MHI-815-INFORMATICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE

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IOM Summary of the Electronic Health Record Essential Components and Functions for Care Delivery

THE SELECTED 5 ARE:

Component	Essential Functions	Application Examples
Administrative process	Ability to conduct all financial and administrative functions associated with institutional operations and patient engagement	Admissions/registration Scheduling Claims processing Administrative reporting
Communication and connectivity	Provide a medium for electronic communication between healthcare providers and patients	E-mail Mobile devices Text/web messaging Integrated health records Telemedicine
Patient support	Provides patient education and self-monitoring tools	Discharge instructions Computer-based learning Telemonitoring
Health information and data	Ability to enter and access key information needed to make clinical decisions	Patient demographics Problem lists Medical/nursing diagnoses Medications/allergies Results reporting
Results management	Provides the ability to manage current and historical information related to all types of diagnostic reports	Laboratory tests Radiology reports Other procedures