This document discusses a capstone project on the level of integration between health and medical device data with clinical systems. It covers topics like current healthcare information systems, quality monitoring and accreditation, and legal/ethical issues. The document also discusses the importance of understanding the systems used in healthcare work, keeping up with regulations, and addressing how health/medical devices and data will integrate with information systems and respect patient privacy. Tables show patient preferences between electronic vs paper logs for managing diabetes information. References at the end provide additional resources on HIPAA compliance, treatment options, and healthcare information.

1. Health and Medical Device Data: Level
of Integration With Clinical Systems
• Maria delos Angeles Mora
• HCA 496 Health Informatics Capstone
• Paula Arcenaux
• Final Project 06 June 2014

2. Excellent 10%
Somewhat 41%
Not very 22%
Poor 15%
Not at all 12%
Health and Medical Device Data:
Level of Integration With Clinical
Systems
Healthcare Informatics Research Series-Trends in Healthcare Information Technologies: Priorities and
Investments to Improve Care Deliveries and Reduce errors.

3. Health and Medical Device Data: Level of
Integration With Clinical Systems
• Topics to discuss:
• Current health care information systems
• Continuous quality monitoring and
accreditations in health care
• Legal and ethical aspects of health information
management

4. Health and Medical Device Data: Level of
Integration With Clinical Systems
• Importance of system knowledge
– Understand system that you will be working with
– From prior experiences it can be a positive or negative
experience in your area of work
– Need to be knowledgeable and familiarized with
programs, and systems of new company
– Research via internet, state rules and
regulations, management knowledge and expertize
– Keep an eye on patient

5. Health and Medical Device Data: Level of
Integration With Clinical Systems
• Components Health and Medical Devices will be
address
• Familiarization with current health care information
systems used at work area
• Research sites that are in accordance with rules and
regulations of patient’s privacy

6. Health and Medical Device Data: Level of
Integration With Clinical Systems
Question Electronic* Paper*
Which log was more fun to use? 79% 17%
Which log was easier to remember to use? 58% 33%
Which log was easier for sending information to your doctor? 71% 25%
Which log is more likely to be misplaced or lost? 17% 83%
Which log would be easier to carry around? 58% 42%
Which log would be encourage you to log your blood sugar and other
information more often?
62% 33%
Which log would you prefer to use in the future? 67% 33%
Table 7. Preferences among patients ages 6-20 with Type 1 Diabetes in using an electronic
log compared to a paper log.
*Note: Totals many not add to 100% because of missing data.
Source: Shama S. Web-based tool for diabetes self-care. Final report. Watertown (MA): New England Research Institutes, 2001.
Contract No. 290-00-0025. Sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

7. Health and Medical Device Data: Level of
Integration With Clinical Systems
• Retrieved from :
http://www.ists.dartmouth.edu/projects/healthit_security/tish/thread4.html
• Ajit Appari, Denise Anthony and M. Eric Johnson, "HIPAA Compliance:
An Institutional Theory Perspective", in Proceedings of the 15th Americas
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• Retrieved from: http://www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/treatmentoptions/
• Retrieved from: http://healthcare411.ahrq.gov/