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The document discusses the HITECH Act and Meaningful Use mandates, which aim to increase adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) through financial incentives. While EHRs can improve healthcare, their implementation has been challenging and costly. The HITECH Act provides funds to organizations that meet requirements for meaningful use of EHRs. However, this has led to rapid and overwhelming adoption of technologies. The document debates whether these mandates effectively drive healthcare IT change or result in poor implementations that impact patient safety, ethics, and quality of care.
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In order for organizations to receive the incentives offered through the HITECH legislation, they must be able to demonstrate that they are using the technology in meaningful ways. The following criteria for meaningful use must be evident to qualify for EHR incentives (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2012). The technology must:
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Improve quality, safety, and efficiency, and reduce health disparities
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Engage patients and families
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Improve care coordination
·
Improve population and public health
·
Ensure adequate privacy and security protections for personal health information
For this Discussion you consider the impact of the meaningful use criteria of the HITECH legislation on the adoption of health information technology.
To prepare:
·
Review the Learning Resources on the HITECH legislation and its primary goals.
·
Reflect on the positive and negative impact this legislation has had on your organization or one with which you are familiar.
·
Consider the incentives to encourage the use of EHRs. Focus on the definition of meaningful use and how it is measured.
·
Reflect on how the incentives and meaningful use impact the quality of patient care.
·
Find an article in the Walden Library dealing with one of the criteria to qualify for meaningful use and how it has been successfully met.
By Day 3
Post
a description of how HITECH legislation has positively or negatively impacted your organization. Address how its related incentives influence the adoption of health information technology in health care and impact the quality of patient care. Provide a summary of the article you identified and explain how it demonstrates the ability of health information technology to meet the requirements of meaningful use.
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Placing the Evolution of HTA In Emerging Markets in Context of Health System ...
Placing the Evolution of HTA In Emerging Markets in Context of Health System ...Office of Health Economics
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According to
HIMSS
, interoperability “describes the extent to which systems and devices can exchange data, and interpret that shared data. For two systems to be interoperable, they must be able to exchange data and subsequently present that data such that it can be understood by a user.” There are four levels of interoperability:
foundational
structural
semantic
organizational
Foundational interoperability: the ability of one I.T. system to send data to another I.T. system. The receiving I.T. system does not necessarily need to be able to interpret the exchanged data — it must simply be able to acknowledge receipt of the data payload. This is the most basic tier of interoperability.
Structural interoperability: “the uniform movement of healthcare data from one system to another such that the clinical or operational purpose and meaning of the data are preserved and unaltered,” HIMSS states.
In order to achieve structural interoperability, the recipient system should be able to interpret information at the data field level. This is the intermediate level of interoperability.
Semantic Interoperability: the ability of health I.T. systems to exchange and interpret information — then actively use the information that has been exchanged. Semantic interoperability is the highest level of interoperability.“Semantic interoperability takes advantage of both the structuring of the data exchange and the codification of the data, including vocabulary so that the receiving information technology systems can interpret the data,” stated HIMSS.
Achieving semantic interoperability allows providers to exchange patient summary information with other caregivers and authorized parties using different EHR systems to improve care quality, safety, and efficiency.
This level of interoperability allows healthcare organizations to seamlessly share patient information to reduce duplicative testing, enable better-informed clinical decision-making, and avoid adverse health events.
Effective health data exchange can also help to improve care coordination, reduce hospital readmissions, and ultimately save hospitals money.
“New” Organizational (Level 4) – includes governance, policy, and social. While semantic interoperability is the goal, most healthcare organizations are still working to establish foundational and structural interoperability.
Hospitals and health systems can utilize existing health data standards to achieve lower levels of interoperability and set a solid foundation for future improvements in health data exchange.
Evaluate one of the Interoperability levels listed above.
Include the following aspects in the discussion:
Using your text and other course resources, assess one of the following levels listed above and its importance in achieving full interoperability.
Discuss technical and economic barriers hospitals face in achieving your chosen level of interoperability.
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In order for organizations to receive the incentives offered through the HITECH legislation, they must be able to demonstrate that they are using the technology in meaningful ways. The following criteria for meaningful use must be evident to qualify for EHR incentives (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2012). The technology must:
·
Improve quality, safety, and efficiency, and reduce health disparities
·
Engage patients and families
·
Improve care coordination
·
Improve population and public health
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Ensure adequate privacy and security protections for personal health information
For this Discussion you consider the impact of the meaningful use criteria of the HITECH legislation on the adoption of health information technology.
To prepare:
·
Review the Learning Resources on the HITECH legislation and its primary goals.
·
Reflect on the positive and negative impact this legislation has had on your organization or one with which you are familiar.
·
Consider the incentives to encourage the use of EHRs. Focus on the definition of meaningful use and how it is measured.
·
Reflect on how the incentives and meaningful use impact the quality of patient care.
·
Find an article in the Walden Library dealing with one of the criteria to qualify for meaningful use and how it has been successfully met.
Post 1 page APA (at least 3 references)
1.
A description of how HITECH legislation has positively or negatively impacted your organization.
2.
Address how its related incentives influence the adoption of health information technology in health care and impact the quality of patient care
3.
. Provide a summary of the article you identified and explain how it demonstrates the ability of health information technology to meet the requirements of meaningful use.
Course Readings
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McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2012).
Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge
(Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.
o
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Arlotto, P. (2010). 7 strategies for improving HITECH readiness.
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(11), 90–96.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
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Section 3131(a) of the act required payment for home health services to be rebased over a period of four years (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2013); resultant in a 2.8% reduction beginning in 2014 for four consecutive years totaling a reduction in payment of 11.6%. The reductions were placed along with mandates for quality reporting, new forms, and new processes resulting in increased administrative overhead costs while shouldering the burden of financial reductions.
Initiating a Change in Policy Process
Living in a rural community, I witness firsthand the lack of access to care as there are limited numbers of primary care providers. Couple the limited access to providers with the amount of paperwork and forms that must be signed by a physician and patients are not referred to home health services as often as one should be – the result is the patient presenting to the emergency room or a hospitalization to have one’s health care needs met. Currently, Medicare and Medicaid do not allow physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to sign the necessary orders and plan of care for home health services – only a “doctor of medicine, osteopathy, or podiatric medicine” may sign for services (Government Publishing Office, 2014, p. 693). I would like to use the knowledge gained as an APRN to legislate for this mandate to be changed and allow both physician assistants and APRNs to sign for coverage of home health services.
The Kingdon Model would be utilized for the legislation process by finding the three streams of problem, policy, and politics to coordinate with the above-mentioned issue (Milstead, 2019, p. 24). The problem would consist of the burdensome amount of paperwork imposed upon.
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APA format 2 and half pages with 3 references and I will supply the 1 reference from the walden library to be used with discussion. Here is the article
Kempfert, A. E., & Reed, B. D. (2011). Health care reform in the United States: HITECH Act and HIPAA privacy, security, and enforcement Issues.
FDCC Quarterly, 61
(3), 240–273.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
In order for organizations to receive the incentives offered through the HITECH legislation, they must be able to demonstrate that they are using the technology in meaningful ways. The following criteria for meaningful use must be evident to qualify for EHR incentives (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2012). The technology must:
Improve quality, safety, and efficiency, and reduce health disparities
Engage patients and families
Improve care coordination
Improve population and public health
Ensure adequate privacy and security protections for personal health information
For this Discussion you consider the impact of the meaningful use criteria of the HITECH legislation on the adoption of health information technology.
To prepare:
Review the Learning Resources on the HITECH legislation and its primary goals.
Reflect on the positive and negative impact this legislation has had on your organization or one with which you are familiar.
Consider the incentives to encourage the use of EHRs. Focus on the definition of meaningful use and how it is measured.
Reflect on how the incentives and meaningful use impact the quality of patient care.
Find an article in the Walden Library dealing with one of the criteria to qualify for meaningful use and how it has been successfully met.
By Day 3
Post
a description of how HITECH legislation has positively or negatively impacted your organization. Address how its related incentives influence the adoption of health information technology in health care and impact the quality of patient care. Provide a summary of the article you identified and explain how it demonstrates the ability of health information technology to meet the requirements of meaningful use.
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Improve quality, safety, and efficiency, and reduce health disparities
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Improve population and public health
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Ensure adequate privacy and security protections for personal health information
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To prepare:
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Review the Learning Resources on the HITECH legislation and its primary goals.
·
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Consider the incentives to encourage the use of EHRs. Focus on the definition of meaningful use and how it is measured.
·
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·
Find an article in the Walden Library dealing with one of the criteria to qualify for meaningful use and how it has been successfully met.
By Day 3
Post
a description of how HITECH legislation has positively or negatively impacted your organization. Address how its related incentives influence the adoption of health information technology in health care and impact the quality of patient care. Provide a summary of the article you identified and explain how it demonstrates the ability of health information technology to meet the requirements of meaningful use.
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Structural interoperability: “the uniform movement of healthcare data from one system to another such that the clinical or operational purpose and meaning of the data are preserved and unaltered,” HIMSS states.
In order to achieve structural interoperability, the recipient system should be able to interpret information at the data field level. This is the intermediate level of interoperability.
Semantic Interoperability: the ability of health I.T. systems to exchange and interpret information — then actively use the information that has been exchanged. Semantic interoperability is the highest level of interoperability.“Semantic interoperability takes advantage of both the structuring of the data exchange and the codification of the data, including vocabulary so that the receiving information technology systems can interpret the data,” stated HIMSS.
Achieving semantic interoperability allows providers to exchange patient summary information with other caregivers and authorized parties using different EHR systems to improve care quality, safety, and efficiency.
This level of interoperability allows healthcare organizations to seamlessly share patient information to reduce duplicative testing, enable better-informed clinical decision-making, and avoid adverse health events.
Effective health data exchange can also help to improve care coordination, reduce hospital readmissions, and ultimately save hospitals money.
“New” Organizational (Level 4) – includes governance, policy, and social. While semantic interoperability is the goal, most healthcare organizations are still working to establish foundational and structural interoperability.
Hospitals and health systems can utilize existing health data standards to achieve lower levels of interoperability and set a solid foundation for future improvements in health data exchange.
Evaluate one of the Interoperability levels listed above.
Include the following aspects in the discussion:
Using your text and other course resources, assess one of the following levels listed above and its importance in achieving full interoperability.
Discuss technical and economic barriers hospitals face in achieving your chosen level of interoperability.
Explore the role the .
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HITECH Legislation
In order for organizations to receive the incentives offered through the HITECH legislation, they must be able to demonstrate that they are using the technology in meaningful ways. The following criteria for meaningful use must be evident to qualify for EHR incentives (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2012). The technology must:
·
Improve quality, safety, and efficiency, and reduce health disparities
·
Engage patients and families
·
Improve care coordination
·
Improve population and public health
·
Ensure adequate privacy and security protections for personal health information
For this Discussion you consider the impact of the meaningful use criteria of the HITECH legislation on the adoption of health information technology.
To prepare:
·
Review the Learning Resources on the HITECH legislation and its primary goals.
·
Reflect on the positive and negative impact this legislation has had on your organization or one with which you are familiar.
·
Consider the incentives to encourage the use of EHRs. Focus on the definition of meaningful use and how it is measured.
·
Reflect on how the incentives and meaningful use impact the quality of patient care.
·
Find an article in the Walden Library dealing with one of the criteria to qualify for meaningful use and how it has been successfully met.
Post 1 page APA (at least 3 references)
1.
A description of how HITECH legislation has positively or negatively impacted your organization.
2.
Address how its related incentives influence the adoption of health information technology in health care and impact the quality of patient care
3.
. Provide a summary of the article you identified and explain how it demonstrates the ability of health information technology to meet the requirements of meaningful use.
Course Readings
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·
Arlotto, P. (2010). 7 strategies for improving HITECH readiness.
hfm(Healthcare Financial Management)
,
64
(11), 90–96.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article reviews seven strategies to help prepare for the implementation of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). The central point of the article focuses on demonstrating meaningful use of electronic health records.
·
Begum, R., Smith Ryan, M., Winther, C. H., Wang, J. J., Bardach, N. S., Parsons, A. H., & ... Adams Dudley, R. (2013). Small Practices' Experience With EHR, Quality Measurement, and Incentives.
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Section 3131(a) of the act required payment for home health services to be rebased over a period of four years (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2013); resultant in a 2.8% reduction beginning in 2014 for four consecutive years totaling a reduction in payment of 11.6%. The reductions were placed along with mandates for quality reporting, new forms, and new processes resulting in increased administrative overhead costs while shouldering the burden of financial reductions.
Initiating a Change in Policy Process
Living in a rural community, I witness firsthand the lack of access to care as there are limited numbers of primary care providers. Couple the limited access to providers with the amount of paperwork and forms that must be signed by a physician and patients are not referred to home health services as often as one should be – the result is the patient presenting to the emergency room or a hospitalization to have one’s health care needs met. Currently, Medicare and Medicaid do not allow physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to sign the necessary orders and plan of care for home health services – only a “doctor of medicine, osteopathy, or podiatric medicine” may sign for services (Government Publishing Office, 2014, p. 693). I would like to use the knowledge gained as an APRN to legislate for this mandate to be changed and allow both physician assistants and APRNs to sign for coverage of home health services.
The Kingdon Model would be utilized for the legislation process by finding the three streams of problem, policy, and politics to coordinate with the above-mentioned issue (Milstead, 2019, p. 24). The problem would consist of the burdensome amount of paperwork imposed upon.
APA format 2 and half pages with 3 references and I will supply the .docx
APA format 2 and half pages with 3 references and I will supply the 1 reference from the walden library to be used with discussion. Here is the article
Kempfert, A. E., & Reed, B. D. (2011). Health care reform in the United States: HITECH Act and HIPAA privacy, security, and enforcement Issues.
FDCC Quarterly, 61
(3), 240–273.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
In order for organizations to receive the incentives offered through the HITECH legislation, they must be able to demonstrate that they are using the technology in meaningful ways. The following criteria for meaningful use must be evident to qualify for EHR incentives (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2012). The technology must:
Improve quality, safety, and efficiency, and reduce health disparities
Engage patients and families
Improve care coordination
Improve population and public health
Ensure adequate privacy and security protections for personal health information
For this Discussion you consider the impact of the meaningful use criteria of the HITECH legislation on the adoption of health information technology.
To prepare:
Review the Learning Resources on the HITECH legislation and its primary goals.
Reflect on the positive and negative impact this legislation has had on your organization or one with which you are familiar.
Consider the incentives to encourage the use of EHRs. Focus on the definition of meaningful use and how it is measured.
Reflect on how the incentives and meaningful use impact the quality of patient care.
Find an article in the Walden Library dealing with one of the criteria to qualify for meaningful use and how it has been successfully met.
By Day 3
Post
a description of how HITECH legislation has positively or negatively impacted your organization. Address how its related incentives influence the adoption of health information technology in health care and impact the quality of patient care. Provide a summary of the article you identified and explain how it demonstrates the ability of health information technology to meet the requirements of meaningful use.
Read
a selection of your colleagues’ responses.
.
HITECH LegislationPlease address or answer these questions below.docx
HITECH Legislation
Please address or answer these questions below as a content for my assignment.
1.
A description of how HITECH legislation has positively or negatively impacted your organization.
2.
Address how its related incentives influence the adoption of health information technology in health care and impact the quality of patient care.
3.
Provide a summary of the article you identified and explain how it demonstrates the ability of health information technology to meet the requirements of meaningful use.
REMINDER:
Please use citations/resources/references between 2010 and 2016. Kindly utilize the required resources that I posted. Thank you!
HITECH Legislation
In order for organizations to receive the incentives offered through the HITECH legislation, they must be able to demonstrate that they are using the technology in meaningful ways. The following criteria for meaningful use must be evident to qualify for EHR incentives (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2012). The technology must:
·
Improve quality, safety, and efficiency, and reduce health disparities
·
Engage patients and families
·
Improve care coordination
·
Improve population and public health
·
Ensure adequate privacy and security protections for personal health information
For this Discussion you consider the impact of the meaningful use criteria of the HITECH legislation on the adoption of health information technology.
To prepare:
·
Review the Learning Resources on the HITECH legislation and its primary goals.
·
Reflect on the positive and negative impact this legislation has had on your organization or one with which you are familiar.
·
Consider the incentives to encourage the use of EHRs. Focus on the definition of meaningful use and how it is measured.
·
Reflect on how the incentives and meaningful use impact the quality of patient care.
·
Find an article in the Walden Library dealing with one of the criteria to qualify for meaningful use and how it has been successfully met.
Required Resources
Note:
To access this week's required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the
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Readings
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McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2012).
Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge
(Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.
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Chapter 10, “Legislative Aspects of Nursing Informatics: HITECH and HIPAA”
This chapter explores two pieces of legislation that dramatically impact nursing informatics: the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
·
Arlotto, P. (2010). 7 strategies for improving HITECH readiness.
hfm(Healthcare Financial Management)
,
64
(11), 90–96.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article reviews seven strategies to help prepare for the implementation of the Health Information Techn.
HITECH LegislationHITECH LegislationPlease address or answer the.docx
HITECH Legislation
HITECH Legislation
Please address or answer these questions below as a content for my assignment.
1.
A description of how HITECH legislation has positively or negatively impacted your organization.
2.
Address how its related incentives influence the adoption of health information technology in health care and impact the quality of patient care.
3.
Provide a summary of the article you identified and explain how it demonstrates the ability of health information technology to meet the requirements of meaningful use.
REMINDER:
Please use citations/resources/references between 2010 and 2016. Kindly utilize the required resources that I posted. Thank you!
HITECH Legislation
In order for organizations to receive the incentives offered through the HITECH legislation, they must be able to demonstrate that they are using the technology in meaningful ways. The following criteria for meaningful use must be evident to qualify for EHR incentives (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2012). The technology must:
·
Improve quality, safety, and efficiency, and reduce health disparities
·
Engage patients and families
·
Improve care coordination
·
Improve population and public health
·
Ensure adequate privacy and security protections for personal health information
For this Discussion you consider the impact of the meaningful use criteria of the HITECH legislation on the adoption of health information technology.
To prepare:
·
Review the Learning Resources on the HITECH legislation and its primary goals.
·
Reflect on the positive and negative impact this legislation has had on your organization or one with which you are familiar.
·
Consider the incentives to encourage the use of EHRs. Focus on the definition of meaningful use and how it is measured.
·
Reflect on how the incentives and meaningful use impact the quality of patient care.
·
Find an article in the Walden Library dealing with one of the criteria to qualify for meaningful use and how it has been successfully met.
Required Resources
Note:
To access this week's required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the
Course Materials
section of your Syllabus.
Readings
·
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2012).
Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge
(Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.
o
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This chapter explores two pieces of legislation that dramatically impact nursing informatics: the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
·
Arlotto, P. (2010). 7 strategies for improving HITECH readiness.
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64
(11), 90–96.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article reviews seven strategies to help prepare for the implementation of the Health Infor.
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Identify whether existing systems meet requirements
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Implement best practices to move people and systems forward under these new requirements
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HITECH Legislation
In order for organizations to receive the incentives offered through the HITECH legislation, they must be able to demonstrate that they are using the technology in meaningful ways. The following criteria for meaningful use must be evident to qualify for EHR incentives (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2012). The technology must:
Improve quality, safety, and efficiency, and reduce health disparities
Engage patients and families
Improve care coordination
Improve population and public health
Ensure adequate privacy and security protections for personal health information
For this Discussion you consider the impact of the meaningful use criteria of the HITECH legislation on the adoption of health information technology.
To prepare:
Review the Learning Resources on the HITECH legislation and its primary goals.
Reflect on the positive and negative impact this legislation has had on your organization or one with which you are familiar.
Consider the incentives to encourage the use of EHRs. Focus on the definition of meaningful use and how it is measured.
Reflect on how the incentives and meaningful use impact the quality of patient care.
Find an article in the Walden Library dealing with one of the criteria to qualify for meaningful use and how it has been successfully met.
Post on or before Day 3
a description of how HITECH legislation has positively or negatively impacted your organization. Address how its related incentives influence the adoption of health information technology in health care and impact the quality of patient care. Provide a summary of the article you identified and explain how it demonstrates the ability of health information technology to meet the requirements of meaningful use.
Read
a selection of your colleagues’ responses.
Respond by Day 6
to at least
two
of your colleagues
on two different days
using one or more of the following approaches:
Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, evidence or research.
Share an insight from having read your colleagues’ postings, synthesizing the information to provide new perspectives.
Offer and support an alternative perspective using readings from the classroom or from your own research in the Walden Library.
Validate an idea with your own experience and additional research.
Make a suggestion based on additional evidence drawn from readings or after synthesizing multiple postings.
Expand on your colleagues’ postings by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives based on readings and evidence.
.
Discussion HITECH LegislationIn order for organizations to receiv.docx
Discussion: HITECH Legislation
In order for organizations to receive the incentives offered through the HITECH legislation, they must be able to demonstrate that they are using the technology in meaningful ways. The following criteria for meaningful use must be evident to qualify for EHR incentives (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2012). The technology must:
Improve quality, safety, and efficiency, and reduce health disparities
Engage patients and families
Improve care coordination
Improve population and public health
Ensure adequate privacy and security protections for personal health information
For this Discussion you consider the impact of the meaningful use criteria of the HITECH legislation on the adoption of health information technology.
To prepare:
Review the Learning Resources on the HITECH legislation and its primary goals.
Reflect on the positive and negative impact this legislation has had on your organization or one with which you are familiar.
Consider the incentives to encourage the use of EHRs. Focus on the definition of meaningful use and how it is measured.
Reflect on how the incentives and meaningful use impact the quality of patient care.
Find an article in the Walden Library dealing with one of the criteria to qualify for meaningful use and how it has been successfully met.
By Day 3
Post
a description of how HITECH legislation has positively or negatively impacted your organization. Address how its related incentives influence the adoption of health information technology in health care and impact the quality of patient care. Provide a summary of the article you identified and explain how it demonstrates the ability of health information technology to meet the requirements of meaningful use.
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2015).
Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge
(3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 9, “Legislative Aspects of Nursing Informatics: HITECH and HIPAA”
This chapter explores two pieces of legislation that dramatically impact nursing informatics: the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Arlotto, P. (2010). 7 strategies for improving HITECH readiness.
hfm(Healthcare Financial Management)
,
64
(11), 90–96.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article reviews seven strategies to help prepare for the implementation of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). The central point of the article focuses on demonstrating meaningful use of electronic health records.
Begum, R., Smith Ryan, M., Winther, C. H., Wang, J. J., Bardach, N. S., Parsons, A. H., & … Adams Dudley, R. (2013). Small Practices’ Experience With EHR, Quality Measurement, and Incentives.
American Journal Of Managed Care, 19e
SP12–8.
This article presents a study of clinician’s attitudes toward the use of financial incentives for .
Reducing Health Care Costs by Pulling IT into Healthcare Organizations
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When it comes to healthcare in America, we seem to believe that more is better--but does more healthcare result in better health? As a nation, we spend more on healthcare per person than any European country, yet our health outcomes are worse. The PBS documentary, Money and Medicine was aired in 2012, and addresses one of the key issues of healthcare reform--the cost of health care. Watch the trailer below, or the entire episode here: http://video.pbs.org/video/2283573727/
(Links to an external site.)
http://youtu.be/a9oEtRwoVxs
(Links to an external site.)
The Affordable Care Act
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), passed in 2010, is a collection of laws that were created to reform health insurance and healthcare.
The ACA significantly impacts nurses both personally and professionally. Bedside nurses are impacted by organizational changes that affect patient care, and may be providing information and resources to patients and caregivers about the ACA. However, as Hynds, Hatch and Samuels (2014) noted, nurses indicate they need more knowledge to understand the ACA policy implications of their practice.
Now, you can either read the 974 pages of the law itself, or you can watch this short, animated video produced by the Kaiser Family Foundation, and visit the helpful online resources below:
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(Links to an external site.)
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(Links to an external site.)
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