550 2ND WEEK POST Management Essay Research Coursework

RESPOND TO ALL THREE POST, LEAVE THE HEADING WHEN YOU RESPOND SO THAT I KNOW WHICH PERSON YOU'RE RESPONDING TO, SHOULD BE 275 WORD AFTER RESPONDING TO EACH POST
DARRIUS POST #1, 90 WORDS WITH 1 SOURCE

The Electronic health record (EHR) is an electronic version of a patient's medical history that is maintained by a provider within the health organization. The data contained within the EHR includes all of the key administrative and clinical data relevant to the individuals care needs and is accessible to the provider. These data sets include demographics, progress notes, problems, medications, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data and radiology reports (Kruse, Smith, Vanderlinden, & Zealand, 2017). Due to the sensitive nature of this stored data, effective security measures must be effective and efficient to prevent unauthorized data access. As a result, security measures such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act have been adopted within the organization.
Notably, hospital organizations must ensure patient data is secure at all times by using these established security measures. Since patient data is accessible in various forms established security measures must be multifunctional and data driven to ensure the effectiveness of these security measures. Confidentiality and security of protected health information (PHI), which is included in a patient's electronic health record, is addressed in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). While the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act is primarily focused on reporting data breaches (Kruse et al., 2017). In the end, effective measures for protecting patient data should utilize every established security measure to ensure that patient data can only be accessed when proper data release procedures have been satisfied.
JOSHUA POST #2, 90 WORDS WITH 1 SOURCE
The privacy of patients and the security of their information is the most imperative barrier to entry when considering the adoption of electronic health records in the healthcare industry (Kruse, 2017). In a world where consumer information is ready available at the fingertips of patients via technological advances (Smartphones, mobile banking apps, patient portals, etc.) the importance of security of health information must be a top priority for major healthcare organizations. A patient's health record includes vital data including medical history (lab/imaging results, surgeries, etc.), demographics, payment information, address, social security number, With EHR systems it is or if not should be, mandatory protocol of a policy to ensure that any patient information shared either electronically or through paper (in-person) should be 1. Received by the correct person (referral to another physician, uploading lab/imaging results, etc.) and 2. the correct patient in which the information is being shared about. Another policy that many hospitals can implement is a verification of personal identification before sending or receiving any potential secure patient information. This can include a login of credentials such as a username and password or badge I.D. number and date of birth or whatever is most suitable for the healthcare facility. This may increase the overall time it takes to send and receive patient information, but it would result in the associates understanding the importance of security for health records.
JILL POST #3, 90 WORDS WITH 1 SOURCE
Canada has a single payer health care system. The insurance is paid for through a public plan. Services are paid for through general taxation. The services are not paid for by government employees. When patients go to see a physician, the physician does not bill an insurance company or the patient directly. They bill the government plan. In situations where there is a need for emergent care, patients are seen quickly. In the case where a patient might be needing care for a non-urgent or less pressing type of appointment, they could see a longer wait time. In Ontario, a person can receive a medical card within three months of taking up residence there. The card makes them eligible to receive services such as "physician visits and surgery, and most laboratory evaluations, imaging, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations are covered completely, as are home nursing, physical therapy and subsidized public transportation services for disabled individuals" (Shaw, 2004). A patients choice of doctor is not limited to a list of those participating in their group. General practitioners and specialists work together toward the best possible outcome for the patient. Physicians essentially manage patients without governmental and corporate influence or intervention. Pre-authorizations are only required for what would be considered a legitimate cosmetic repair.
Specific problems Canada faces with the single payer system reside in the fact that Canada is losing doctors thereby creating a shortage. Primary reasons for this are relocation and retirement of providers. This has caused entire communities to be without a family practice doctor in some places. In some instances people have chosen to relocate specifically to preserve the continuity of care with their chosen physician. Wait times for appointments are currently extremely high. A consultation appointment can be a wait of seven to twelve weeks and actual treatment can be a twenty week wait (Shaw, 2004). Obviously there are incidents where patients can wait far too long for their otherwise routine appointments for maintenance of care and become either more ill or worse yet pass on. These are fewer and further between than many people think; however, they have happened.