Created by Vivian Todhunter, this series of PowerPoints introduces students to EMRs, and provides them with practice tasks in an actual EMR system: demos site of OPEN-EMR.
Created by Vivian Todhunter, this series of PowerPoints introduces students to EMRs, and provides them with practice tasks in an actual EMR system: demos site of OPEN-EMR.
PTA 101 Introduction to Physical Therapy Summary
This course is an introduction to the practice of physical therapy with emphasis on the PTA as a member of the health care team. It will examine the therapist-patient relationship. The course includes an introduction to documentation standards, SOAP note writing and other documentation formats related to physical therapy. Also included is an introduction to evidence based practice and legal and ethical issues in physical therapy including HIPPA legislation.
Health Information Technology for Nurses — 6 Hours
In this course PN students will demonstrate an understanding of the role of Health Information Technology in healthcare. Students will review HIT fundamentals, its history, its importance in the clinical environment, and its value in promoting patient safety. Students also will review HIPAA, CPOEs, clinical decision-support systems, (CDSs), and EHRs, EMRs, and HIEs. Students will explore their knowledge of legislation affecting healthcare and emerging trends that may impact patient care. Finally, through scenarios, simulations, and other exercises, students will practice their knowledge and skills in HIT.
A video developed by Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) and Bellevue College covering basic information found on a patient summary screen of an EHR system. The system used in this video is OpenEMR.
This zip file is a compilation of the ONC lab excercises allowing students to practice on the VistA EHR, as developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans affairs. These activities can be used as a starting point for creating EHR lab activities on EMR-STAR.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/j8afx0e2xvfhc81/ONC-VISTA%20Lab%20Excercises.zip
With meaningful incentivizing healthcare delivery organizations to adopt EHRs, and HIPAA aimed to protect patient data, much is changin in the way of health IT. This slideshow offered by CIO.com presents 13 predictions for HIT in 2013.
13 Healthcare IT Trends and Predictions for 2013
