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Project Management in Implementation of Electronic Health Records. Merlin project videos: Download Merlin Download► Create project plan from scratch using Merlin You Tube► Show changes in plan You Tube► How to enter an activity in Merlin You Tube► Change project start date You Tube► Setting precedence (linking activities) in Merlin You Tube► Show GANTT chart You Tube► Customize columns displayed in Merlin You Tube► Narrated slides and videos require Flash.

Download► What you know? Advanced learners like you, often need different ways of understanding a topic. Who was Gantt and what did he contribute to scheduling activities? Prepare a report which provides the schedule for each activity and shows the Gantt chart. Do One: Plan an EHR Implementation You can complete this project with another colleague, but it has to be a person you have not worked with so far. In this project you are asked to plan implementation of an electronic health record in an organizations using the the work break down tasks described below. More Evaluations. Electronic health record. Sample view of an electronic health record An electronic health record (EHR), or electronic medical record (EMR), refers to the systematized collection of patient and population electronically-stored health information in a digital format.[1] These records can be shared across different health care settings. Records are shared through network-connected, enterprise-wide information systems or other information networks and exchanges.

EHRs may include a range of data, including demographics, medical history, medication and allergies, immunization status, laboratory test results, radiology images, vital signs, personal statistics like age and weight, and billing information.[2] EHR systems are designed to store data accurately and to capture the state of a patient across time. Terminology[edit] The terms EHR, electronic patient record (EPR) and EMR have often been used interchangeably, although differences between the models are now being defined. Comparison with paper-based records[edit] MSHug. Book:Handbook of Biomedical Informatics. Policy. Health Level 7. Health Level Seven (HL7), is a non-profit organization involved in the development of international healthcare informatics interoperability standards.[1] "HL7" also refers to some of the specific standards created by the organization (e.g., HL7 v2.x, v3.0, HL7 RIM).[2] HL7 and its members provide a framework (and related standards) for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information.

The 2.x versions of the standards, which support clinical practice and the management, delivery, and evaluation of health services, are the most commonly used in the world.[3] Organization[edit] HL7 is an international community of healthcare subject matter experts and information scientists collaborating to create standards for the exchange, management and integration of electronic healthcare information.[4] The HL7 community is organized in the form of a global organization (Health Level Seven, Inc.) and country-specific affiliate organizations: Health Level Seven, Inc.