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Homework answers / question archive / HSN/376: Health Information Technology For Nursing Wk 3 - Informatics Solution Proposal: General Solution Assignment Content Select a possible informatic or technological solution that may solve the clinical or administrative issue/problem you identified in the Week 2 assignment
HSN/376: Health Information Technology For Nursing
Assignment Content
Select a possible informatic or technological solution that may solve the clinical or administrative issue/problem you identified in the Week 2 assignment. Examples of the proposed solution may be a new electronic health/medical record system, a new policy or procedure, a new flowsheet, new software, additional supplies, additional personnel, a new clinical decision support system implemented within the electronic health record, a new device.
Compose a summary of the benefits of selecting this technology or informatics solution:·Identify the informatics or technology solution that may be appropriate for the identified workplace. There is no need to name a specific product. ·
Provide a rationale for why this type of solution may help address the clinical or administrative problem.·
Describe regulatory, legal, or ethical issues this solution may cause or resolve.
Format your assignment as one of the following:·
3- to 5-slide presentation with speaker notes OR
350- to 525-word paper-Include a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources, and develop an APA-formatted reference page.
MEMO Date: 5th May 2021 To: Nursing Administrator From: Nancy Riley, RN Subject: Informatics Solution Proposal I have identified a clinical issue at St. Lucie Medical Center that needs attention. The issue concerns medical errors, including medication errors, inadequate monitoring after procedures, and inadequate follow-up after treatment. Bari, Khan & Rathore (2016) explain that medical mistakes are common in almost all healthcare settings and are caused by a variety of factors, including communication errors, inadequate information flow among healthcare providers, human problems such as poor documentation, patient-related problems from insufficient patient education, insufficient health provider training, ineffective policies and technical challenges among many other causes. Policymakers and administrators can address this issue by putting in place workable technological solutions. Medical errors are a cause for alarm, and healthcare systems should put in place with stringent measures to eliminate this problem. According to Abbsasi (2016), medical errors are the third leading cause of death following cancer and heart diseases. This is devastating, considering most medical errors are preventable. Medical errors also prolong the length of hospital stay, thereby increasing healthcare costs for both patients and their families and healthcare systems in general. This is so because some medical errors can lead to new conditions, some of which may be temporary and others permanent. In extreme cases, medical errors can result in injuries, disabilities, or death. My reason for writing this memo is to request permission to propose workable solutions for reducing medical errors at St. Lucie Medical Center (SLMC) to enhance the quality of life of patients and their satisfaction with the care received. Memon (2016) suggests strategies that can be put in place to address medical errors to promote the safety of patients. One strategy he suggests is the use of digital systems in the reporting and analysis of diagnoses. This system helps prevent erroneous diagnoses of patients resulting from misreading lab results or misinterpretation of diagnostic images. Healthcare providers should use this system to complement other methods such as the computerized physician order entry, barcode medication administration, automated dispensing, among many other health information systems designed to streamline patient care processes and minimize medical errors. Memon explains that a growing body of evidence calls for the widespread implementation of these systems to prevent medical errors. Health providers are prone to making medication errors, which are majorly caused by ineffective communication, insufficient health provider training, and patient-related factors. Medical errors are a cause for alarm because they can prolong patients' hospital stay, thereby increasing healthcare costs and cause the death of patients in some extremes. I, therefore, write this memo to request permission from the nursing administrator to propose a workable solution for this problem. Call to Action All healthcare providers at SLMC should be more cautious in caring for patients to avoid medical errors as we wait for a lasting solution to this problem. References Abbasi, J. (2016). Headline-grabbing study brings attention back to medical errors. Jama, 316(7), 698-700. Bari, A., Khan, R. A., & Rathore, A. W. (2016). Medical errors; causes, consequences, emotional response, and resulting behavioral change. Pakistan journal of medical sciences, 32(3), 523. Memon, M. (2016). Medical Mishaps. Time for a new approach? A review of current practice for the settlement of clinical claims for medical errors (Doctoral dissertation, University of Bolton).
