WRTG394 Week 3 Data Information Flowing Through EHRs

week 3 for Topic: Describe the data/information that flows between health care organizations.

The Week 3 readings focus on data – data quality, data storage, and data records (EHRs). For your Stage 2 assignment, you will identify external organizations with which the Midtown Family Clinic needs to share data, identify what data elements will be shared, and whether the data is going to the external organization or is coming from the external organization. In this discussion, we will begin with What interoperability (data sharing) is, why it is important, and why it is so difficult. First, we look at how the CMS Meaningful Use emphasis has shifted from strict guidelines and rules for physicians to emphasize interoperability of systems and data sharing athttp://www.definitivehc.com/hospital-data/seamless-ehr-data-sharing Then, we gain an understanding of the major challenges with sharing data athttp://afiahealth.com/challenges-sharing-data-separate-ehrs/

GROUP 3: Initial Threads are due Wednesday 24 January, to allow for class response and follow-ups. Using a rehabilitation facility as the organization,

List three data elements (or items of information) that the rehab facility would need to receive with a patient referral [Review what others have posted and try to come up with some different data elements]
List one unique (not previously listed by another respondent) data element that the rehab facility would need to provide to an external organization, and identify what type of organization that is and the purpose of the data sharing.
Choose one of the three components of interoperability listed in the first reading and explain what an EHR system for the rehab facility would need to be able to do to exchange information with other organizations.

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GROUPS 1, 2 and 4: In replying to the postings, you are to critically evaluate all of the following for at least two main postings:

Are the data elements listed appropriate to the information that a rehab facility would receive with a patient referral? If not, explain.
Is data element that is identified to be provided to an external organization appropriate for sharing with the identified organization, and is it related to the stated purpose? If not, explain.
Does the explanation of what the rehab facility’s EHR system would need to be able to do to exchange information with other organizations correctly relate to the component of interoperability chosen? Explain your response.
EVERYONE: Review the criteria in the Discussion Grading Rubric, and reply to those who critique your work or post other points of view. Be sure to demonstrate your understanding of the topic and analytical thinking.

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Discussion #2 for Week 3: 22-28 January
Available before Sunday, January 28, 2018 11:59 PM EST.

EVERYONE: This discussion focuses on what information and insights can be gained from data that is collected and shared. There are many tools that take vast arrays of data and create information in a form that helps us better understand what the data tells us. One group of tools are called data visualization tools. Visit the website below and select one of the methods of data display for a topic of interest to you. Explain how that particular display helps us understand the data better. If you can, it would be helpful to copy and paste the data display into your posting, or provide a link to it. (Be sure to cite your source correctly.)

http://www.healthdata.org/results/data-visualizations

Responses to others’ postings are encouraged.