Analysis of HIPAA, Electronic Health Records and Quality Improvement Initiatives in Healthcare Information Management

Healthcare Information Management

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Analysis...........................................................................................................................................2
Critical needs of the healthcare facility.......................................................................................2
Evaluation of the HIPAA.............................................................................................................2
Electronic health records.............................................................................................................3
Quality improvement initiatives..................................................................................................3
Issues on the successful implementation of HIPAA, electronic health records and quality
improvement records...................................................................................................................3
The relation between HIPAA, electronic health records and quality improvement initiatives...3
The requirement of IT administration in healthcare....................................................................4
Policies and human resource guidelines for healthcare facility...................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
References........................................................................................................................................5
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Introduction
The health services of USA generally focus on providing effective treatment to the patients and
quality working environment for the healthcare practitioners. The clinicians offer cost-effective
treatment to the patients suffering from several diseases. The process for providing sufficient
security, compliance, and assistance will help in the establishment of efficient healthcare
services. For effective healthcare services the use, issues, and relation to HIPPA, electronic
health records and use of quality improvement initiative will be analyzed in this study (Ben-
Assuli, 2015). The concluding part of the study will summarize the whole discussion followed by
outlining some key concepts regarding the importance of effective health care practices by using
updated technology.
Analysis
Critical needs of the healthcare facility
Questionnaires
 Is there any right for the patients to check their own medical records?
 Will the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996) be able to provide
efficient healthcare facilities in Kory Family Hospital?
 Will the quality information initiatives be able to mitigate the healthcare issues in Kory
family hospital?
 Will there be any requirement for IT-based healthcare solutions in Koiry Family
Hospital?
 Will the electronic healthcare records be capable to store the patient information in its
database for Kory Family Hospital?
Evaluation of the HIPAA
Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act (1996) is a health insurance act that is used
to standardize the healthcare facilities regarding the electronic healthcare. Moreover, this states
the disclosure of the information at the individual level. The privacy rules should be
implemented according to the act which helps in maintaining the data of the patient. It is
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