role of health information exchange in patient care at an organization level statewide level, and national level

role of health information exchange in patient care at an organization level statewide level, and national level

Describe the critical role of health information exchange in patient care at an organization level (across all facilities), statewide level, and national level. How do the goals of each vary and how is quality of care enhanced?

Exchange of Health Information in Patient Care

The American people are becoming a more mobile society. Every day, massive amounts of data are exchanged, informing the government, businesses, and health care providers about changing population dynamics and trends that require attention. Electronic health records have also become an important component of health care in practice. The purpose of this paper is to explain the role of information exchange in patient care at various levels, goals, and quality of care enhancement.

Goals and Role

The foundation of quality patient care is health care information. It is difficult to achieve the desired patient outcomes in the absence of accurate and sufficient information. According to Kruse et al. (2017), the primary role of health information exchange is to enable authorized access to patient data in order to improve access and secure sharing. The implication here is that the primary role of health care information exchange at the organizational, statewide, and national levels is to ensure that data in all relevant areas that can help improve care is accessible. However, the objectives differ depending on the level.The goal of health information exchange across facilities is to share data electronically to guide diagnosis, testing, and prescription (Keshta & Odeh, 2020). Depending on how illness dynamics differ across states, the exchange can serve as the foundation for better state policies to prevent illnesses.
Nationally, health information exchange can guide efforts to modernize, store, and secure patient data.
If stated differently, the exchange can serve as a guide for policy formulation.

Improving the Quality of Care

In terms of the role of health information exchange in improving quality of care, access to information causes health care providers and governments to improve their health approaches and patient-centeredness. Glaser (2020) stated that sharing medical history regardless of the patient’s location allows for more effective care that is tailored to the patient’s specific needs. Because information is available at the state and national levels, states and national health organizations can develop practical solutions to promote population health based on the type and severity of health problems affecting specific populations.

Finally, health information exchange is critical in today’s health practice. It makes data more accessible and patient knowledge more accessible, allowing health care providers to make better patient-related decisions. Governments rely on health data to understand population health issues. As a result, they can develop responses that are tailored to the populations’ health needs.

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Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
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References

J. Glaser (2020, Jun 12). It’s past time for a new type of electronic health record.
Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org/2020/06/its-time-for-a-new-kind-of-electronic-health-record

I. Keshta and A. Odeh (2020). Concerns and challenges regarding the security and privacy of electronic health records Egyptian Informatics Journal
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eij.2020.07.003

C. S. Kruse, B. Smith, H. Vanderlinden, and A. Nealand (2017). Techniques for securing electronic health records 127, Journal of Medical Systems, 41(8).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-017-0778-4