Introduction
Modern technologies are transforming the nature of care delivery. Informatics will allow clinicians, physicians, and practitioners to acquire, access, and share information that can guide them to provide personalized services. Properly integrated information technology (IT) systems will guide all partners to use modern technologies to offer timely medical services. This paper describes how the government supports the integration, use, and safety of health IT networks
Government Role’s
Healthcare IT systems have become integral components in modern nursing and medical practice. The government is one of the primary stakeholders whose role is critical to ensure that positive results are realized. For instance, different government agencies establish policies to dictate the implementation, use, and security of modern technology. The established regulations will compel other stakeholders to perform their duties effectively and focus on the issue of confidentiality (Camillo, 2016). The government will also offer additional funds to support different hospitals and healthcare departments. The relevant leaders will consider new ways of maximizing safety, thereby improving the outcomes of all patients.
Government Support
The government supports Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and personal health records (PHR) initiatives in a number of ways to meet the demands of both users and beneficiaries. First, the federal government offered around 27 US dollars to allow providers and hospitals to embrace the use of EMRs (Kamerer & McDermott, 2020). Second, the relevant state agencies implement various laws that dictate the way stakeholders use EMR to meet patients’ needs. For instance, PPACA is a policy intended to compel practitioners to acquaint themselves with EMR.
Third, the government continues to provide the relevant resources that support the training of IT workers in the field of healthcare. It is usually involved in the best practices to support the provision of the relevant technical advice to all key stakeholders. Fourth, the government provides timely guidelines to different stakeholders to ensure that they improve the safety and integrity of such IT systems (Health IT, n.d.). Similarly, the government ensures that institutions offer guidelines that ensure that more citizens are aware of the milestones made in the area of health informatics. Consequently, more individuals are becoming involved and capable of recorded positive health outcomes.
How Government Supports Patient Privacy
The issue of privacy is critical when relying on the use of health informatics. The governments have presented a wide range of policies that dictate how medical institutions should use and share patient information. For instance, most of the enacted laws require citizens to provide their consent before physicians can share the information with other people (Kamerer & McDermott, 2020). The established state and federal laws require that individuals are allowed to amend the data in his or her medical files or records.
Institutions need to control the nature of access whereby facilities should integrate powerful mechanisms to maximize privacy. The Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (HISPC) is a federal initiative that brings together different states to promote patient data safety in the US (Kamerer & McDermott, 2020). The implemented guidelines compel hospitals to use two-tier approaches for data authentication by adding retina or face recognition. The government monitors and promotes such initiatives to maximize patient privacy.
Conclusion
The above discussion has identified the government as a key stakeholder in the adoption and use of advanced health technologies. The relevant agencies and policies are intended to promote the use of such technologies, thereby meeting the demands of more patients. The government also considers evidence-based strategies to maximize the level of patient privacy.
References
Camillo, C. A. (2016). The US healthcare system: Complex and unequal. Global Social Welfare, 3(3), 151-160.
Health IT. (n.d.). Health Informatics Security & Privacy Collaboration (HISPC).
Kamerer, J. L., & McDermott, D. (2020). Cybersecurity: Nurses on the front line of prevention and education. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 10(4), 48-53.