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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.