Capella 4900 Assessment 3 State Board Nursing Practice Standard and Governmental Policies on Health Technology, Care Coordination & Community Resources

State Board Nursing Practice Standard and Governmental Policies on Health Technology, Care Coordination & Community Resources

The governmental policy of the HITECH Act of 2009 promotes the adoption of electronic health records (EHR) technology in the U.S. This Act also provides various provisions regarding the use of EHR or other related health information technologies. One of these policies is related to the privacy and security of patients’ protected health information (PHI). The HITECH expanded the privacy and security protections under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA). The goal of this Act is to safeguard and protect patients’ health information stored in the health technologies like EHR while permitting the secure flow of information within the healthcare setup among particular healthcare providers. Any violations of the provisions of this act impose heavy penalties including fines and imprisonment (Kiel, 2022).  

The Preventive Cardiovascular Nursing Association in collaboration with the  American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology has developed clinical practice guidelines that provide actionable and patient-centric recommendations for health professionals including nurses to enhance optimal patient outcomes with care coordination (Dunbar, 2022). Furthermore, American Heart Association has provided guidelines on hypertension management. These guidelines are developed for patient evaluation and screening for hypertension, treatment of hypertension, lifestyle, and pharmacological therapy management. These community resources can be utilized by healthcare providers in order to work according to the standard guidelines of these organizations and to improve patient quality of health and safety (Carey et al., 2021).

Capella 4900 Assessment 3

The implications for the ethical professional practice of applying standards and policy guidelines or legislation are as follows:

• Improved patient privacy and confidentiality when the HIPAA Act provisions are implemented
• Informed consent of patients before, during, and after the care treatment between the healthcare provider and the patient will foster a trusted relationship and promote patient-centered care treatment
• Equitable delivery of care treatments to patients without racial, ethnic, socioeconomic status, or disability differences 

I have spent two hours with Brian and his family undermining the details about his health condition, their concerns, and preferences for his current health condition.

Conclusion 

The focus of this assessment is to find the effectiveness of health technology, care coordination, and the use of community sources in improving Brian’s hypertension condition. EHR is an evidence-based effective health technology for hypertension treatment and management. Moreover, care coordination and community resources like support groups or online website organizations are helpful in bringing positive outcomes in hypertension management. The HITECH and HIPAA Act policies define privacy and security regulations on using EHR and other health technologies. Furthermore, PCNA in collaboration with AHA provides clinical practice guidelines on hypertension which promote care coordination and use of community sources by provided by AHA.    

References

Carey, R. M., Wright, J. T., Taler, S. J., & Whelton, P. K. (2021). Guideline-driven management of hypertension. Circulation Research, 128(7), 827–846. https://doi.org/10.1161/circresaha.121.318083 

Donnelly, C., Janssen, A., Vinod, S., Stone, E., Harnett, P., & Shaw, T. (2022). A systematic review of electronic medical record driven quality measurement and feedback systems. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(1), 200. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010200 

Dunbar, S. (2022, February 25). Demystifying clinical practice guidelines. https://pcna.net/demystifying-clinical-practice-guidelines/ 

Hazazi, A., & Wilson, A. (2021). Leveraging electronic health records to improve management of noncommunicable diseases at primary healthcare centres in Saudi Arabia: A qualitative study. BMC Family Practice, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01456-2 

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