Informatics DB Replies Week 4
Next, review your peers' lists and offer feedback regarding the stakeholders
noted and the related goals and interests they have addressed.
Informatics Discussion Board Reply Week 4
John Coran
Liberty University
This post is extremely thorough and offers great insight into possible stakeholders and
their associations in medical institutions. The author explains that in large organizations, the
implementation of the electronic health records will affect stakeholders that share interest in
outcomes in increased quality and increased efficiency in the health care industry. Stakeholders
are defined as people affiliated with an organization who share a vested interest in the outcomes
produced by that organization. Such stakeholders include consumers, nurses, physicians,
administrative staff at medical institutions, and the state and federal governments. Consumers,
nurses, and healthcare providers are noted as stakeholders that would be more involved in the
selection of healthcare information technology systems. This posts greatest strength is addressing
the consumer in detail and thoroughness. Consumers generally have a positive attitude toward
the implementation of electronic medical records and the expansion of information technology.
Consumers want to track their own records, improve their quality of care, and reduce duplicate
services. Electronic health records would provide the consumer with all of these availabilities
and even allow them to receive reminders for appointments, health risk assessments, and timely
access to personal health information. Consumers are interested in being more involved with
electronic health records, however, security and privacy cause hesitation among consumers as the
potential violation of privacy is a looming threat in their minds. Consumers see the improvement
of quality of care and the ease of access to online medical information as very positive outcomes
to electronic health. Nurses are one of the largest groups of stakeholders that use the electronic
health records and health information technology. The satisfaction of nurses concerning
electronic health records and health information technology is mixed due to many different
systems. Benefits of adopting the electronic health record include improved performance,
enhanced effectiveness, and centralized access to patient information. Nurses generally have a
positive outlook on electronic health records. Quality is the highest priority in the health care
industry, and electronic health records provide easier access to patient information, data on the
impact on length of stay, discharge follow-up with patients, and accuracy of documentation for
reimbursement; all of which have potential to increase quality of care in the health care industry.
Healthcare providers reported an overall increase in effectiveness related to patient care
coordination, billing, access to current and past medical records, and storing of patient
information due to electronic health records and medical information technology. Healthcare
providers believe there are many benefits to adopting the electronic health record. There can be
positive clinical, organizational, and consumer outcomes. Further, adoption and implementation
of electronic health records and health information technology has potential financial benefits as
well. Payment exchanges are made more efficient with the use of technological resources. One
area of weakness concerning this post would be the mention of states and the federal government
as stakeholders and not addressing their vested interest in the adoption and implementation of
electronic health records and health information technology.
References
Braunstein, M. Contemporary Health Informatics. Chicago, Illinois Publisher: American Health
Information Management Association. 2014
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Nelson, R. & Staggers, N. Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach 1st Edition. St.
Louis, Missouri Publisher: Elsevier Mosby. 2014.
Informatics Discussion Board Week 4 Reply
John Coran
Liberty University
The author does a very thorough job of describing the many stakeholders presented and
their interests concerning electronic health records and health information technology.
Stakeholders listed are consumers, nurses, healthcare providers, healthcare administration and
organizations, insurance providers, and state and national governments. Consumers are one of
the primary stakeholders involved in the selection of health information technology systems. The
author notes a survey that shows that consumers had positive attitudes about the new innovation
involving health information technology and were most interested in being able to track their
own records, having time-savings, having safer and improved quality of care, streamlined
registration and scheduling, and reduced duplicate services. Consumers can now be more
involved in managing their own health outcomes and, due to better information, patients become
more educated and able to make independent health care choices. The author then addresses the
nursing stakeholders, the largest group of stakeholders and the most important as their job
requires the constant use of electronic health records and health information technology systems.
Nurses have to be proficient with any new technology as health care organizations continue to
implement health information technology. Nurses must have basic computer skills and be able to
gather pertinent and accurate information to evaluate particular needs. Overall, nurses have a
positive outlook on the use of health information technology and electronic health records. Such
instruments increase productivity, improve performance, enhance effectiveness, and support
clinical care and research. The author’s greatest strength in this post is that they address the
stakeholders aforementioned, and explain in detail the reason behind their vested interest and the
goals of each stakeholder.
Next, health care providers are also accepting of health information technology and view
it as a positive entity. Primarily, they are focused on operational and clinical goals. When such
systems are used in the healthcare provider’s examination room, it tends to facilitate a
partnership between physician and patient through collaboration of treatment plan options and
increased patient teaching by sharing of online medical information. Health care administrations
and organizations are primarily concerned with finances concerning the implementation and
adoption of electronic health records and health information technology systems. The cost of
health care is continually rising. Implementing new systems and software can be costly, and the
benefit must outweigh the cost. Insurance payers are concerned with finances as well. EHRs can
be a great help for insurance companies because it can greatly improve their management and
reporting of services. As an example, systems could be in place that integrate patient data with
coding and billing structures that can provide data to control costs and mange expensive
procedures. The governments could implement national electronic health records initiatives that
could improve quality of healthcare to address operational, financial, and clinical concerns.
Technology at this level can bring solutions that can significantly reduce medical errors, improve
quality of care provided, and save on costs. One area of weakness would result in the lack of
information provided concerning health care providers. Physicians play a very large role in a
patient’s healthcare and further detail could be provided to better understand their role in
electronic health records implementation and new health information technology systems.
References
Braunstein, M. Contemporary Health Informatics. Chicago, Illinois Publisher: American Health
Information Management Association. 2014
Nelson, R. & Staggers, N. Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach 1st Edition. St.
Louis, Missouri Publisher: Elsevier Mosby. 2014.
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