Assessment: My Health Record Project

Running head: SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
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Assessment: My Health Record Project
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June 11, 2023

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Introduction
Information systems provide organizations the means to manage data. This data in return
provide the basis for making accurate decisions which boosts the probability of success. Three
major functions are often affiliated with these systems; collection, storage and processing,
actions that necessitate a lot of resources. As a solution, the digital world provides cloud-based
solutions which provide these services through the internet at minimal costs. Therefore, IT
facilities such as networking, computing, and storage facilities are leased from third party
members, commonly known as vendors or service providers. The project at hand also hopes to
use the same resources to meet its functional objectives. Essentially, after setting up the
information system, this resource will be hosted online to increase its availability and
accessibility. As such, this report discusses cloud solutions with relation to information systems.
Vendor Solution
Across the world, physicians continue to complain about the features of electronic health
records (EHR). At the helm of the problem is the vendors’ desires to satisfy international system
standards without the need for a higher usability. Therefore despite the research poured into
medical IS they remain to be inefficient in the workplace environment, an outcome that
necessitates an analysis of the desirable features (Medical Economics, 2014).
Cerner – facilitated by its leading information systems Cerner EMR, this vendor offers a
collection of unified electronic records that are designed to streamline medical services. It also
provides both on-site and off-site services based on cloud resources.
Features:

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 Dynamic documentation tools – a wide range of resources are readily available to the
user from spreadsheets to notepads. These tools also adapt to the immediate needs of the
system.
 Auto-texting – automated messages are sent across the system to remind and manage
resources such as the update of security protocols.
 Patient portal – although it is a common feature with most medical IS, Cerner develops
customized portals for all patients to improve their usability.
 Powerful integration – the applications developed seamlessly integrate with other systems
from OS to other medical software.
 Education resource – to answer any questions concerning the system, an education center
is fitted with each program.
 Scheduled dashboard – another component that boosts the automation of the systems
based on the needs of the user (Cerner, 2018).
MEDITECH – through its different versions of MEDITECH expanse, this vendor aims
to bridge the gap between healthcare and patients by surpassing the walls of medical facilities.
Furthermore, its service extends to cloud services where MaaS (MEDITECH as a service) is
provided (MEDITECH, 2018).
Features:
 Information consolidation – the EMR software developed are designed with a
collaborative objective and are thus accessible to all practitioners with the right
authorization.
 Reporting capabilities – robust reporting tools are provided by each system having a
variety of options such as graphs and pictures.

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 Security – access to applications is based on an efficient model that uses the roles and
responsibilities of the users. Therefore, access can be restricted in a number of ways
including location and confidential status.
 Advanced platform – an ever-changing platform is adopted on all applications with the
recent system functioning under the 6.0 environment.
 Live updates – a preference feature that allows the programs to update their tools and
functions to improve the overall usability.
 Private portals – unique operation environments having customizable accounts are given
to each user to enhance system practicality and functions (Becca, 2012).
MEDHOST – providing an intuitive EMR solution, MEDHOST provides systems that fit
the entire emergency department workflow. This structure improves adoption rates while
reducing errors in all medical departments (MEDHOST, 2018).
Features:
 Patient tracking – a resource that operates with the GPS (Global Positioning System)
technology having attached radio frequency readers on institution’s clothing.
 Nurse charting – records and information collected by practitioners more so, nurses are
presented in visual records such as graphs and spreadsheets.
 Physician documentation - the final analysis given by the doctors is stored in this section
for future use which also includes departmental collaborations.
 Administration utility – known as OpCenter, this tools enables the management of the
entire system from a centralized point, from user accounts to security.
 Data repositories – designed for remote locations, these data sources provide ambulatory
departments the means to access health records.