1 / 28

Health 305 Health Information Management

Health 305 Health Information Management. Bakheet Aldosari, Ph.D. E-mail: dosarib@gmail.com. Introduction to Health Informatics & Information Management. Healthcare Informatics Defined. Informatics: the science of information management

richardholland
Download Presentation

Health 305 Health Information Management

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Health 305Health Information Management Bakheet Aldosari, Ph.D. E-mail: dosarib@gmail.com

  2. Introduction to Health Informatics & Information Management

  3. Healthcare Informatics Defined • Informatics: the science of information management • Variety of automation techniques that use computers to manage data and information in support of decision making • Healthcare informatics: information science concerned with all aspects of health-related data and information

  4. What is Health Informatics • Health Informatics is • Health informatics is the science that underlies the fusion of health care, information technology, and business administration, • Guides its integration into all aspects of the patient health experience, including clinical care, nursing, pharmacy and public health. • Focus on the implementation and optimization of the information systems that support clinical practice, • Creates the infrastructure that connects and enables the flow of critical information to and from each of the stakeholders in a patient’s care.

  5. The Difference Between Health Informatics and HIM • Health Informatics is the study of the… • Structure, Dynamics, Design, Implementation and Maintenance • …of information systems used to support processing of health data into information suitable for decision making • … the people, technology, and organizational factors that are applied to those systems

  6. Status of HI in Saudi Arabia • National strategies for adoption and use of EHR Kingdom-wide • Shift to Electronic (Medical or Health) Records • ICD-10 implementations • Medical Insurance Companies • Public Health Informatics • Consumers Informatics • Summits and Conventions, i.e. Saudi E-Health, Arab Health, E-HIM, etc… • Associations, i.e. SAHI • Academic Programs

  7. Challenges To HI Professionals • Shortage in HI Professionals • Underestimating the value of HI / HIM Professionals comparing to other IT or Health related specialties. • NO Associate Degree, i.e. Coding and HIT • Undergraduate Degree, i.e. HIM

  8. The Difference Between Health Informatics and HIM • Health information management is the science of managing patient health information and medical records (Paper based or Electronic). • Health Information Management • HIM FOCUS ON the Dissemination, Communication, Presentation, Utilization, Transmission and Privacy….. of DATA & INFORMATION and its use • HIM IS CONCERNED WITH… the Collection, Organization, Validation, Analysis, Storage and Maintenance …..…of DATA • The Goal of HIM is Quality information = Quality Healthcare

  9. Functions of Health Records

  10. Early History of the Profession • Hospital standardization • American College of Surgeons • 1918 • Raise standards of surgery by establishing hospital standards • Importance of a complete and accurate record of care • Organization of the Association of Records Librarians • Formed in 1928 • Recognized allied health discipline • Approval of first education curriculum in 1932 • Board of Registration established in 1933

  11. Why do we keep health records? • Purposes of the health record • Primary purposes • To support patient care delivery • To provide patient care management • To provide information to run the organization (patient care support) • To determine and validate payment and reimbursement for care and services provided • To assist individuals in management of their own health

  12. Why do we keep health records? (continued) • Purposes of the health record • Secondary purposes: • To support education • To comply with regulations • To conduct clinical and other research • To monitor public health and homeland security • Business purposes

  13. Who uses the health record? • Two categories of users: • Individual users: Individuals who need to use the health record to perform their jobs • Institutional users: Organizations who need the information in the health record to perform various analyses

  14. Who uses the health record? (continued) • Individual users • Patient care providers • Consumers • Patient care management and support • Patient care reimbursement • Others

  15. Who uses the health record? (continued) • Individual users • Patient care providers • Consumers • Patient care management and support • Patient care reimbursement • Others

  16. Who uses the health record? (continued) • Institutional users • Healthcare delivery organizations • Management and review of care organizations • Reimbursement of care organizations • Research organizations • Schools • Accreditation and licensing agencies • Policy makers

  17. What is the main function of the health record? • Storage of Information • Attributes of the storage function • Accessibility • Quality • Security • Flexibility • Connectivity • Efficiency

  18. What is meant by accessibility? • Accessibility means that users must be able to: • Get information easily • When they need it • In a format that is appropriate

  19. What does quality mean in a health record? • Quality attributes that every health record must have: • Data must be: • Accurate • Accessible • Comprehensive • Defined appropriately • Consistent • Defined • Defined at the appropriate level (granular) • Precise • Relevant • Timely

  20. What does security mean in a health record? • Security • Protects privacy of individuals and confidentiality of health records • Privacy -- Right of individuals to control access to their health information • Confidentiality -- Expectation that personal information is kept private

  21. What conditions must be met so that a health record can fill its purposes? • Accessibility • Flexibility • Connectivity • Efficiency

  22. Strengths of the paper based record: • Ease of use. • Portable. • Does not need to downtime. • Flexible in recording data. • Ease of browsing and scanning.

  23. Weakness of the paper based record: • Problems with content: • Missing data. • Spelling. • Errors. • Follow up directions. • Problems with format. • Problem with access, availability, and retrieval.

  24. Weakness of the paper based record: (Continue) • Problems with outpatient clinics record. • Problems with storage. • Miss files. • Lost of charts. • Large space area for the MR. • Separate patient record data such as X-ray reports and films.

  25. Benefits of the EHR: • Can improve Healthcare delivery: • Better data access. • Faster data retrieval. • High quality data. • Support medical and non-medical decision-making. • Enhance quality assurance.

  26. Benefits of the CPR: (Continue) • Can enhance out-come researches program. • Can increase healthcare organization efficiency. • Reducing cost and achieves quality of healthcare. • Improve staff productivity.

  27. Benefits of the CPR: (Continue) • Can moderate the cost of healthcare. • Reduce redundant tests and services. • Manage billing and payment system.

  28. Good Luck to You All,,,,BakheetAldosari, Ph.D. dosarib@gmail.com

More Related