Write at least a 175-word response to the following. Your response must address all aspects of each question, must include your personal opinions, ideas, or thoughts; and must provide examples in any situation where it is warranted.

What are common interoperability challenges that healthcare organizations face related to medical records? What are some best practices or techniques to minimize those challenges? Provide details.

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Respond to the two classmates’ discussion posts below two responses together must total at least 175 Words. Be constructive and professional with your thoughts, feedback, or suggestions. 

Reply#1 

Mariah White

2/6/24, 7:03 PM 

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Health data has always been challenging to access and share in a secure manner. The nature of health data creates a paradox: It’s difficult to share because it’s sensitive and requires a high level of privacy and security, yet the inability to access it when it’s needed has potential to cause significant harm. A lack of interoperability can result in an incomplete understanding of an individual’s or population’s health needs, which can lead to poorer outcomes and higher costs.

As populations around the world age and people live longer, interoperability and data sharing are going to become increasingly critical for delivering effective healthcare. In the United States, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has estimated that two out of three older Americans have at least two chronic behavioral or physical conditions. Treatment for people with multiple chronic conditions currently accounts for an estimated 66% of US healthcare costs.

In their nationwide roadmap, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) says the use of electronic health records (EHRs) has dramatically increased in the United States. Many hospitals now have routine access to medical records and patient data from outside providers, yet less than half of hospitals are integrating the data they receive into individual patient records. So although access to vital clinical data has improved, there's still a lot of work that needs to be done to bring stakeholders together to create an integrated data ecosystem.

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Sheameka White

2/6/24, 5:58 PM 

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1. Inconsistent data and lack of standardized data structure

2. Patient privacy and security

3. Lack of Communication Standards Across EHRs

What are some best practices or techniques to minimize those challenges? 

Despite the many challenges for interoperability, solutions are available. With advances in cloud computing, especially hybrid cloud, it’s become easier for organizations to move and secure data in a consistent and standardized way. Cloud-based EHRs enable easy integration and access to various data sources, including clinical, lab, and pharmacy systems, ensuring interoperability and improving the quality of care for patients. These EHRs also allow for storing of data on multiple servers across different geographical locations, enabling retrieval of data as needed. They also come with advanced security features to protect against cyberattacks and unauthorized access to sensitive patient data. Data Security and Privacy: Protect patient information by implementing robust security measures. This includes using encryption for data transmission, regularly updating software and security patches, implementing firewalls, and conducting periodic security audits. Train your staff on data privacy policies and procedures to minimize the risk of data breaches. It's important to note that these practices provide a general guideline, and specific considerations may vary depending on the EHR system and healthcare organization. Consulting with EHR vendors, industry experts, and complying with relevant regulations and standards will help ensure the best use of an EHR system in your specific context

Week 5 Assignment

Your task this week is to write a research paper that contains the following: 

• Define service-oriented architecture. Explain how service-oriented architecture works. 
• Explain how webpages differ from web services. 
• Discuss what it means for a web service to be interoperable. 

Research Paper Requirements:  

• Paper should be approximately four to six pages in length, not including the title page and reference page. 
• Assignment must be submitted by the due date (Saturday, 11:59 p.m. EST).  Late assignments will not be accepted. 
• Use Times New Roman, size 12 font throughout the paper. 
• Apply APA 7th edition style and include three major sections: the Title Page, Main Body, and References. See the Paper Elements and Format section of your APA manual for details. 
• A minimum of two scholarly journal articles (besides your textbook) are required. See UC Library Tutorials. 
• Writing should demonstrate a thorough understanding of the materials and address all required elements. 
• Writing should use exceptional language that skillfully communicates meaning to the readers with clarity and fluency and is virtually error-free. 
• Save as a Word document. 

• Provide a succinct introductory overview of what you are going to build.
• Introduce the problem that you’re trying to solve.
• Outline the solution you’re offering with your software and what makes your solution special.
• Evaluate the potential consumers or target market that proves your product’s potential, including who and how many will use your product.
• Assess your competitors and if there are any alternative solutions.
  • What makes your product better?
• Summarize your pitch.

Individual Assignment from the Textbook: Answer the following questions in depth

• What is the chief advantage of using preassigned UDP port numbers? The chief disadvantages?
• What is the chief advantage of using protocol ports instead of process identifiers to specify the destination within a machine?
• UDP provides unreliable datagram communication because it does not guarantee delivery of the message. Devise a reliable datagram protocol that uses timeouts and acknowledgements to guarantee delivery. How much network overhead and delay does reliability introduce?
• TCP uses a finite field to contain stream sequence numbers. Study the protocol specification to find out how it allows an arbitrary length stream to pass from one machine to another.
• Lost TCP acknowledgements do not necessarily force retransmissions. Explain why.
• What are the arguments for and against automatically closing idle connects?

Suppose an implementation of TCP uses initial sequence number 1 when it creates a connection. Explain how a system crash and restart can confuse a remote system into believing that the old connection remained open. 

NOTE: Strictly no copy-paste. Plagiarism results in course termination. Please include references. Please do the assignment in APA format. Please provide much depth in your responses. You need to expand answers to include examples, and case studies. You need at least 3 sentences to form a complete paragraph, so for every paragraph make sure you have at least 3 sentences with breadth and depth, every definition should have a citation/ resource referenced. 

Examine the dissertation you have been working with (or another one) and describe the methods chosen for the study. The intent of this discussion is to understand the elements for research methods. For your discussion post, describe the following:

• Is it a qualitative or quantitative study?
• What kind of design was used (for example, case study, survey)?
• What is the population (that is, its characteristics)?
• How was the sample chosen?
• Do you think that the population and sample chosen are most qualified to comment on best practices?