NationalizedHealthDatabase.pptVIP

Nationalized Health Database Brian HusarBrittany BoyerKeeley McGowan What Is It? Government controlled Tax-payer financed Independently supervised Comprehensive electronic health record system The Current System Is Flawed Increased proportion of individuals uninsured Dangerous lack of communication Resulted in neglect and errors in treatment Generated roadblocks to research Benefits improve insurance programs increase organization and privacy through improved legibility, accessibility, and security expand medical care with improved quality, efficiency, and communication advance medical research by studying trends in vast treatment databases Initial Strides Google Health “to provide users the ability to build online health profiles, download medical records from doctors and pharmacies, receive personalized health guidance, find qualified doctors, and share selected information with family and caregivers” Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts the first state to pass a mandate requiring the complete transition to electronic medical records by 2015 Insurance Reduces paperwork, improves legibility Improved customer service The Principal - using a database “30% more patients” getting help Preventative medicine responsibilities Drug reactions - pharmacists don’t always check Sick patients don’t have to accumulate resources from many offices/locations More efficient business - saves $, eventually this finds its way to the consumer (less organization effort required) Organization Security Mutually intelligible system Easy to update records Many people already have access to medical records Computers are a “neutral technology” (Thurman) Current system: “security through obscurity” Security suggestions: bank-like account monitoring systems Access on a need-to-know basis Clip from Grey’s Anatomy Chinese woman needing stitches Language barrier “Are you allergic to any medications?” How would this be improved with CMD? Clip from Grey’s Anatomy System must be mutually