Chapter 1 - Electronic health records for allied health careers. After studying this chapter, you should be able to: List three reasons why paper-based medical records are no longer adequate, discuss the economic pressures forcing changes in the health care system, describe the role of the government in bringing about changes in the health care system, | Chapter 1 Introduction to Electronic Health Records Electronic Health Records for Allied Health Careers Cover goes here when ready Learning Outcomes After studying this chapter, you should be able to: List three reasons why paper-based medical records are no longer adequate. Discuss the economic pressures forcing changes in the health care system. Describe the role of the government in bringing about changes in the health care system. Explain the differences between electronic medical records, electronic health records, and personal health records. Compare the content of a medical record in ambulatory and acute care settings. 1- Learning Outcomes After studying this chapter, you should be able to: List the eight core functions of an electronic health record. Describe the advantages of electronic health records. Explain the issues surrounding the implementation of electronic health records. Explain how electronic health records will affect existing jobs in allied health as well as | Chapter 1 Introduction to Electronic Health Records Electronic Health Records for Allied Health Careers Cover goes here when ready Learning Outcomes After studying this chapter, you should be able to: List three reasons why paper-based medical records are no longer adequate. Discuss the economic pressures forcing changes in the health care system. Describe the role of the government in bringing about changes in the health care system. Explain the differences between electronic medical records, electronic health records, and personal health records. Compare the content of a medical record in ambulatory and acute care settings. 1- Learning Outcomes After studying this chapter, you should be able to: List the eight core functions of an electronic health record. Describe the advantages of electronic health records. Explain the issues surrounding the implementation of electronic health records. Explain how electronic health records will affect existing jobs in allied health as well as create new jobs. 1- acute care adverse event ambulatory care continuity of care electronic health record (EHR) electronic medical record (EMR) electronic prescribing evidence-based medicine health information exchange (HIE) health information technology (HIT) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) medical error medical record Medicare Part D Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) National Health Information Network (NHIN) pay for performance personal health record (PHR) regional health information organization (RHIO) standards Key Terms 1- A Mandate for Change Enormous change in health care field shifting from paper-based records to electronic record systems. Why? increase in medical errors rising health care costs need for coordination of care 1- Medical Errors Adverse event: patient harm resulting from treatment by health care system, not health condition of patient. Not all adverse events are errors .
