Moving Forward In to the Now EHR electronic health records By Susan Christian HCS 483 February 24 2014 Dr Karen Johnson What is an EHR Collection of data Demographics Patient notes Problems illnesses Medications Vital signs Lab results X ray results Table of Contents The Effect on Health Care Privacy Implications Security Implications HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule How does HIPAA apply to EHR Any Constraints within Staff Members Reference Page s The Effect On Health Care Improved Quality of Care Improved Convenience Increased Patient Participation Improved Diagnosis Improved Care Coordination Increase Practice efficiency Increase Practice Cost Savings HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule Applies to most health care providers Protects patient information Limits the use of patient information Limits who can receive information Enforces personal rights to patients How Does HIPAA apply to EHR Access Controls Encrypting Audit Trail Privacy and Security Implications Increased Penalties Minimize Exposure Minimize Vulnerability HITECH ARRA New Software Training Commitment to EHR implementation Leadership Availability in learning EHR software Knowledge of Computers Constraints within Staff Members In Conclusion Click icon to add picture References Benefits of Electronic Health Records EHR Levingston S A 2012 Opportunities in Physician electronic health records A road map for vendors Bloomberg Government retrieved from http www healthit gov providers professionals benefits electronic health records ehrs Hertzberg J St Clair J 2009 Economic Stimulus Major Implications for Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Records Accounting Matters retrieved from http www himss org files HIMSSorg content files 122 Economic Stimulus pdf Integrative Privacy and Security in to Your Practice Privacy and Security HealthIT gov retrieved from http www healthit gov providers professionals ehr privacy security practice integration Privacy Security and Electronic Health Records Benefits of Having EHRs Office for Civil Rights Department of Health and Human Services retrieved from http www hhs gov ocr privacy hipaa understanding consumers privacy security electronic records pdf Terry A L Thorpe C F Giles G Brown J B Harris S B Reid G J Thind A Stewart M 2008 Implementing electronic health records key factors in primary care Canadian Family Physician May 2008 vol 54 no 5 p 730 736 retrieved from http www cfp ca content 54 5 730 full Image Reference En wikipedia org Mastersinhealthinformatics com Poweryourpractice com Vanguardcommunications net www foxgrp com Technicaldr com Oandp com Thehealthcareblog com