Week 4 Discussion Post 21 Document

AccordingtoIslametal.(2018),clinicalinformationsystems(CISs)

“arecomputersystemsthatprovideimmediateaccesstocurrent

patientdataregardingclinicalnotes,medicationhistory,laboratory

reports,images,andreportseitherdirectlyorviadatanetworks.”

CISsareapartofahealthcarefacilityandfacilitatesinpatientcare

byprovidingclinicianswiththeappropriateinformationnecessaryto

besttreattheirpatients.AneffectiveCISprovideshospitalswith

otherwaystoreducecost,whileimprovingworkflowandother

clinicalprocedures.EffectiveCISsalsoworkwellwithelectronic

healthrecordssystemsinprovidingcliniciansmoreinformation

abouttheirpatientsinadirectandeasilyaccessibleway(Islametal.,

2018).ProperexchangeofinformationbetweenCISsandother

healthinformationsystemsallowhealthcareprofessionalstobetter

makedecisionswhenestablishingtreatmentplansfortheirpatients.

Iconsidersafetytobethemostimportantareaoffocuswhen

itcomestotechnologydiffusioninhealthcaredelivery.The

CommitteesonPatientSafetyandQualityImprovementandPractice

Management(2015)statesthatthebenefitofhealthcareinformation

technologyistobeabletoeffectivelycommunicatepatient

informationtodecreaseriskofharmtothepatients.Furthermore,

thearticlecontinuesthatthereispotentialtoimprovepatientsafety

usingITfeatureslike“medicationalerts,clinicalflagsandreminders,

bettertrackingandreportingofconsultationsanddiagnostictesting,

clinicaldecisionsupport,andtheavailabilityofcompletepatient

data”(Committee,2015).Improvedpatientsafetyfacilitateshospitals

financiallyaswell.Patientsaremorelikelytoseekservicesfrom

facilitiesthatarereputableinqualitycareduetosafety,thus

improvingtheorganization’scompetitivenessintheircurrentmarket.

References

CommitteeonPatientSafetyandQualityImprovement&Committee

onPracticeManagement.(2015).Patient safety and health information

technology.TheAmericanCollegeofObstetriciansand

Gynecologists.RetrievedApril12,2022,

fromhttps://www.acog.org/-/media/project/acog/acogorg/clinical/

files/committee-opinion/articles/2015/01/patient-safety-and-

health-information-technology.pdf

Islam,M.M.,Poly,T.N.,&Li,Y.(2018).Recentadvancementof

clinicalinformationsystems:Opportunitiesandchallenges.Yearbook

of Medical Informatics, 27(1).Doi:10.1055/s-0038-1667075