Grand Canyon University
Department of Health Informatics,
HCI-670-0500:
User Interface Design for Informatics
HCI 670 Week 3 Discussion Question 2:
Patient safety is a major concern for the health care industry. Refer to the topic resources to discuss
how this concern may be addressed during the EHR needs assessment.
Response:
Hello classmate,
Great points. Patient safety is an upmost important issue in medical field. Many of the organizations are
investing money on Health IT to improve the safety, quality, and value of health care. Before selecting or
upgrading health IT, organizations must determine their needs and goals. Once the organization defines
how it will use health IT, it is ready to begin the selection process. When properly integrated with health
care, health IT can help reduce medical errors, lower costs, and improve outcomes. Organizations
Department of Health Informatics,
HCI-670-0500:
User Interface Design for Informatics
HCI 670 Week 3 Discussion Question 2:
Patient safety is a major concern for the health care industry. Refer to the topic resources to discuss
how this concern may be addressed during the EHR needs assessment.
Response:
Hello classmate,
Great points. Patient safety is an upmost important issue in medical field. Many of the organizations are
investing money on Health IT to improve the safety, quality, and value of health care. Before selecting or
upgrading health IT, organizations must determine their needs and goals. Once the organization defines
how it will use health IT, it is ready to begin the selection process. When properly integrated with health
care, health IT can help reduce medical errors, lower costs, and improve outcomes. Organizations
