Healthcare Informatics In Primary Care
Pediatrics Week 9
Healthcare Informatics In Primary Care Pediatrics Week 9
The focus of this assignment is to increase your knowledge and
understanding of how informatics, specifically the electronic
medical record, improves the pediatric patient health outcomes.
Caring for the pediatric patient has unique elements that are not
applicable in the adult population. Examples are growth and
development surveillance, vaccine records, transitional changes
that affect “normal findings” by age group. For example, the
normal respiratory rate of a newborn is significantly different from
a 10-year-old. Additionally, pediatric healthcare providers are
expected to educate parents with “anticipatory guidance”
according to the age of the patient. For this assignment, you are
expected to analyze the utilization of the EMR that you are using
in your clinical practicum and evaluate how this particular EMR
system is improving health outcomes. For example, does the EMR
that you are using have mechanisms in place that track growth
and development, which has led to early identification of
abnormals?
This assignment has three parts. The first part is identifying the
recommended pediatric-specific functionalities of the EMR
system you are using. The template will guide you through the
first part of the assignment by addressing a sample of key
functionalities.
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Healthcare Informatics In Primary Care Pediatrics Week 9
Healthcare Informatics In Primary Care Pediatrics Week 9
The focus of this assignment is to increase your knowledge and
understanding of how informatics, specifically the electronic
medical record, improves the pediatric patient health outcomes.
Caring for the pediatric patient has unique elements that are not
applicable in the adult population. Examples are growth and
development surveillance, vaccine records, transitional changes
that affect “normal findings” by age group. For example, the
normal respiratory rate of a newborn is significantly different from
a 10-year-old. Additionally, pediatric healthcare providers are
expected to educate parents with “anticipatory guidance”
according to the age of the patient. For this assignment, you are
expected to analyze the utilization of the EMR that you are
