Objectives:
                                     Describe the role and benefits of health informatics in the delivery of 
                                      quality patient-centered care. 
                                     Discuss professional health care provider responsibilities for safeguarding 
                                      confidential client information, including HIPAA regulations.
                                     Explain possible consequences for breaches in privacy and confidentiality.
                                     Discuss professional responsibilities in the use of social health care 
                                      technology or media as it relates to relationships with patients, colleagues 
                                      and employers.  
                         Health Informatics
                           Is the “use of 
                            information and 
                            technology to 
                            communicate, manage 
                            knowledge, mitigate 
                            error, and support 
                            decision making.”
                                 (QSEN, 2003)
                         Benefits of Healthcare Informatics….
                    Healthcare informatics is 
                     seen as a potential method 
                     for improving the delivery of 
                     quality health care by:
                        Providing up-to-the-minute, 
                         real time information about a 
                         patient’s condition necessary 
                         for decision making       
                                                          
                          Benefits of Healthcare Informatics….
                  Minimizing errors with an 
                   electronic health record 
                   (EHR) that uses 
                   computerized functions 
                   such as:
                     Barcoding 
                     EHR Medication 
                      Reconciliation
                     Computerized health care 
                      provider order entry 
                     Patient care alerts/reminders 
                         Benefits of Healthcare Informatics….
           Promoting “meaningful” use 
            of electronic health record 
            (EHR) technology to: 
               Improve the quality of health 
                care thru the electronic 
                exchange of health information 
               Provide and engage patients and 
                families via access to personal 
                health information via “portals”
               Improve care coordination
               Improve population and public 
                health