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Week 1 discussion 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.
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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.
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