Question

What can be learned from the slide presentation of Gerard Comyn on the healthcare system in Europe and its utilization of ICT?

Do you think the efforts by the various federal agencies of the DHHS (i.e. AHRQ, CMS, HRSA, ONC, and FDA) to improve patient safety and quality are adequate? What steps can be taken to improve them?

How can the electronic prescription system be useful for patient safety?

Answer 1

Gerard Comyn spoke about European e-health interoperability for possible legal and regulatory and importance of structured clinical data for the electronic patient records. Utilization of information and communication technology(ICT) to achieve hospital vision, health need collaborative work that helps to access and share up to date information of the patient health status. ICT based information is fully interoperability to make success for patient care and safety.
Federal agency improves the quality and safety of Americans' health care system by improving knowledge and health system performance that helps patients, professionals and policy makers for informed decisions. Example: AHRQ collaboration with the US Department of Health and Human Services Agencies(DHHS) makes sure to provide better care and cost control care. Federal agencies controlling their effort to improve patient safety for sick and vulnerable patients in the hospital and non-hospital settings.HHS and other stakeholders support to fulfill their goal of a safer, quality health care should be served equally and efficiently.
e-prescribing system improves patient safety by reducing the time gap between patient needs and service provided, it reduce the medical errors and improves quality of care, it impacts patient safety with interchangeably. e-prescribing medication support reduces its error. CMS support using e prescribing system provide incentivizing for providers.