Many new assisted living and memory care complexes are being constructed in nort

Many new assisted living and memory care complexes are being
constructed in north Florida due to a significant increase in the
population of individuals over age 50. Local medical societies and HCO
administrators are actively working with these companies to establish
relationships for continuing care services. As director of HIM at a
local hospital, Larry Green has been asked to develop a slide
presentation on the EHR and patient portals for members of these
assisted living complexes and active senior citizens’ educational
centers.
Since the audience has somewhat limited medical terminology and
technology knowledge, he is tailoring the presentation to meet their
needs. Within the presentation, Larry stresses the importance of the EHR
and the benefits it provides to patients, such as increased
communication between providers, enhanced continuity of care, and
improved patient safety.
He gives a brief overview and examples of
the basic functions such as e-prescribing, CPOE, results in management,
and public health reporting. Larry also gives a demonstration of the
patient portal for his hospital. He shows the audience how they can
access their patient information, follow up on lab test results, monitor
their blood pressure or glucose levels, ask questions about
prescriptions, request or change appointments, schedule educational or
health-monitoring sessions, and address their insurance and account
issues.
Larry is aware that confidentiality is a topic of concern. Therefore,
he addresses interoperability and secure transmission of data between
HCOs and providers in his presentation. He also incorporates the HIPAA
confidentiality and security information audience members receive when
visiting their physicians. Larry concludes his presentation with a
discussion of frequently asked questions, and then he allows a
significant amount of time to address any other questions the audience
may have.
Using the case study provided above, write an essay of at least 300 words regarding:
What kinds of privacy and confidentiality features should patients be aware of?
Discuss how the EHR is making patients safer.
Devise a simple PowerPoint presentation to be used at community events on the use of a patient portal.