MED INF 405 HIT Integration
"This course provides the details of health care technology standards and interoperability. Topics include the value proposition of standards; health information models; the IHE Initiative; HL7, DICOM, CCOW, CorbaMED, and other medical standards. The course also covers the role of nonmedical standards in medical informatics (HTTP, XML, etc.) as well as multi-institutional issues and telemedicine, e-commerce, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act standards compliance" Reflection This was one of my favorite courses because I have a passion particularly in the area of health information exchange. I think it is incredibly important to share patient data securely across the continuum of care. The goals of this course were to identify and examine medical and nonmedical standards and the lack of use of these standards across healthcare technology amongst different vendors, hospitals, pharmacies and office settings. We also focused on integration of healthcare and healthcare information exchange (HIE). We had a team project paper that delved into the comparison of the US and some European countries and the adoption of HIE. What we discovered was disappointing. From our research, we uncovered how much the US is lagging behind other countries when it comes to EHR adoption, HIE adoption and also chronic disease management success. What can we do to increase adoption? I have a personal story to share that involves the importance of continuum of care and health information exchange. At the beginning of this Capstone course, I had a personal experience where having immediate access to my medical record for those caring for me, saved much time and energy. After having a procedure done by my primary caregiver she gave me a copy of my procedure report in the event I would need to go to the ER. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened. I ended up in the ER and thankfully had the report from my primary caregiver. This information provided the ER physicians with exactly what was needed in order to care for me properly. I was grateful. To continue the effort of continuum of care and health information exchange, the ER physician made a copy of my hospital stay and gave it to me to give my primary caregiver. Although this was all done on paper, we’re getting closer to embracing the sharing of patient data across healthcare settings. Source: MMI Program
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