Rehabilitation Facility 1. List three data elements (or items of information) that the rehab facility would need to receive with a patient referral [Review what others have posted and try to come up with some different data elements]
Three data elements needed for patient referral:
Name, Master Patient Index (MPI), Diagnosis
2. List one unique (not previously listed by another respondent) data element that the rehab facility would need to provide to an external organization, and identify what type of organization that is and the purpose of the data sharing.
Medical coding information is a unique data element needed to provide to insurance companies for appropriate patient billing. The provider needs the appropriate codes to submit to the insurance company for patient billing. As the insurance company needs the correct codes to apply to the billing rates acquired by CMS to produce the correct payment for the patient.
3. Choose one aspect of interoperability that you found in your research and explain what an EHR system for the rehab facility would need to be able to do to exchange information with other organizations.
One aspect of interoperability is connecting all entities participating in the continuity of care such as providers, patients, and others who are involved in supporting healthcare. In order for the rehab facility to
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exchange information between all entities involved it needs to enable the flow of information. This can be done by allowing health information to follow the patient and be available for clinical decision making all while supporting appropriate use of healthcare information.
References:
Health Information & Management Systems Society. (2017). What is Interoperability in Healthcare. Retrieved from https://www.himss.org/what-interoperability
Health Management Information Systems Electronic Health Records [Course Resources]. (2012). In IFSM 305: Information Systems in Health Care Organizations. Retrieved from https://learn.umgc.edu/d2l/le/content/489202/viewContent/18179384/ View
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