Week 2 Discussion Post 6 Document

IntheHealthcareinformationtechnologyfield,youcanbeutilizedin

manyvariousfacets.Asalicensedprofessionalyourexpertiseand

knowledgedon’tchangebutthewayyoucommunicatetoother

professionalsanddocumentyourworkdoes.“Healthcare

informationtechnologyinvolvestheexchangeofhealth-relateddata

viaelectronicsystems.Theuseofinformationtechnologyhasbeen

proventooffernumerousbenefits,includingimprovedmedicalcare,

reducedmedicalerrors,lowerhealthcarecosts,andmoreaffordable

healthcareoverall”(CCHIT.org).Workinginthefieldofmental

health,substanceabuse,anddevelopmentaldelay,andalsohaving

co-morbidhealthconditionsthewayyouassessthepatientand

documenthasvariedgreatly.Inthehospitalandprovideroffice

setting,youaremorehands-on,writinginachart,butalsoinputting

thethingswrittendownintotheEHR.Workinginthecommunityas

anursecasemanager,thereislessphysicalassessmentandmore

listeningandobserving,andmostlyeverythingiselectronic,and

radiobuttonassessments.Beingnursecaremanagerswithinsurance

companies,weareassessingtelephonically.Whichmakesnursing

evenharder,andyouareutilizingvariousHERtopulldatafromtobe

abletogainacompletepictureofthepatient.Whileutilizingthese

variousprogramsyouoftenhavetocross-referenceddatatomake

surethingsareaccurate.Manysystemsareverycomplexandarenot

intuitiveasonemaythink.Otherscanbeverystreamlined,andpull

datafromotherEHR’sseamlessly.Itshardforonetobeopentothe

useofotherEHRwhenusingaparticularoneforsolong.The

progressthathasbeenmadeinhealthcaretechnologyisamazing

andbeneficialinsomanyways.Ithasmadethemanagementof

informationeasier,moreorganized,trackable,andmoreengaging.

Theonlineportalsareavailabletoviewyourownpersonal

information,withoutthehassleofgoingthroughyourprovider’s

office.“HealthAffairs(healthaffairs.org)reportsthatclinicalerrorsin

thehealthindustryareresponsibleforanestimated44,000deathsin

theU.S.eachyear,includingprocessingerrorsthatresultinthe

failureofprovidingpatientswiththetreatmentstheirdoctors

recommend.Thankstotechnologysystems,includingelectronic

healthrecordsandcomputerizedordersforphysician-recommended

treatments,thequalityofcarethatpatientsreceivecanbe

significantlyimproved.Theuseofinformationtechnologysystems

allowsforeasieraccesstoexplicitcareguidelines,whichprevents

processingerrorsandthus,improvesthequalityofcare”

(CCHHIT.org).

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https://www.cchit.org/the-importance-of-healthcare-information-

technology

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