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Homework: Functions of Legal Health Record
Course Objective for Homework:
Examine the implications of ethical, legal, and regulatory policy issues on health care information systems.
Using what you have learned about the legal health record and the EHR this week, write a 2 to 3 pages paper that addresses the following functions of the EHR:
Question I. Health information management: What health information management functions HER performs in medical offices or healthcare organizations?
Question II. Medical errors: How EHR prevents medical errors?
Question III. Decision support: How EHR helps physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases?
Question IV. Interoperability: How EHR helps in Care Coordination of patients?
Question V. Patient support: How EHR helps patients' education? Cite examples.
Question VI. Administrative processes: How EHR improves billing and collection process?