Chapters 9 and 10 Case Studies HIM 301 Introduction to Health Informatics

Chapter 9 As the age of electronics is advancing so are software systems for healthcare agencies. Healthcare agencies are required under the PPACA to retain Electronic Health Records (EHR) and the HIPPA Security Rule requires the use of Electronic Medical Records (EMR). If an organization does not follow the requirements set by these mandates that were set to be required by the end of the fiscal year of 2014 penalties to the organization were required as of 2015. As a means of upholding the meaningful use guideline compliance all physicians offices and health care organizations must gain EHR and EMR systems. As a means to uphold our compliance and creditability, we too should integrate these system into...