Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
• Reflect on the continuing progression of the EHR and how it impacts HIM professions.
Course outcome(s) assessed/addressed in this
Assignment:
HI300-6: Describe the use of electronic health records in
patient care.
Instructions:
For this Assignment you will explore Practice Fusion, a free
Web-based EHR. You will visit the Practice Fusion website
below and create your own free EHR account. You will find
instructions under Course Resources (Course
Documents) in your course on how to create your own
student account in Practice Fusion. Follow those
instructions and once you gain access to the EHR, you will be
able to complete the Assignment.
Source: Practice Fusion: Practice fusion. Retrieved from
https://static.practicefusion.com/apps/ehr/
For this Assignment you will discuss your experience using a
Web-based EHR. You will design and construct a Microsoft
PowerPoint® presentation that will be presented in a training
session for new HIT students coming into your facility. Please
include the following topics in your presentation:
• Describe your experience with the Web-based EHR.
• Discuss the possible challenges one would face to convince healthcare providers to use this type of EHR.
• What features did you see in the EHR that were helpful?
• How could other facilities benefit from these features?
• What impressed you about the Web-based EHR?
Assignment Details
Please dedicate a minimum of three slides to each topic. Your
presentation must have at least 15-20 slides.
Requirements:
This Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard
American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your
writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as
original and insightful. The resources used (including your
text) should be properly cited. Your work should display
superior content, organization, style, and mechanics.
Submitting your work:
Submit your Assignment to the appropriate Dropbox. For
instructions on submitting your work, view the Dropbox Guide
located under Academic Tools at the top of your unit page.
Please be sure to download the file “Writing Center
Resources” from Course Resources to assist you with
meeting APA expectations for written Assignments.