This document discusses questions that an ambulatory physician practice should consider when evaluating participation in a health information exchange organization (HIO). It provides a checklist of 11 workflow questions that address benefits to patient care, common frustrations, how participation could improve communication, and ease of use. The goal is to help practices identify specific values and potential return on investment from joining an HIO. The document emphasizes that responses will vary between HIOs and exploring local options is important.
Healthcare by Any Other Name - Centricity Business WhitepaperGE Healthcare - IT
Whether referred to as integrated healthcare or accountable care, the
current focus on new healthcare models is a reaction to long-standing
concerns around quality, cost, and efficiency. Many of these issues stem
from care delivery systems that have been:
• Directed more at episodic treatment than prevention and early intervention
• Fragmented rather than integrated and coordinated
• Focused on patient eligibility and billing rather than patient engagement
within and outside of the care setting
• Customized to the idiosyncrasies of individual facilities rather than
standardized across care sites
• Rewarded more for volume than for quality and cost outcomes
The resulting inefficiencies have made healthcare less effective, less safe,
and more costly than can be tolerated, particularly against the backdrop of
a challenging worldwide economy. The old dictum ‘if you provide healthcare,
they will pay’ no longer applies. Public payers, private payers, and regulatory
agencies are wielding both carrots and sticks to drive healthcare organizations
toward greater coordination, demonstrable quality, and measurable
cost control.
The consensus on what ails our health systems, as well as the availability
of new technologies, has led to the creation of new models of delivery,
such accountable care organizations and integrated health organizations.
By whatever name, these healthcare models are designed to promote
accountability and improve outcomes for the health of a defined population.
Healthcare by Any Other Name - Centricity Business WhitepaperGE Healthcare - IT
Whether referred to as integrated healthcare or accountable care, the
current focus on new healthcare models is a reaction to long-standing
concerns around quality, cost, and efficiency. Many of these issues stem
from care delivery systems that have been:
• Directed more at episodic treatment than prevention and early intervention
• Fragmented rather than integrated and coordinated
• Focused on patient eligibility and billing rather than patient engagement
within and outside of the care setting
• Customized to the idiosyncrasies of individual facilities rather than
standardized across care sites
• Rewarded more for volume than for quality and cost outcomes
The resulting inefficiencies have made healthcare less effective, less safe,
and more costly than can be tolerated, particularly against the backdrop of
a challenging worldwide economy. The old dictum ‘if you provide healthcare,
they will pay’ no longer applies. Public payers, private payers, and regulatory
agencies are wielding both carrots and sticks to drive healthcare organizations
toward greater coordination, demonstrable quality, and measurable
cost control.
The consensus on what ails our health systems, as well as the availability
of new technologies, has led to the creation of new models of delivery,
such accountable care organizations and integrated health organizations.
By whatever name, these healthcare models are designed to promote
accountability and improve outcomes for the health of a defined population.
KareXpert is aiming to bring a radical transformation in Indian
healthcare industry, by offering a public cloud platform which is patient centric and promises to redefine the patient care by promoting patient continuity. KareXpert Services are driven by the rising social expectation among the general population for a healthcare sector that is people-centric, affordable and efficient.
The Population Health Management Market 2015Lifelog Health
Population health management is a problem term because it can mean something different to each person who hears it. However, I believe that the words capture the overall spirit and energy of healthcare reform in a unique way. Providers are thinking big when it comes to a patient’s engagement, responsibility, and preventative care, and they’re leveraging technology to do it. I discuss an overall picture of PHM, present some useful technology, and tell a few PHM stories herein.
The market shift toward value-based care presents unprecedented opportunities and challenges for the US health care system. Instead of rewarding volume, new
value-based payment models reward better results in terms of cost, quality, and outcome measures. These largely untested models have the potential to upend health care stakeholders’ traditional patient care and business models.
Overview of the only cloud based application that allows healthcare organizations to leverage smartphone push notification, voice, text and email for both patient and employee communication.
KareXpert is aiming to bring a radical transformation in Indian
healthcare industry, by offering a public cloud platform which is patient centric and promises to redefine the patient care by promoting patient continuity. KareXpert Services are driven by the rising social expectation among the general population for a healthcare sector that is people-centric, affordable and efficient.
The Population Health Management Market 2015Lifelog Health
Population health management is a problem term because it can mean something different to each person who hears it. However, I believe that the words capture the overall spirit and energy of healthcare reform in a unique way. Providers are thinking big when it comes to a patient’s engagement, responsibility, and preventative care, and they’re leveraging technology to do it. I discuss an overall picture of PHM, present some useful technology, and tell a few PHM stories herein.
The market shift toward value-based care presents unprecedented opportunities and challenges for the US health care system. Instead of rewarding volume, new
value-based payment models reward better results in terms of cost, quality, and outcome measures. These largely untested models have the potential to upend health care stakeholders’ traditional patient care and business models.
Overview of the only cloud based application that allows healthcare organizations to leverage smartphone push notification, voice, text and email for both patient and employee communication.
The “meaningful use” journey can progress through various twists, turns, stalls, restarts, frustrations, elations and finally relief and satisfaction from a job well done. Proof abounds that project tenacity trumps despair and that early adopters are enthusiastic about electronic health records (EHR), and even eagerly anticipate the next stages of Meaningful Use objectives.
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Each technological age has been marked by a shift in how the industrial platform enables companies to rethink their business processes and create wealth. In the talk I argue that we are limiting our view of what this next industrial/digital age can offer because of how we read, measure and through that perceive the world (how we cherry pick data). Companies are locked in metrics and quantitative measures, data that can fit into a spreadsheet. And by that they see the digital transformation merely as an efficiency tool to the fossil fuel age. But we need to stretch further…
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The Health Information Exchange (HIE) in U.S
Yehyun Park
Purdue University
01/02/2019
The impetus of Health Information Exchange in U.S
Health Information Exchange (HIE) is an information system that promotes a secure sharing of critical information as well the inclusive access critical medical information about a patient electronically (Abdelhak et al, 2014). One merit of the use of such electronic systems in the U.S is that they occur in different verities. The HIE also offer different types of services. Evidently, a recent development has enabled the HIE systems to promote the Marketplace and regional institutional services concerning the health sector. The merit of HIE applications included the improvement of speed, Quality, safety and reduced relative prices of charge per patient for care. This is made possible by the quick sharing of critical information among the doctors, pharmacists, nurses among all the relevant health personnel. The HGIE systems are such that, they are technically enabled to provide quick response to information demand with the relevant urgency and thus aids in the making of vital patient’s data and medical progress devoid of medical errors, readmissions, and duplicate testing. The resulting system has a generally improved diagnosis.
HIE enables three line of services in general: directed exchange, Query-based Exchange a consumer-mediated exchange services. Direct Exchange is the sending or receiving data electronically in the aid of coordination by caregivers. Whenever heath care provider wants to consult with other providers about a planned care, they employ the Query-based exchange while consumer-mediated Exchange enables patients to manage through control of the use of their personal information (Abdelhak et al, 2014). The availability of the three forms of health information Exchange makes the strong point of HIE since their integration in use is guided by some predetermined policies, technology, principles, and policies provision which have already been piloted before. The three forms are completely available throughout. With the Consumer-mediated Exchange system, the patient can be able to monitor the use of his personal medical information by their care provider. The patients can make a participation in their care enhancing through providing alternative providers with their heath condition, describe their heath information give the health missing or incorrect information, track and manage their own health.
Describe basic HIE organizational structures, architectures, and services
The commonly known architecture types of HIE includes the centralized hybrid and the federated models of HIE. The centralized HIE model is enabled with one Clinical Data Repository (CDR). The CDR is managed by HIE authority that is under the governance of the representatives from the relevant hospitals (Abdelhak .
Healthcare software development has witnessed significant advancements in recent years, and one key area that has gained attention is healthcare information exchange (HIE). The exchange of patient data and health information between different healthcare systems and providers plays a crucial role in improving care coordination, patient outcomes, and overall healthcare delivery. In this blog, we will explore the benefits and challenges of healthcare information exchange in the context of healthcare software development.
Innovations and Trends in Health Care: The Advent and Use of Personal Health ...Mark Silverberg
My semester-long research project in HSCI 2109 is about the advent and use of a very interesting innovation in health care: the Personal Health Record). This presentation is a mid-semester check-in with my fellow students to educate them about some key definitions, stakeholders, barriers, and recommendations I have gathered around system development and implementation of PHRs.
This is a topic I am very interested and invested in so I would be happy to discuss it with anyone who is interested!
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Interoperability between Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is crucial for several reasons:
1. Seamless Information Exchange: Interoperability allows for the smooth exchange of patient health information across different healthcare systems and providers. It ensures that relevant and up-to-date medical data can be accessed and shared securely, enabling continuity of care and informed decision-making.
2. Coordinated Care: Interoperability promotes coordinated and collaborative care among healthcare professionals. When EHRs can communicate with each other, healthcare teams can have a comprehensive view of a patient’s medical history, diagnoses, treatments, and medications. This facilitates better care coordination, reduces medical errors, and improves patient outcomes.
3. Efficiency and Time Savings: Interoperability streamlines administrative processes by automating the exchange of patient information. It eliminates the need for manual data entry, reduces paperwork, and minimizes duplication of tests and procedures. This saves time for healthcare providers, enabling them to focus more on patient care.
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Ensuring Data Integrity
In Health Information Exchange
Inaccurate health information may adversely affect the quality of an individual’s
healthcare, insurance, and employability. As computerization of health information
continues and the scope of organizational exchange of health information widens into
health information exchanges (HIEs), maintaining the integrity and completeness of
health data is paramount.
The overarching goal of HIEs is to allow authorized users to quickly and accurately
exchange health information to enhance patient safety and improve efficiency.
Achieving this goal is dependent on the ability to link (match) multiple, disparate
records relating to a single individual.
A 2008 RAND report, “Identity Crisis: An Examination of the Costs and Benefits of a
Unique Patient Identifier for the US Health Care System,” noted that avoiding adverse
drug events, which are often the result of incomplete linking information about a
patient’s medications or allergies, could save the healthcare system in the US about
$4.5 billion per year.1 This report also points out that on average an 8 percent duplicate
record rate existed in the master patient index (MPI) databases studied. The average
duplicate record rate increased to 9.4 percent in MPI databases with more than 1 million
records. Additionally, the report identified that the duplicate record rates of the enterprise
master patient/person index (EMPI) databases studied were as high as 39.1 percent.
High duplicate record rates within EMPI databases are commonly the result of loading
unresolved duplicate records from contributing MPI files. EMPI systems that leverage
advanced matching algorithms are designed to automatically link records from multiple
systems if there is only one existing viable matching record. If the EMPI system identifies
two or more viable matching records when loading a patient record, as is the case when
the EMPI contains unresolved duplicate record sets, it must create a new patient record
and flag it as an unresolved duplicate record set to be manually reviewed and resolved.
Therefore, if care is not taken to resolve the existing EMPI duplicate records, the duplicate
rate in an EMPI can significantly grow as additional MPI files are added.
Patient identity integrity is the accuracy, quality, and completeness of demographic data
attached to or associated with an individual patient. This includes the accuracy and
quality of the data as it relates to the individual, as well as the correctness of the linking
or matching of all existing records for that individual within and across information
AHIMA HIE Practice Council Contributors:
Linda Bailey-Woods, RHIA, CPHIMS; Teresa
M. Hall, MHA, RHIT, CPC; Aviva M. Halpert,
RHIA, MA, CHPS; Steven Kotyk ; Shirley Neal,
RHIT; Letha Stewart, MA, RHIA; and Susan O.
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Editor: Anne Zender, MA
Design: Candy Ramos
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Module 1/Discussion question 1
Consider the following scenario: You are in a hospital setting with various departments such as admissions, emergency, radiology, pharmacy, etc. As mentioned in the module readings, one factor that makes health care such a complex field is that there are numerous types of health care data spanning a broad spectrum Below are some pertinent questions that are essential to a data management professional in relation to data.
Summarize your responses to these questions and post your summary into the Discussion Forum. Compare your ideas with those of your colleagues.
1) What types of data might be found in the environment mentioned above?
2) What would be their categories in terms of data type and how will the data be collected?
3) What would be the rationale why the data is categorized in that manner?
4) What would be some of the appropriate strategies that can be utilized to deal with the management of any barriers, facilitators, and challenges during the data collection process and analysis?
5) Which are some of the areas that will require improvement?
6) What will be the potential benefits of the improvement in these areas?
7) Why do you think this modification has not been previously made?
Note: For this discussion question, review Module 1 Readings and apply your personal or work experiences.
My Reply
In a hospital setting with various departments, a
number of data can be accessed and retrieved within the different departments. Clinical data is a staple resource for most health and
medical research. Clinical data is either collected during the course of
ongoing patient care or as part of a formal clinical trial program. Clinical data
falls into six major types; Electronic health records;Administrative data; Claims data; Disease registries; Health surveys; Clinical trials data. Clinical research data may be available through national or
discipline-specific organizations. Level of access is likely restricted but
available through proper channels. Electronic
health record is the purest type of electronic clinical data which is
obtained at the point of care at a medical facility, hospital, clinic or
practice. Often referred to as the electronic medical record (EMR), the EMR is
generally not available to outside researchers. The data collected includes
administrative and demographic information, diagnosis, treatment, prescription
drugs, laboratory tests, hospitalization, patient insurance, etc.
Administrative date is often associated with electronic health records; these
are primarily hospital discharge data reported to a government agency like AHRQ. Claims data describe the billable interactions
(insurance claims) between insured patients and the healthcare delivery system.
Claims data falls into four general categories: inpatient, outpatient,
pharmacy, and enrollment. The sources of claims data can be obtained from the
government (e.g., Medicare) and/or commercial health firms (e.g., United
HealthCare).
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Personalized Health and Care: IT-enabled Personalized HealthcareIBM HealthCare
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Electronic Health Record System and Its Key Benefits to Healthcare IndustryCalance
This case study discusses how Electronic Health Record can turn out to be a solution to the problems associated with paper based clinical records. It’s a future-proof solution decreasing chances of error and loss while increasing patient-provider communication. Find out the key challenges faced by US health industry, key benefits of EHRs, and how Calance can help developing an HER solution. For more info about Calance, visit http://www.calanceus.com
Our mission at Medical Scribing Solutions is to bring the healthcare provider and patient back together by utilizing future healthcare providers to assist in the duties of charting, while improving the effectiveness and efficiency of electronic health records (EHRs).
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CHAPTER 4
Assessing Health and Health Behaviors
Objectives
this chapter will enable the reader to:
1. Describe the expected outcomes of a nursing health assessment.
2. Identify the components of a nursing health assessment conducted for an individual client.
3. Examine life span, language, and culturally appropriate nursing health assessment tools for children, adults, and older adults.
4. Compare the similarities and differences among the various approaches to assessing the family, mindful of cultural influences.
5. Evaluate the criteria for conducting a screening in the community.
6. Compare the similarities and differences among the various approaches to assessing
the community.
Athorough assessment of health and health behaviors is the foundation for tailoring a health promotion-prevention plan. Assessment provides the database for making clinical judgments about the client’s health strengths, health problems, nursing diagnoses, desired health or behavioral outcomes, as well as the interventions likely to be effective. This information also forms the nature of the client–nurse partnership such as the frequency of con- tact and the need for coordination with other health professionals. The portfolio of assessment measures depends on the characteristics of the client, including developmental stage and cul- tural orientation. The nurse assesses age, language, and cultural appropriateness of the various measures selected.
Cultural competence is the ability to communicate effectively with people of different cultures. Providing culturally competent care is the cornerstone of the nursing assessment. The nurse’s aware- ness of her own attitude toward cultural differences and her cultural worldview and characteristics
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are critical to her understanding and knowledge of various cultures. Recognizing that diversity exists in all cultures based on educational level, socioeconomic status, religion, rural/urban residence, and individual and family characteristics will ensure a more successful encounter (The Office of Minority Health, 2013). An online cultural educational program, designed specifically for nurses and featur- ing videotaped case studies and interactive tools, is available.
The Enhanced National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services, based on a definition of culture expanded to include geography, spirituality, language, race and ethnicity, and biology, provides a practical guide to culturally and linguistically sensitive care (The Office of Minority Health, 2013).
Technology is having a significant impact on health care. The Electronic Health Record (EHR) promotes involvement of the client in developing a dynamic, tailored database. The EHR offers great promise to improve health and increase the client’s satisfaction with his care. Data aggregation, cross-continuum coordination, and clinical care plan management are critical com- ponents of the.
Protocols and Evidence based Healthcare: information technology tools to support best practices in health care, information technology tools that inform and empower patients.
Emerging Standards and the Disruption of HIE 1.0Jitin Asnaani
Emerging standards in health information exchange, driven by the ONC and others, are going to change what health IT customers (hospitals, physicians, labs, etc) are going to pay for. This is an overview of those new standards, and my perspective on the implications for health technology companies, particularly EHR and HIE vendors.
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare, technology plays a critical role in enhancing patient care, improving efficiency and reducing costs. One of the most significant advances in this field has been the adoption of electronic health record EHR systems.
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Chapter 6: Health Information Exchange
Robert Hoyt MD
William Hersh MD
After viewing the presentation, viewers should be able to:
Identify the need for and benefits of health information exchange (HIE) and interoperability
List healthcare data that should be shared
Enumerate HIE challenges and barriers
Describe several organizations known as Health Information Organizations (HIOs)
Summarize the newest HIE models
Learning Objectives
Health Information Exchange (HIE) is the “electronic movement of health-related information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards”
Health Information Organization (HIO) is “an organization that oversees and governs the exchange of health-related information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards”
Important Definitions
Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) is “a health information organization that brings together health care stakeholders within a defined geographic area and governs health information exchange among them for the purpose of improving health and care in that community.”
Interoperability is defined as “the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged”. This implies that the data is computable and that standards exist that permit interoperability
Important Definitions
Foundational: refers to the technology or platform used to exchange information
Syntactic: means messages have a structure and syntax that is understandable. Uses XML and HL7 standards
Semantic: terminology and coding must be the same for the sending and receiving organizations
Interoperability Levels
Exchange (sharing) of health information is vital for healthcare reform at the local, state and national level
The next two slides will demonstrate the types of healthcare data that should be shared
If electronic health records don’t share data, then we have moved from paper siloes of information to electronic siloes; not the goal of anyone
HIE is part of the Meaningful Use program, discussed in the module on electronic health records
Introduction
Clinical results: Lab, pathology, medication , allergies, immunizations and microbiology data
Images: Actual images and radiology reports
Documents: Office notes, discharge notes and emergency room notes
Clinical summaries: Continuity of Care Documents (CCDs); XML-based documents that standardize and summarize care
Financial information: Claims data and eligibility checks
Medication data: Electronic prescriptions, formulary status, and prescription history
Healthcare Data Potentially Shared
Performance data: Quality measures like blood pressure or diabetes control, cholesterol levels, etc.
Case management: Management of the underserved and emergency room utilization
Public health data: Infectious diseases outbreak data, immunization records
Referral management: Management of re.