Exploring the Free Web-Based EHR

Identify
current software applications and services available to the healthcare prov
ider.
?
Recognize how software applications and services
can save time, money, a
nd access to
quality he
althcare
, leading
to patient safety
.
Course outcome
(
s
)
assessed
/addressed
in this Assignment:
HI300
–
4:
Determine appropriate standards and regulations for specific healthcare
organizations.
Instructions
Explore the
following
f
ree Web
–
b
ased
EHR.
You will
create your own free EHR account
.
There are instructions for Creating a student account in the doc sharing area as well. Follow
those instructions and once you gain access to the EHR you will
be able to complete the
assignment.
Source:
Practice Fusion: Practice fusion. Retrieved from
https://static.practicefusion.com/apps/ehr/
Note:
Make sure that you have watched the
v
ideos
from the
reading page
to help you
become
familiar with the site.
Once you have logged on click “I Agree” (if agreement pops up) then click on the word
charts at the top of the screen and explore the practice fusion site. There should be charts
that already exist in
the EHR. Please focus your attention on the patient named Maria Test
Adult and explore the tabs to the left side of the screen looking at each one to understand
what is in this record. Go to the top right of the screen and click the button labeled to add
a
patient. You will add a patient with a first name created by you and your last name. You will
create all other personal information about your patient. This will allow you the experience of
adding a patient to an electronic health record. Once you have d
one so please give the
patient’s name and chart n
umber
in your paper.
Please complete the following Assignment.
1.
Please write a paper outlining your experience with the
W
eb
–
based EHR.
2
Kaplan University
School
of
Health Science
s
HI300
Information Technology and
Systems for Healthcare
COURSE #
2.
What set of standards would apply to the Web
–
based EHR you researched in acute or ambulatory
care settings? Base your response on what you learned in Units 4 and 5 concerning standards and
regulations for EHRs or electronic information systems.
Justify you
r reasoning for choosing these
organizations.
3. Discuss the possible challenges one would face to convince healthcare providers to use
this type of EHR.
4
.
What features did you see in the EHR that were helpful?
5
.
If shared with other facilities how can
this be helpful?
6. What impressed you about the
Web
–
based
EHR?
Requirements
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The Assignment should be a minimum of three to four pages in length, prepared in a
Microsoft Word document.
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Follow APA style format and citation guidelines, including Times New
Roman 12
point font and double spacing.
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Include a title page and reference page.
Length requirements do not include the title
page, and the reference page.
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This Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard American English
featuring correct gram
mar, punctuation, style, and mechanics.
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Include at least three references.
The course textbook counts as one reference.
All
sources must be scholarly.
Wikipedia is an example of a resource that is not
acceptable.
Use APA style for all citations including
course materials.
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Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and
insightful.
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For additional support utilize the Writing Center and review Writing Center Resources
in Doc Sharing.
Submitting Your Work
Put your responses
in a Microsoft Word document. Save it in a location and with the proper naming
convention: username
–
CourseName
–
section
–
Unit 9_Assignment.doc (username is your Kaplan
username, section is your course section, 9 is your
u
nit number). When you are ready to s
ubmit it,
go to the Dropbox and complete the steps below: