Why is it important to have a firm understanding of all information systems regardless of department you work in? Provide details.
Mistakes made by healthcare personnel who need to grasp other providers’ information systems might put patients at risk. Thus, familiarity with all systems is essential. The patient’s life is in danger if a healthcare worker in one department fails to register the patient’s drug allergy in the EHR, and the patient gets the medicine without their knowledge. Healthcare personnel with other divisions’ information systems may collaborate and share data better. Radiologists accessing their patients’ EHRs may improve treatment accuracy and safety. Healthcare providers must observe privacy requirements. Healthcare personnel may better comply with these requirements by understanding other divisions’ information systems (Wager et al., 2021).
As different as one information system is from another, how do they work together to improve the patient care process?
Information sharing enhances patient care by using different information systems in the following ways:
- Data interchange between hospitals ensures patients get the best treatment.
- Mistake prevention in information systems may reduce human mistakes by providing accurate and up-to-date patient health, prescription, and allergy information.
- Information systems promote interdepartmental cooperation by centralizing patient health data and enabling electronic communication.
- Information technology simplifies monotonous operations like appointment scheduling, medication orders, and test result reporting (White et al., 2019).
Part 2
How important is communication in EHRs? i.e., making sure progress notes are completed in a timely fashion and with complete and accurate information.
Patient care is greatly aided by quest communication in electronic health records. Medical records are complete with progress notes that describe the patient’s current health situation, treatment plan, and outcomes in great detail. Other healthcare workers may access the most up-to-date patient health information if progress notes are completed promptly. Information that is both complete and accurate is critical because it equips medical professionals to deliver treatment that is both safe and effective (Wager et al., 2021).
From a patient perspective, what would be the essential requirements for the best standard of care in a hospital setting?
The main conditions for the highest quality of treatment in a hospital environment, as seen by the patient, would be:
- Patients anticipate receiving accurate and timely information on their conditions, treatments, and outcomes from their healthcare providers.
- Patients have the right to rapid attention to their medical needs and complaints from their caregivers.
- Patients anticipate getting care in which they may have faith that all reasonable precautions are being taken to protect them from harm.
- Patients expect to get compassionate care, with healthcare personnel displaying empathy and understanding towards their wants and worries.
- Patients have a right to be treated with respect by their caregivers and should get nothing less (Tsai et al., 2020).
References
Tsai, C., Eghdam, A., Davoody, N., Wright, G., Flowerday, S., & Koch, S. (2020). Effects of electronic health record implementation and barriers to adoption and use: a scoping review and qualitative analysis of the content. Life, 10(12), 327. https://doi.org/10.3390/life10120327
Wager, K. A., Lee, F. W., & Glaser, J. P. (2021). Health care information systems: a practical approach for health care management. John Wiley & Sons.
White, K. M., Dudley-Brown, S., & Terhaar, M. F. (Eds.). (2019). Translation of evidence into nursing and healthcare. Springer Publishing Company.
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