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Health Advancement and PromotionElectronic health record implementation, adoption, optimization and migration pathThe acquisition of the electronic health record (EHR) in the clinical settings promisesto enhance the medical care across multiple dimensions. For example, it will improve thequality of healthcare while concomitantly decreasing the healthcare cost in the clinicalsettings (Bowman, 2013). EHR implementation involves the systematic transformation of thephysical (paper-based) health record into the electronic health record. EHR implementation ismandated with the objective of accomplishing healthcare needs of the patient population andimproving the efficiency of health care revenue cycle with the utilization of informationtechnology. The implementation is also required to enhance the feasibility and quality ofmedical interventions for the population of all groups and geographical locations (HIT,2017). EHR implementation is also needed to effectively optimize healthcare administrativeprocesses and maximining clinical workflow and data collection processes with the minimumutilization of manpower. EHR adoption indicates the requirement of effectively integratingthe electronic health record in medical facilities while following the stipulations of theHITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act(Menachemi & Collum, 2011). The medical facilities require evaluating the change resisters,available technical support and concerns and cost implications while stepping ahead toacquire and adopt the electronic health record across the healthcare mainstream [ CITATIONKru16 \l 16393 ]. EHR optimization indicates the requirement of effectively customizing theelectronic health record in accordance with the individualized requirements of any clinicalpractice. The optimized EHR systematically assists in the enhancement of the capacity andproductivity of the healthcare units. EHR migration path includes the systematic steps thatrequire execution to effectively facilitate the transformation of paper record to the electronic

health record. The configuration of the EHR migration path would require the step-by-stepdevelopment of the following attributes. 1. Medical management system2. Evaluation and management charting3. Physician’s order interface4. Medical decision-making tool5. Physician-patient interaction interface6. Protected health record7. Report generation toolsElectronic Health Record StructureElectronic health record comprises of the patient management system, clinicalelements, radiology/lab attributes and information management system and billing/codingsystem. The patient management system includes the processes like patient admission,transfer, demographic entry as well as insurance coverage. The clinical elements include thepatient evaluation and management recording tools for effectively maintaining the accuracyof the significant patient assessment information. Radiology and lab attributes include thelaboratory equipment, computer hardware, MRI/CT modality, patient information transfernetwork, image reviewing workstations and images/reports storage archives (Arora & Mehta,2014). The coding/billing system includes the software tools and processes like practicemanagement software and encoder-pro tool for systematically transforming the clinicalinformation to the reimbursement codes. Workflow Analysis (Department of Internal Medicine)Workflow redesigning would require checking the entire steps beginning from thepatient entry until discharge in the medical facility. The following attributes would require

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