Capella HIM4640 2021 July Unit 1 Discussion Latest

HIM4640 Electronic Health Records and Health Information Systems

Unit 1 Discussion

DQ1 Categories of Information Systems

EHRs are composed of four main categories of information systems: source systems, supporting infrastructure, core clinical systems, and connectivity systems. Select one of these categories and explain what is included in the categories and the main purpose of the category. Indicate characteristics of an EHR system that may be present from this specific category.

Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.

Response Guidelines

Select the post of a peer that addresses a different category from the one you selected. Identify and explain how the two categories would work together. Indicate characteristics in an EHR system that may be present due to these categories working together.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

Describe the framework and conceptual model of the components of an EHR.

Apply the principles of effective composition.

Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.

DQ2 EHR Applications

After working in EHR Go, identify one application present in the EHR with which you have interacted. Explain how this interaction occurred.

Your initial post must use at least one scholarly or health care industry-recognized resource, and include an in-text citation and its related reference, following current APA format guidelines.​

Response Guidelines

Select a post from a peer that addresses a different application than the one you had selected. Compare the two applications.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

Review the uses of EHRs in various settings.

Apply the principles of effective composition.

Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements.