The importance of interoperability when related to patient care.

Discussion Overview

This discussion will focus on the importance of interoperability when related to patient care. In the case study provided, students will demonstrate how interoperability will mitigate or decrease the negative patient outcome (adverse event). Students are to use the case study available in the following textbook:

Using Healthcare Data and Information, “Introduction to Healthcare Informatics, Section Edition”, Chapter 11 By Sue Biedermann and Diane Dolezel. https://my.ahima.org/store/product?id=64447

Instructions for an initial post, with prompts

Health systems should be interoperable with respect to tracking patient’s orders and their location in the hospital. Adverse events can occur when these systems fail to work as expected.

For a student’s initial post, please answer the following questions:

Name 4 interoperability issues where the patient’s orders and their processing in the hospital was not managed well by healthcare personnel or by healthcare systems.

Name four things that could have been done to prevent the patient’s hypoglycemia?