Discussion: Cancer Treatment Center
Discussion: Cancer Treatment Center
Discussion: Cancer Treatment Center
Week 1 Achieving Interoperability in Times of Change Paper
A hospital system has acquired a cancer treatment center that does not currently have an electronic health record system.
Complete the two-system merger interactive scenario to get started.
Then briefly research the functions, significance, and factors that affect implementation of EHR technology discussed in the textbook.
Compose your paper discussing each listed component in APA format, citing a minimum of two scholarly resources in addition to the assigned reading. Examples of scholarly sources include professional journal articles and books obtained from library databases, national guidelines, and informatics organizations, published within the last five years. A title page is not necessary, but you do need to include a reference page.
Your paper should be 2 to 3 pages in length.
Week 2 HL7 Messaging Structure Paper
Discuss in a one-page paper what HL7 messaging structure is and why it is used. Provide an example of a real-world event that you have had occur and how that would translate into an HL7 message.
Utilize the assigned reading and a minimum of one outside scholarly resource.
Examples of scholarly sources include professional journal articles and books obtained from library databases, national guidelines, and informatics organizations, published within the last five years. Compose your paper in APA format. A title page is not necessary, but you do need to include a reference page.
Week 3 HL7, Interoperability, and Transitions of Care Paper
Write a two- to three-page paper discussing how the Health Level Seven (HL7) Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) and Continuity of Care Document (CCD) promote interoperability and transitions of care. In your paper, discuss the ways this affects technical, semantic, and process interoperability using examples from your own practice.
Utilize your course readings and a minimum of three outside scholarly resources in your paper.
Examples of scholarly sources include professional journal articles and books obtained from library databases, national guidelines, and informatics organizations, published within the last five years. Compose your paper in APA format. A title page is not necessary, but you do need to include a reference page.
Week 4 The Influence of DICOM Paper
In a two-page paper, describe the implementation, use, and necessity of DICOM in a new organization. Discuss the advantages of having DICOM and its effects on meaningful use and interoperability.
In addition to course resources, use a minimum of two additional scholarly resources.
Examples of scholarly sources include professional journal articles and books obtained from library databases, national guidelines, and informatics organizations, published within the last five years. Compose your paper in APA format. A title page is not necessary, but you do need to include a reference page.
Week 5 LOINC and Interoperability Paper
In a one-page paper, discuss the background, functions, and format of LOINC. Include the fields included in the database, and the ways LOINC affects interoperability.
Include a minimum of two scholarly sources in addition to the course resources.
Examples of scholarly sources include professional journal articles and books obtained from library databases, national guidelines, and informatics organizations, published within the last five years. Compose your paper in APA format. A title page is not necessary, but you do need to include a reference page.
Week 6 Utilizing SNOWMED CT Website Activity and Reflection
Visit the website: http://browser.ihtsdotools.org/ Click for more options
Click on Local Extensions/United States.
In the database browser, search for a disorder, organism, procedure, or substance (e.g., naegleria > (disorder) > infection caused by naegleria).
Discuss the following:
What was your search item? (12 sentences)
How many search results did you get?
What is the purpose of SNOMED CT?
Write all the structures of your search item (e.g., infection caused by naegleria). It may be easier to use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint to draw this structure.
Compose a one-page paper in APA format, citing a minimum of one scholarly resource.
Examples of scholarly sources include professional journal articles and books obtained from library databases, national guidelines, and informatics organizations, published within the last five years. A title page is not necessary, but you do need to include a reference page.
