Week 1 discussion
DQ1 After reviewing the two-system merger case presented
with this week’s assignment, discuss the effects of mergers on integration of
information utilizing the material in this week’s readings. Include security,
privacy, legal implications, and the effects on interoperability.
DQ2 Discuss the interoperability of an electronic health
record (EHR) in your current or past workplace. Provide examples from this
week’s readings about the functions, significance, and factors that affect the
use and implementation of the (EHR).
Week 2 discussion
DQ1 Visit the
website: http://www.hl7.org/newsroom/inthenews.cfm
Select the Newsroom Link at the top of the page. Review the
issues and policies, press releases, in the news, and industry news links.
Discuss one of the topics and how it relates to the content in the course.
DQ2 Select one of the standards discussed in this week’s
assigned reading. Discuss the standard and how it helps achieve
interoperability.
Week 3 discussion
DQ1 Explain how the
Continuity of Care Document (CCD) can help meet meaningful use criteria.
DQ2 Discuss the
purpose of HL7, CDA, and CCD, and how they have influenced current health care.
In your responses, discuss how you see these affecting future informatics
practices or changing over time.
Week 4
discussion
DQ1 Discuss the need
for imaging standards in healthcare informatics. Utilize assigned reading and
resources from this week to support your post.
DQ2 COLLAPSE
Visit the following website and review the PowerPoint
presentation. Then, discuss one of the sections of the CCR presented.
Incorporate course resources to enhance your discussion on the topic.
https://www.hl7.org/documentcenter/public_temp_DC462D64-1C23-BA17-0C80B6292410A5DF/calendarofevents/himss/2004/presentations/ContinuityofCareRecord.pdf
Week 5 discussion
DQ1 Visit the following website http://www.nuemd.com/icd-10/codes
and search for “diseases” (for example, infection). Discuss what word you
searched for and what was returned. Were there challenges you noticed with the
specificity of your search keyword? What did you learn and how would you
approach a different search or guide a colleague in future searches?
DQ2 Examine the need to switch to ICD-10; explore challenges
that healthcare organizations are facing in doing so. What have they done to
overcome those challenges? Provide suggestions for future institutions that
desire to switch to ICD-10.
Week 6 discussion
DQ1 Discuss how using a standard terminology like SNOMED CT
helps achieve meaningful use. Use 2–3 specific examples.
DQ2 Review the ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in Acute
Care Settings document at this link:
https://www.ismp.org/tools/highalertmedications.pdf
Complete a search for one of the medications from the ISMP
lList. Discuss your findings (e.g., a search for “digoxin” returns one element
in “ingredient,” three elements in Brand Name, four elements in dose form
group, and 10 elements of “Clinical Drug or Pack”). Share your findings.
You can use
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/overview.html as an additional
reference.
Week 7 discussion
DQ1 Discuss an advantage and a disadvantage of using XML in
health information systems. Explain the alternative file formats to XML and how
they differ.
DQ2 Explain the purpose and use of the Unified Medical
Language System (UMLS) and discuss how it influences interoperability.
Week 8 discussion
DQ1 Discuss the advantages of standardizing nursing
languages, and describe how standardized nursing languages are applied in the
clinical setting.
DQ2 Discuss the application of a national EHR. Discuss
whether you support or oppose the concept of national EHRs. Support with
references.
