1. Electronic health records (EHRs) are easier to
read than the paper charts of the past, but many complain that healthcare
providers are focusing too much on the computer screen instead of the patient.
o Is this due to lack of skill or training, poor
computer system design, or just the nature of computer charting?
o Is patient care suffering from the
implementation of EHRs?
o Charting in an EHR consist of clicking boxes, do
you feel this provides enough detail about the patient, condition, and events
if there was a law suit?
2. Hebda, Hunter and Czar (2019) identify three
types of data that is currently being tracked by organizations (p. 46).
o Identify and explain another type of data,
specific to your practice, that is being tracked by an organization.
o Why do you feel this data is important to
track?
o Identify and discuss the organization that is
tracking the data.
o Are there any ethical concerns with an outside
organization tracking this data, explain and give examples?
3. In this week?s discussion post, you identified
and explain the topic selected for the project.
o Provide a description of your selected topic
based on input from the discussion forum. What is your project, why is it
relevant to this class, and why is it important to you?
o Identify an informatics/healthcare theory from
pages 29-30 of the textbook that aligns with the project and explain why.
Assignment
Expectations: