The storage, or database, measures and assesses information. Integration and aggregation transforms the data and loads it to the repository, or database (Layman, 2009)
The information is then processed for various outputs to stakeholders, such as physicians, patients, and institutional leaders. The health informatics system is designed to capture coded demographics, co-morbidity, treatment, and outcomes data into a centralized data repository, or database, measure concordance of treatment given to care guidelines, or benchmarks, analyze associations between patient outcomes and patient demographics, treatment factors, and facility characteristics (Niland, 2006)
The system integrates organizational culture, data structure, and knowledge management processes in a socio-technical system. "Government regulations, accrediting standards, and conventions of practice form the parameters of policies and procedures" (Payne, 2009)
As the Informatics Project manager, I will propose a workflow management software, specifically TAG DOC, to help solve these issues. The manager's main role will entail overseeing the new software implementation and maintenance through project management (Aalst & Hee, 2004)
UAT cases can also be provided to the users. The actual system testing occurs in the execution phase after which a decision is made to accept the product or not (Barker & Cole, 2012)
The main system users include nurses, system administrators, pharmacists and physicians. The doctors are responsible for treating patients; nurses offer healthcare to patients undergoing treatment, such as drug administration; pharmacists provide drug prescriptions at the healthcare pharmacy; and the administrators are responsible for system management and monitoring, ensuring that it is up and running as expected, at all times (eHealth Conference et al
Generally, all system users have access to information stored in a centralized system through the internet, with system protection offered through an SSL protocol. This simplifies the workflow process, eliminating mapping issues that initially existed between the two campus facilities owned by the health institution, as well as the data center facility (Trotter & Uhlman, 2011)
It is likely to be a challenge for nurses, especially those who do not consider their input a valuable contribution to the overall objective of health care. The idea of self-management and leadership encourages persons to recognize the fact that they are valuable through expressing and applying their experience in the practice of health care and consequently influencing the evolution of patient care service and outcomes (Avery et al
Such an approach will influence the adherence to treatment interventions by patients. Moreover, there is evidence that in order for some interventions to succeed, there is need to incorporate the relatives and family of the affected individuals (Chambers, Comer-HaGans, & Ramamonjiarivelo, 2014, p
The healthcare sector should seek ways to assist diabetes patients with a focus on pursuing positive lifestyle changes. This may turn out to be more cost effective than implementing drug related therapies (Fukunaga, Uehara, & Tom, 2011, p