Initial Discussion and Responses. Management Essay

FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL THREE POST. USED THE TITLES I HAVE ADDED. EACH POST MUST HAVE ONE CITED SOURCE.
(Post #1 560: must be 200 words with one cited source)
Read the article titled, “Health Information Technology Continues to Show Positive Effect on Medical Outcomes: Systematic Review” and write a summary that explains your understanding of the article and why you feel health care information systems can improve patient outcomes (health outcomes).
(Richard, Post #2 560: must be 100 words with one cited source, respond to richards post with your assessment of what he posted)
There were several different takeaways from this paper and the research conducted. Of all the countries that were included in the study shows that ~81% showed improvement with Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) (Kruse & Beane, 2018). There is a positive sign that with you want to increase healthcare outcomes and quality of care you would increase technology. Depending on what country you would look at. The healthcare industry has a systemic way of doing business. They will release a concept like using Healthcare Information Technology and ask policymakers to start laws requiring it or lobby them to enact laws to force them. First, they start off with initiatives for those hospitals or medical clinics that use the product, and as people use them more and see the outcomes increase than others will follow. Other countries like Germany then go into a penalization method with the companies do not use the systems.
“Studies from PubMed and CINAHL that defined a HIT intervention and a corresponding effect on medical outcomes stated in terms of efficiency or effectiveness were eligible for selection. The search for this review was extensive, and the reviewers took care to be deliberate and thorough in their process” (Kruse & Beane, 2018, para 7). There were 12 different categories that were identified as having matching information across the board. Telemedicine and software programs were two of the most used categories. This study was just a small sample but put Health Information Technology showed that it could positively with increase outcomes. One issue that the United States will face compared to other countries is that they do not use a national system so there are several different systems that the companies can buy. When other countries have one system it would make getting data much easier. “Numerous studies have considered the outcomes of implementing an electronic medical record on healthcare quality and patient safety, with a majority of studies showing favorable results”(Alotaibi & Federico, 2017, para. 12).

(Post #3 550: must be 200 words with one cited source)
After reading the required background resources for this Module, use additional peer-reviewed/scholarly sources to discuss the impacts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Include both the realized benefits and also the difficulties experienced by those who are being mandated to participate. Should health insurance be mandatory – why or why not? Explain, and justify your position in a 200-word summary, using facts from peer-reviewed sources to support your explanations and position.