Develop a 2-3 page review of an EHR in which you identify EHR benefits, limitations, challenges, and applications. You will combine your experiences in the EHR Go activities with information from a case study.
Expand AllIntroduction
In this course, you will have the opportunity to get your hands on an electronic health record (EHR)! The EHR is a systema group of elements working together to perform a function. HIM professionals need to be subject matter experts on the EHR’s various parts and how they are connected (Amatayakul, 2017).
Additionally, you will use your knowledge of the different systems to identify benefits, limitations, and challenges to using EHR. The textbook readings provide many benefits and hints at the limitations and challenges. Use your work in the EHR to help identify benefits and challenges.
Finally, you will compare how the benefits and challenges balance against each another. This involves the setting of goals for EHR use and strategic planning for the implementation of an EHR. Strategic planning includes setting priorities, such as deciding which applications are needed versus only desired. And, what should be the sequence of application implementation? The EHR Go activity will help you identify when applications are needed and which are nice to have.
Reference
Amatayakul, M. K. (2017). Health IT and EHRs: Principles and practice (6th ed.). AHIMA Press.
Preparation
The four assessments in this course require similar types of preparation:
- Complete EHR Go activities.
- Review a case study.
- Conduct independent research into various aspects of EHRs.
Details vary from assessment to assessment. Each assessment has a different focus and different scoring guide criteria. Please see the details listed below to successfully complete Assessment 1.
EHR Go
As soon as your faculty member provides the information you need, create an account to access the EHR activities planned for the course. If you need help with your EHR Go account, please contact Get Support, via the Support tab on , or phone at 1-877-907-2186. If you have questions related to the content of the learning activities, please contact your faculty member.
Before beginning your assessment, do all of the assigned EHR course activities. Be sure to download and save your results for each of the EHR Go activities to submit to the associated assessment. This will help to ensure you have the skills and experience to apply to the case study analysis. Also, as you use various EHR applications, pay attention to your experiences and lessons learned. This information will inform your completion of the assessment.
Complete these specific EHR Go activities before beginning Assessment 1. Download and save your results for each of the EHR Go activities to submit to Assessment 1. You will be incorporating information from these activities into your assessment:
- Log in to and complete .
- Time to complete: 1 hour.
- This first activity introduces basic navigational skills to review and enter data in an EHR.
- Log in to and complete .
- Time to complete: 1 hour.
- This second activity focuses on health information terminology applied in the EHR.
- Log in to and complete .
- Time to complete: 1 hour.
- This third activity provides you the opportunity to practice applying documentation standards in an EHR.
- Log in to and complete .
- Time to complete: 1 hour.
- This fourth activity provides you the opportunity to practice looking up patient information oi the EHR.
Download and save the work you complete to submit to Assessment 1.
If you need help with your EHR Go account, please contact Get Support, via the Support tab on , or phone at 1-877-907-2186. If you have questions related to the content of the learning activities, please contact your faculty member.
Case Studies
Each course assessment requires you to select a case study to analyze and then incorporate into the assessment. Choosing case studies that allow you to meet each assessment’s scoring guide criteria is your responsibility. Please review the case study resources now to ease your path to assessment completion. For this first assessment, select a case study that focuses on EHR characteristics and/or EHR applications.
- reading list.
- Capella Library Databases: .
- This link takes you to a list of all Capella Library databases. Within this list, PubMed is a good resource for case studies. Search electronic health records to get started.
Independent Research
If you are less familiar with EHRs, you may wish to conduct additional independent research. The suggested resources provide a good starting point. You may also wish to consult the Resources by Topic: Electronic Health Records section of the for research tips and help in identifying current, scholarly and/or authoritative sources.
Overview
In this assessment, you will identify EHR benefits, limitations, challenges, and applications. You will combine your experiences in the EHR Go with information from a case study. Be sure to do all of the assigned EHR course activities first. Your experience will help you able to identify the components in the case study.
Instructions
Choose a case study. Suggested case study resources are provided in the reading list or by searching the .
Based on your reading of the case study and your experience in using the EHR in the course, develop a review of an EHR. In your review, describe the following items:
- Characteristics of an EHR.
- Benefits of an EHR.
- Limitations of an EHR.
- Challenges to EHR adoption.
- At least four common EHR applications.
You may submit your review as a written paper or as a presentation.
Submit your EHR Go downloads and assessment work to this assessment.
Submission Requirements
- Page length: 23 pages.
- References: Provide one reference for the case study in APA format. See the for APA resources specific to your degree level.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
- Competency 1: Describe the development and the role of EHRs in healthcare organizations.
- Submit complete EHR Orientation activity documentation as directed.
- Submit complete EHR Health Information Terminology activity documentation as directed.
- Submit complete EHR Documentation Standards activity documentation as directed.
- Submit complete EHR Retrieval of Data activity documentation as directed.
- Describe the characteristics of an EHR system.
- Identify the benefits and limitations of the EHR.
- Explain the challenges to EHR adoption.
- Competency 4: Explain the implications of increased data sharing resulting from the adoption of EHR across various healthcare settings.
- Compare the EHR applications.
- Competency 5: Communicate in a professional manner to support health data management.
- Create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors.
- Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.
Scoring Guide
Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.
Collapse AllCriterion 1
Submit complete EHR Orientation activity documentation as directed.
Distinguished
N/A
Proficient
Submits complete EHR Orientation activity documentation as directed.
Basic
Submits partially completed EHR Orientation activity documentation as directed.
Non Performance
Does not submit EHR Orientation activity documentation as directed.
Criterion 2
Submit complete EHR Health Information Terminology activity documentation as directed.
Distinguished
N/A
Proficient
Submits complete EHR Health Information Terminology activity documentation as directed.
Basic
Submits partially completed EHR Health Information Terminology activity documentation as directed.
Non Performance
Does not submit EHR Health Information Terminology activity documentation as directed.
Criterion 3
Submit complete EHR Documentation Standards activity documentation as directed.
Distinguished
N/A
Proficient
Submits complete EHR Documentation Standards activity documentation as directed.
Basic
Submits partially completed EHR Documentation Standards activity documentation as directed.
Non Performance
Does not submit EHR Documentation Standards activity documentation as directed.
Criterion 4
Submit complete EHR Retrieval of Data activity documentation as directed.
Distinguished
N/A
Proficient
Submits complete EHR Retrieval of Data activity documentation as directed.
Basic
Submits partially completed EHR Retrieval of Data activity documentation as directed.
Non Performance
Does not complete EHR Retrieval of Data activity documentation as directed.
Criterion 5
Describe the characteristics of an EHR system.
Distinguished
Describes the characteristics of an EHR system; provides examples or scholarly references.
Proficient
Describes the characteristics of an EHR system.
Basic
Describes the characteristics of an EHR system but with errors or omissions.
Non Performance
Does not describe the characteristics of an EHR system.
Criterion 6
Identify the benefits and limitations of the EHR.
Distinguished
Identifies the benefits and limitations of the EHR; provides examples or scholarly references.
Proficient
Identifies the benefits and limitations of the EHR.
Basic
Identifies the benefits and limitations of the EHR in minimum detail or with errors or omissions.
Non Performance
Does not identify the benefits and limitations of the EHR.
Criterion 7
Explain the challenges to EHR adoption.
Distinguished
Explains the challenges to EHR adoption; provides examples or scholarly references.
Proficient
Explains the challenges to EHR adoption.
Basic
Explains the challenges to EHR adoption in minimum depth and detail.
Non Performance
Does not explain the challenges to EHR adoption.
Criterion 8
Compare the EHR applications.
Distinguished
Compares EHR applications in detail, with references to many EHR characteristics.
Proficient
Compares EHR applications.
Basic
Compares EHR applications in minimal depth and detail.
Non Performance
Does not compare EHR applications.
Criterion 9
Create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors.
Distinguished
Creates a document that is clearly written, well organized, and completely free of grammatical errors.
Proficient
Creates a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors.
Basic
Creates a document that is not clearly written or contains frequent errors.
Non Performance
Creates a document that is not clearly written and contains frequent errors.
Criterion 10
Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.
Distinguished
Follows APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references without omissions and/or errors.
Proficient
Follows APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.
Basic
Attempts to follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references; however, omissions and/or errors exist.
Non Performance
Does not follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.
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