Research
Health Informatics Integrated System Post-Implementation Evaluation
Part of awell-designed health informatics simple mentation process includes the mechanisms put in place to help the day-to-day operators of the systems. Continual appraisal of these methods necessitates up-to-date investigations. Understanding critical elements which support a positive transition of health information technology (HIT) within healthcare facilities is the objective of the following research. To help develop these findings, a prospective postimplementation and use assessment survey was conducted on two hospitalsin Central Texas. The population studied included RN case managers, social workers and supportive staff in the Continuum of Care departmentsat two Scott & White Healthcare acute care facilities. The implementation process appeared to provide a mostly encouraging transition with a small number of components noted of concern to the staff. Areas of enhancement were revealed included improving training specific to job roles and supplying more fitting integration of processes and workflows.
Data and Edits in Healthcare Information Management
This studydetermine which job function causes or creates a large number of Edit/ Data Overwrites within health care. The study is based on data extracted from the Monthly Reports reported by the Team staff. Out of the 2736 Potential Identity Changes, 115 actually resulted in a CE. The number of CEs created by each job title ranged from 1% by Employee Health Clerk to 28% by Eligibility Clerk. Out of the 115 CEs created, a total of 32 were created by the Eligibility Clerks. The next highest job title was the Enrollment/Registration Clerks with 21 CEs created. Of the 4% of CEs reported, Eligibility Clerks created 28% of those CEs and Enrollment/Registration Clerks created 18% of CEs reported during this time period. The findings provide insight to thestaff as well as other managers for the users who need additional training or realignment in the workflow. Further work is required to expand and identify factors contributing to incidents causing CEs.
