discussion that you are trying to explain. The introduction of subtopics to highlight what each
part constitutes would have improved the readability of the discussion post. Nonetheless, even
without the separation of the different parts via topics your discussion is rich in regard to its
contents.
The first segment of the post discusses the significance of information systems in patient
treatment in the context of the US. In this part, you have indicated that the primary aim is to
provide the best service to the patients. Key to the achievement of this is ensuring that there is an
integration of the treatment of the patients among the different healthcare facilities. This is true
since in the erstwhile period before the introduction of technology in healthcare, creating the
connection between the health records of a particular patient in various facilities was a herculean
calling. This section is well explained, and you have also provided examples that are on point.
On the second part, you have covered the evolution of informatics in healthcare. You
have indicated that the application of technology in keeping health data in the US can be traced
to the 1980s. This is true since the era marked when the application of paper records was phased
out, there was a countrywide adoption of use of EHR systems. Nonetheless, you should have
mentioned that the process of keeping health records is an old practice that has continually
gained improvements based on the technology of the day.
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In the succeeding sections, your emphasis is on explaining the dynamics of the working
of the information systems in healthcare. You have also mentioned that there is incentivizing of
the healthcare facilities to adopt the use of electronic records. This is important in enabling
harmonization of operations. Also in this section, you have mentioned the bodies that are tasked
with promotion of the application of the use of health records. There is credibility in your
assertions, and you have supported this through the citation of the sources of this information.
This makes your discussion reliable.
On the last part, you have quoted a Bible verse that speaks on the essence of trusting in
God. However, this part has no connection to the field of informatics in healthcare. Therefore, to
the reader, it is impossible to establish how this relates to the study question. All in all, you have
been excellent in the preceding bits of your discussion which has covered all the necessary parts
in details.
