Question

1. Explain Meaningful Use (MU), and how MU and the EHR can improve healthcare delivery. Cite and list reference sources used.

2. If a patient was discharged from a hospital with short term memory problems, and you had to help assist them with their medications and future doctor appointments, explain how you would do this so that the patient would remember the information you are telling them?

Answer 1

meaningful use is a term used to define minimum U.S. government standards for electronic health records (EHR), outlining how clinical patient data should be exchanged between healthcare providers, between providers and insurers and between providers and patients

The program is dependent on five priorities of health care policy, according to the CDC including:

1. Reducing health care disparity by improving efficiency, safety, and quality
2. Engaging with patients and their families in their health care
3. Improving health care coordination
4. Improving public health
5. Protecting patients personal health information

2. If patient is having a bystander explaing it to bystander. Along with it explain in detail to the patient. Also write the details briefly in diary and give it to patient. And ask patient to keep diary in a visible area. Write a note on mirror or clock where or other areas where patient often see as (SEE THE DIARY PAGE NO>>>>>)