THE ROLE OF PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS

THE ROLE OF PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS

The My Health Record system was first introduced by the Australian Government in 2012 and allows people seeking health care in Australia to register for a My Health Record. My Health Record is an online summary of the key health information of all Australian Citizens. It contains key health information drawn from the existing electronic records of multiple healthcare providers involved in a patient’s care, including their general practitioner. The patient can control what information goes into it and which organisations have access to their record. Over the past few weeks there has been much contentious debate about this e-Health Solution relating to privacy, security and a vigorous discussion whether or not the system should be ‘opt in’ or ‘opt out’. When one “opts in” to a program, they expressly give their consent to being part of the program. When one “opts out” of a program, they are expressly indicating that they DO NOT wish to be part of the program.   Visithttp://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-07-18/my-health-record-opt-out-confusion/10000008 for some background on this issue.

Once you have done that, have a look at this article and video…

 Stay or go? My Health Record

You will need to undertake some additional research on the issue of ‘opt in’ or ‘opt out’ approaches to e-Health and argue the point for or against (an opt in or opt out system).

The word counts: 150 words

Number of references: 1 –  Use the style APA 6th Edition referencing

Literature Evaluation Table

For this assignment, the student will provide a synopsis of eight peer-reviewed articles from nursing journals using an evaluation table that determines the level and strength of evidence for each of the eight articles. The articles should be current within the last 5 years and closely relate to the PICOT statement developed earlier in this course. The articles may include quantitative research, descriptive analyses, longitudinal studies, or meta-analysis articles. A systematic review may be used to provide background information for the purpose or problem identified in the proposed capstone project. Use the “Literature Evaluation Table” resource to complete this assignment.

APA style required for refences, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines.

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Nursing Leadership/Discussion

Part 1

My post

Hello class and Professor,

The advent of the technological era has been linked to improved patient outcomes. Most of the technologies in place are patient-centered and are aimed at improving the quality of care and service delivery. At the facility I work for, there are several technologies in place. The most recent is the point of care technology. As much as this technology is in its initial stages of implementation, the benefits have had profound effects on the operations of nursing. This technology allows nurses to access patient data such as X-rays and medication directly from the bedside. This is achieved through linked computers placed at the bedside of patients to ensure that their records can easily be accessed (Adam, 2017).

Considering that the facility has not yet adopted electronic health records, the point of care technology comes with great significance to the hospital. Through the technology, time is saved which would have otherwise been used to access the documents physically. This also allows for easier update of the patient information ensuring that they stay up to date. Point of care technology also ensures that nursing practice focuses on patient-centered care (Adam, 2017). This means that the patient is engaged in making decisions, follow-ups, and education to better their health.

The facility should, however, consider the importance of implementing electronic health records to complement the point of care technology. With electronic records coupled with this technology, nurses will have diverse alert systems such as mobile phones and tablets to ensure that they can access patient data away from the bedside.

Part2 

Professor Comments and question

It is really interesting that your organization has not implemented the electronic health record (EHR). The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 provided $35 billion dollars for organizations to implement electronic health records. The incentive did not cover the entire costs of implementation to organizations, but are mandatory to meet the requirements for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, or MIPS which will start in 2019. Do you think the organization will change to the EHR in the near future?

References
Schwartz, S. (2016). Defensive medicine versus value-based care. Medical Economics. Retrieved from: http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics/news/defensive-medicine-versus-value-based-care?page=0,0

Part 3/another students comments and question

I found your topic very interesting. Prior to working on the PCU unit at a hospital, my last employer was just in the process of implementing EMR. They were actually using paper charts. It is interesting that some health care organizations are behind when it comes to information technology. Do you think that this could be due to cost? I think cost was the major reason as to why my prior employer was slow to using EMR.

Define the scope of a legal issue.

  • Define the scope of a legal issue.
  • Examine briefly the existing laws on this issue as it relates to nursing.
  • Highlight this legal issue in a clinical nursing example.
  • Explore the expert forecasts and any new needed laws regarding this legal issue as it relates to nursing practice.

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