Many healthcare organizations are still working toward implementation of informa

Many healthcare organizations are still working toward implementation of information Systems in an effort to be able to exchange data with other systems in their working environment. The importance of interoperability will continue to grow as one of the major drivers of this has been the formation of accountable care organizations (ACO’s).
Electronic health records have a large potential to support nursing and advanced nursing knowledge through the elimination of redundant efforts, redesign of the workflow, demonstrating the contributions that nurses make to patient care and outcomes as well as contributing to the body of nursing knowledge through the incorporation of standardized nursing language.
Assignment Descriiption:
The patient presents to your office with a Personal Health Records (PHR). Remembering, medical records and PHRs are not the same thing, complete both of the following:
1. Develop and create an educational tool (brochure, flyer pamphlet) that you can provide to your patients that address the following areas:
• How do you access it?
• What obstacles might you identify?
• Frequently Asked Questions
2. Develop and create an educational tool (brochure, flyer pamphlet) for providers to understand the PHR that address the following areas:
• How can we make sure PHR information is accurate, reliable, and complete?
• What obstacles might patients have with control over how their health information is accessed, used, and disclosed?
• Frequently Asked Questions
• What advantages and disadvantages are there?
• What does the clinician need to understand?
May choose to do a flyer for one page and pamphlet or brochure for the other.