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Gesline R posted Jul 20, 2022 11:46 AM
To put it another way: A policy is a statement of intent, guidance, or a guide for action that is intended to influence and define long-term technology for healthcare decisions and actions. Healthcare information technology has had a significant impact on the way medical care is delivered today. In health informatics, public policy and regulations play a significant role, as they shape the framework within which electronic health systems operate. To facilitate the widespread adoption of EHRs, the government’s regulatory bodies have developed a number of policies. Both patients’ and doctors’ legal rights must be protected, so these same bureaucratic organizations regulate the system. Rapid advancements are being made in health care technology. In order to be effective, health policy must address the concerns of the people who will be served by it. “Taking action on health technology policy can have a significant impact on the healthcare system’s infrastructure, providers, and finances”(Vilcahuaman L., et al., 2017).
According to my recommendations, public health informatics should play an important role in the development of evidence-based public health practice by involving stakeholders in the development of infrastructure and infrastructure for sharing data and creating new data sources as well as by disseminating best practices and developing a skilled workforce. When necessary, new norms for essential community health data sets should be created, and locals should be included in the process of developing related measures. Increase the sharing of information between current and potential collaborators in order to better the health of the population. Build a data infrastructure from the ground up that satisfies the needs of local organizations and businesses by adhering to accepted norms and specifications and providing seamless connectivity between systems. Providing local partners with easier access to existing data is a fundamental responsibility of public health practice. Build a prototype of a community health database to keep track of residents’ health in a way that is complete, current, detailed, and relevant; this will allow you to spot and address problems as they arise and help level the playing field for those who live in disadvantaged areas. To ensure a national cadre of public health workers skilled in data analytics and visualization, as well as the ability to communicate the knowledge that can be derived from those data, training of the current workforce is essential.
As change agents, nurses need to be well-versed in health informatics’ underlying framework. Nurses can make good use of these details as they advocate for the secure, efficient, and effective implementation of health information technology.
References
Vilcahuamán L., Rivas R., (2017). In healthcare technology management systems. 978-0-12-811431-5
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Katina B posted Jul 19, 2022 2:42 PM
Policy has a significant amount of impact on informatics in healthcare. Health information management and technology determines processes placed to implement, provide, and delivery appropriate health care to patients. Policy, regulations, and laws provide structure to the electronic health systems. These systems are initiated by regulatory bodies of the government to execute policies and implementation of the electronic record. These laws change as health informatics improve. Nurses and other medical disciplines must understand how health informatics work to be effective advocates for the patient and their families. Nurses should have an overall understanding of the system behind health informatics and be able to advocate for change (Bell, 2018). Education allows for utilization of information to increase informatics and work as a team to provide safe, effective, and efficient care using health information technology management.
There are several ways that future public informatics initiatives can improve patient outcomes and healthcare equality. Improving collaboration and communication between interdisciplinary nursing professions serves as a force to improve patient outcomes. Informatics keep the patient safe by helping prevent medication and prescription errors. Medication errors impacts at least 1.5 million patients per year (Agrawal, 2009).
There are also other significant factors such as non-treatment or under-treatment of diseases, injuries, or mental illnesses as well as improper use of any medical equipment or machinery causing injury to the patient. Informatics also makes it easier for medical professionals to retrieve patient information. The ability to have access to patient records plays an essential role in the quality of treatment provided to each individual patient. Medical disciplines must have a wide knowledge of the patients’ medical and demographic background to ensure medical care is delivered safely. Health insurance companies depend on informatics to ensure that medical facilities are compensated for the care given to its customers. They utilize informatics to confirm that appropriate treatment was delivered. Treatment must be documented correctly with all the supportive codes made available for the providers to receive their compensation. Lastly, storage of patient information has been made safer by using informatics. It is of utmost importance that patient information is always kept secure. Before HIPAA, medical records were stored in secured locations making healthcare professionals responsible for keeping them secure. Currently, by way of informatics, health information is digitally stored and encrypted to keep it secure from computer hackers and identity thieves.
As time progresses, health care will become more improved to increase the outcomes and patient satisfaction. Improving collaboration between the patient and medical professionals serves as a great start to developing better outcomes and advancing healthcare. It is up to medical organizations and healthcare professionals to stay educated on the new and forever improving medical informatics and information management.
References
Agrawal A. (2009). Medication errors: prevention using information technology systems. British journal of clinical pharmacology, 67(6), 681–686. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03427.x
Bell K. (2018). Public Policy and Health Informatics. Seminars in oncology nursing, 34(2), 184–187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2018.03.010
