Health Informatics Regulatory Issues and Standards
Objectives:
- Describe processes and structures for regulating health information technology (health IT).
- Explain how Meaningful Use criteria are driving the development of the health record and the use of information within and across health care organizations.
- Examine how the adoption of standardized vocabularies and terminologies can assist in the implementation of Meaningful Use criteria and development of electronic health records (EHRs).
- Describe the importance of data exchange across settings and the role of standardized terminologies in the development process of data exchange.
***There are four (4) discussion questions from two different topics for this assignment instead of the usual two discussions and one assignment. Therefore, with the above knowledge, answer the following questions in a discussion format. Ensure all questions are responded to appropriately with references attached.
Discussion 1
Discuss the primary regulations related to patient privacy and security that affect the how information is stored, retrieved, and utilized in the health care environment. What are the major challenges facing health care organizations as they work to implement regulations and standards, including meaningful use criteria.
Discussion 2
Discuss both the value and challenges of implementing standard vocabularies and terminologies in the storage and use of health care data. How do these challenges impact informatics professionals and the work they do in health care settings?
Read Chapters 22, 25, 27, and 28 in Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach.
Read “Not What the Doctor Ordered: Security Concerns in Light of Evolving Health Technologies: Health Care Professionals Must Stay Current on How Best to Protect Patient Data,” by Lanterman, from Journal of Health Care Compliance (2015).
Explore the Health Information Technology and Health Data Standards at NLM page of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) website.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/index.html
Read “Cyber-Security Issues in Healthcare Information Technology,” by Langer, from Journal of Digital Imaging (2017).
Consumer Applications
Objectives:
- Evaluate mobile technologies that can enhance patient care.
- Discuss trends in consumer health related-applications and consumer informatics that impact the storage, retrieval, and use of health care data and information.
- Examine the challenges of differentiating between data provided by consumer applications and devices versus clinical data from the EHR.
- Explain the impact of telemedicine on consumers, providers, health care centers, and the documentation of health care data.
Discussion 3
Discuss an example of a mobile device or social or health-related application you use in your everyday life that stores personal health data and could potentially benefit your health. How could the technology or application be improved and utilized in the health care setting to provide a more detailed or holistic picture of a person’s health status to providers?
Discussion 4
What are the primary challenges with integrating data from personal devices and applications with data within an EHR? Do you think most consumers are comfortable with sharing their personal data in the clinical environment? Supposing the sharing of such information is beneficial for consumers’ health, what can be done to help consumers overcome their reticence?
Resources
Read Chapters 8 and 12-14 in Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach.
Read “Information Quality Challenges of Patient-Generated Data in Clinical Practice,” by West, Kleek, Giordano, Weal, and Shadbolt, from Front Public Health (2017).
https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.lopes.idm.oclc.org/pmc/articles/PMC5701635/?report=classic
View the “Mobile Devices in Healthcare: Challenges and Expectations for Practitioners” (2012) video, located on the Health IT
https://www.healthit.gov/video/mobile-devices-healthcare-challenges-and-expectations-practitioners
Read “Mobile Devices: Know the Risks. Take the Steps. Protect and Secure Health Information,” located on the Health IT website.
Read “How Do mHealth, Mobile Health Devices Impact Patient Satisfaction?” by Heath (2018), located on the Patient Engagement HIT website.</
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