18 Oct EHRs are composed of four main categories of information systems
Categories of Information Systems
EHRs are composed of four main categories of information systems: source systems, supporting infrastructure, core clinical systems, and connectivity systems. Select one of these categories and explain what is included in the categories and the main purpose of the category. Indicate characteristics of an EHR system that may be present from this specific category.
Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.
Response Guidelines
Select the post of a peer that addresses a different category from the one you selected. Identify and explain how the two categories would work together. Indicate characteristics in an EHR system that may be present due to these categories working together.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Describe the framework and conceptual model of the components of an EHR.
Apply the principles of effective composition.
Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.
DQ2 EHR Applications
After working in EHR Go, identify one application present in the EHR with which you have interacted. Explain how this interaction occurred.
Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.​
Response Guidelines
Select a post from a peer that addresses a different application than the one you had selected. Compare the two applications.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Review the uses of EHRs in various settings.
Apply the principles of effective composition.
Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.
HIM4640 Electronic Health Records and Health Information Systems
Unit 2 Discussion
DQ1 EHR Benefits and Limitations
Identify two benefits and two limitations of implementing an EHR. Compare and contrast these benefits and limitations.
Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.
Response Guidelines
Identify a limitation described in a peer’s post, and propose a method to overcome the limitation.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Review examples of EHR adoption successes and failures.
Identify critical success factors for EHR adoption.
Apply the principles of effective composition.
Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.
DQ2 EHR Adoption Challenges
What are some challenges that can be faced in EHR adoption? Use your experiences with EHR Go as examples.
Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.​
Response Guidelines
Provide a possible solution to overcome a peer’s challenge. Use your experiences with EHR Go as examples.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Review the uses of EHRs in various settings.
Identify critical success factors for EHR adoption.
Apply the principles of effective composition.
Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.
HIM4640 Electronic Health Records and Health Information Systems
Unit 3 Discussion
Goals and Benefits for the EHR
Explain the importance of establishing goals and benefits expectations for the EHR.
Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.
Response Guidelines
Select a goal or benefit described by a peer, and describe how to measure if that goal or benefit has been achieved.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Review the uses of EHRs in various settings.
Identify critical success factors for EHR adoption.
Apply the principles of effective composition.
Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.
HIM4640 Electronic Health Records and Health Information Systems
Unit 4 Discussion
DQ1 Workflow and Process Mapping Tools
Compare at least two different workflow or process mapping tools discussed in the readings for this unit.
Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.
Response Guidelines
Read the posts of your peers and choose one of the tools described in a post. Using one of the workflow or process mapping tools presented by a peer, display a simple process such as changing a tire or washing dishes.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Outline the steps in workflow process improvement.
Explain the purpose and the importance of a needs assessment.
Describe a migration plan for an EHR.
Apply the principles of effective composition.
Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.
DQ2 Workflow Process Map Example
Explain and provide at least one example of why it is important to map the current workflow process before implementing a change.
Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.
Response Guidelines
Read the posts of your peers and respond to at least one post. Taking one of your peer’s examples, describe how the workflow mapping can be used to create a migration plan or a needs assessment.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Outline the steps in workflow process improvement.
Describe a migration plan for an EHR.
Explain the purpose and the importance of a needs assessment.
Apply the principles of effective composition.
Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.
HIM4640 Electronic Health Records and Health Information Systems
Unit 5 Discussion
SDLC Stage
Select one stage of the system development life cycle (SDLC) that you feel is important. Explain the stage, and explain why you think this stage is important.
Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.
Response Guidelines
Select the post of a peer who explained a different stage than the one you selected, and compare the two stages. What would happen if either stage was missed or skipped during the development process?
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Review the stages of the system development life cycle.
HIM4640 Electronic Health Records and Health Information Systems
Unit 6 Discussion
EHR Standards Organization
Identity an organization that is currently involved in the setting of standards for EHR systems. Select and explain one standard this specific organization addresses.
Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.
Response Guidelines
Select a peer’s post with a different organization than the one you had selected. Compare the organization standard that you selected to a standard that your peer had selected. Do they work together? Are they dependent upon each other?
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Identify organizations that set EHR standards.
Apply the principles of effective composition.
Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.
DQ2 Data Dictionary
Why is it important to have a data dictionary? What function does a data dictionary serve?
Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.
Response Guidelines
Building upon a peer’s response, explain how data dictionaries and standards help with the integration among applications.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Discuss the purpose of a data dictionary.
Explain data formats.
Determine data reporting requirements.
Apply the principles of effective composition.
Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.
HIM4640 Electronic Health Records and Health Information Systems
Unit 7 Discussion
Secure and Efficient Data-Sharing
What are some strategies for assuring that EHRs promote secure and efficient patient data-sharing among personal health records (PHRs) and health information exchanges (HIEs)?
Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.
Response Guidelines
Select a peer’s response, and address this question: As a health care consumer, do you feel the security offered by a strategy or strategies presented is or are sufficient? Why or why not? How can a strategy be improved?
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Describe security features in an EHR.
Identify organizations that set EHR standards.
Apply the principles of effective composition.
Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.
HIM4640 Electronic Health Records and Health Information Systems
Unit 8 Discussion
DQ1 Interoperability Challenges
Identify and explain a challenge to EHR interoperability.
Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.
Response Guidelines
Provide a possible solution to an interoperability challenge presented by one of your peers.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Describe security features in an EHR.
Describe the characteristics of a successful EHR implementation.
Discuss the purpose of a data dictionary.
Apply the principles of effective composition.
Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.
DQ2 EHR Implementation Requirements
Select a health care setting and identify at least two requirements for a successful EHR implementation within that specific setting.
Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.
Response Guidelines
Select a peer’s post with a different setting from the one that you chose. Is your requirement also a requirement in your peer’s setting? Why or why not?
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Describe the characteristics of a successful EHR implementation.
Review the uses of EHRs in various settings.
HIM4640 Electronic Health Records and Health Information Systems
Unit 9 Discussion
EHR Optimization in Health Care Environments
Select a health care environment such as a physician’s office, clinic, or hospital and provide an example of how to optimize the use of the EHR within that environment.
Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.
Response Guidelines
Select a peer’s post with a different setting from the one that you chose. Would your optimization plan work in your peer’s setting? Why or why not?
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Review the uses of EHRs in various settings.
Review examples of EHR adoption successes and failures.
Apply the principles of effective composition.
Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.
HIM4640 Electronic Health Records and Health Information Systems
Unit 10 Discussion
DQ1 Standards and Interoperability
How do standards aid in the development of interoperability? What is a future possibility with the use or implementation of EHR interoperability?
Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.?
Response Guidelines
How does your future possibility compare to a peer’s future possibility?
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Identify organizations that set EHR standards.
DQ2 EHR Implementation and You
How does understanding the implementation of an EHR help you to become a better health care consumer?
Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.
Response Guidelines
Build on a peer’s response to explain how implementation or other factors affect the development of personal health records (PHRs).
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