-: Hey everyone, and welcome back.
This week is Module 5, and it's a very jargon heavy week.
This week, we're gonna be learning about
the importance of information technology
and information management systems in healthcare.
Throughout this module,
we're going to use a lot of abbreviations,
including HI and EHR,
which referred health informatics
and electronic health records respectively.
We'll look at best practices in patient identification
and learn about the status
of electronic health records systems worldwide.
Prior to the course, you might have heard of Epic,
a commonly used electronic health records system,
which is used in the US and globally.
One of the key learning goals from this week
is to understand the importance of effectively using systems
to manage electronic health records
to maintain security, confidentiality, and integrity.
The importance of accurate health records
cannot be overstated in managing healthcare,
and electronic health records
serve as powerful tools to store these data.
Furthermore, electronic health records
can oftentimes be used in research
when their data are de-identified.
One of the assignments for this week
is to complete a HIPAA training
to learn about the importance
of protected health information or PHI.
This week, you'll have some readings and videos to watch.
I also would encourage you to explore the toolkits
by the American Health Information Management Association
posted in this module.
There are resources
to learn about dealing with patient information.
After completing the learning materials,
you have a quiz, a discussion on Yellowdig,
and the second case study of the course.
For the discussion, you'll have three different options,
please choose one to post about.
This week's case study
comes from the fourth chapter of the textbook
and looks at sociocultural perspectives
in researching healthcare systems
and developing health systems managers.
Please answer the questions attached in the prompt
in a two to three page essay.
As always, feel free to reach out
with any questions or concerns you might have this week.
I hope that you have a good week.