Project Source Discussion: University Healthcare Informatics Project

This report presents a discussion on the project sources utilized for a study on informatics in the healthcare sector, specifically focusing on electronic health record (EHR) systems. The student encountered challenges in locating relevant sources, including the time-consuming nature of web searches and the difficulty in comprehending technical terminology. The report highlights helpful websites such as NCBI, healthit.gov, and cureus.com, which provide valuable information on medical advances and the integration of technology in healthcare. The report includes summaries of scholarly articles that explore the application of big data in healthcare, the benefits of EHR integration, and the use of technology to improve hygiene and reduce infections in hospital environments. The bibliography lists the sources used for the project. The project's focus is on understanding how technology, particularly informatics, is transforming the healthcare sector and improving patient care.

Running Head: PROJECT SOURCE
Project Source Discussion
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Problem locating the sources
The assignment is about the electronic health record system. The sources to get
information about the topic is easy. However, some minor problems are always present in the
path of searching for the sources. The web is considered to be a complementary tool to the
traditional library and the diversity of the information available have increased. The searching in
the web is considered to be time-consuming, finding the accurate source require searching
through a huge number of irrelevant information. The key words sometimes overlap with other
information and screening through them, becomes tough to find the relevant details of the
undertaken topic.
Are words of article hard to comprehend?
The technical and keywords are sometimes hard to understand as they are not used on a
regular basis. A single word has variable synonyms which are suitable for a section of articles.
Also for the undertaking study, the words are mostly related to healthcare and comprehending
with the difficult words are a bit tough.
Helpful sites
The below sites have been helpful for gathering information about the electronic health
record system. The website of ncbi, healthit and cureus provides information about medical
advances. The incorporation of technology with a system of healthcare is also available from all
the websites mentioned below:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
www.healthit.gov
www.cureus.com

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Scholar articles
Gu, D., Li, J., Li, X., & Liang, C. (2017). Visualizing the knowledge structure and evolution
of big data research in healthcare informatics. International journal of medical
informatics, 98, 22-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.11.006
According to Gu, Li, & Liang, the rapid growth of technology has benefited several
industries and one such important industry is the healthcare industry. Big data have been
associated with healthcare and helped in analyzing the huge data of patients through the
implementation of electronic health records. The information about the biomedical researches
with the application of big data is important to consider. The knowledge and information about
the software that is used in healthcare are present in this article. The effective use of the HER for
integrating analysis with therapy, diagnosis and promotions of health can be obtained. The
benefits that the health organization get by integrating HER and big data together. The
importance of analysis of health-related data through the technologies can be used from this
article.
Hong, T. S., Bush, E. C., Hauenstein, M. F., Lafontant, A., Li, C., Wanderer, J. P., &
Ehrenfeld, J. M. (2015). A hand hygiene compliance check system: brief communication on
a system to improve hand hygiene compliance in hospitals and reduce infection. Journal of
medical systems, 39(6), 69. DOI 10.1007/s10916-015-0253-z
This article can be used for gathering information about how technologies can be utilized
for tacking the hygiene of the patients so that they can be kept away from infection in a hospital
environment. The idea of sensors installed on the doors to create alarm and checking of the entry
and exits can be utilized for our study. The idea of finding the solution to diminish the practices
leading to infection can be controlled. The different measures taken by several healthcare

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organization and hospitals can be understood from the undertaken article and be applied to ours.
The goals, constraints and assumption undertaken are most useful to proceed further for our
study and implementing the best approaches through correct format.

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Bibliography
National Center for Biotechnology Information. (2020). Retrieved 21 January 2020, from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
ONC | Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. (2020). Retrieved
21 January 2020, from https://www.healthit.gov/
The Cureus Journal of Medical Science: Peer-Reviewed, Open Access. (2020). Retrieved 21
January 2020, from https://www.cureus.com/