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WGU C802 Task 1 |Latest Update with Complete
Solution
Foundations in Healthcare Information Management Task #1:
EHR Functions
Western Governors University
Tosha Henrich - 012234919
March 16, 2025
A. Acute..Care..Functions
Clinical..end-
users..need..four..electronic..health..record..(EHR)..functions..in..t
he..acute..care..setting...The..first..is..medication..management,..f
ollowed..by..Clinical..Decision..Support..(CDS);..next..is..POC..(poin
t..of..care)..documentation;..and..finally,..we..have..reporting..and.
. analytics.
A1.. . Use..of..Acute..Care..Functions
The..first..EHR..function,..medication..management,..can..be..used..to..ens
ure..the..safe..ordering..of..medications..for..the..patient...This..includes..c
orrect..medication..ordering,..dispensing,..administering,..and..monitorin
g..patient..reactions..(Oachs..&..Watters,..2020,..p...377)...Whenever..I..am
.. in..an..acute..hospital. . setting,. . they. . use. . the. . barcode. . medication. . a
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dministration..record..(BCMAR)..most..frequently...The..BCMAR..works..by..
scanning..a..barcode..on..the..patient’s..wristband..to..identify..the..correc
t..patient..and..then..scanning..the..barcode..on..the..drug,..which..determi
nes..the..drug,..its..dose,..and..the..administration..route,..and..this..gets..l
ogged..electronically..in..the..patient’s..chart..(Oachs..&..Watters,..2020,..
p...378)...This..is. . important..since..people..have..life-
threatening..allergies,..and..some..medications..can..have..harmful..drug..i
nteractions...Since..the..hospital
setting..can..have..so..many..clinical..staff..seeing..the..patient..in..one..d
ay,..this..is..how..they..keep..track..of..who..gives..what..medication.
Clinical..decision..support,..also..known..as..CDS,..is..needed..in..the..acute
.. care..setting..because..it..helps..providers..make..patient..care..decisions
...CDS..systems..are..interactive..programs..that..provide..reminders,..aler
ts,..and..guidelines..regarding..their..patient’s..care..(Oachs..&..Watters,..
2020,..p...379)...This..would..be..important..in..the..acute..care..setting..be
cause..if..a..clinician..tried..to..give..medication..too..early,..the..CDS..wou
ld..alert..them,..or..if..a..new..drug..were..scanned..and..would..not..have..
a..good..interaction..with..the..last..drug..given,..it..would..prevent..them..
having..from..a..medication..error..and..poor..patient..outcome...Also,..ha
ving..prompts..to..help..solve..diagnoses..and..determine..which..body..sys
tem..is..affected..would..help..support..provider..decisions.
WGU C802 Task 1 |Latest Update with Complete
Solution
Foundations in Healthcare Information Management Task #1:
EHR Functions
Western Governors University
Tosha Henrich - 012234919
March 16, 2025
A. Acute..Care..Functions
Clinical..end-
users..need..four..electronic..health..record..(EHR)..functions..in..t
he..acute..care..setting...The..first..is..medication..management,..f
ollowed..by..Clinical..Decision..Support..(CDS);..next..is..POC..(poin
t..of..care)..documentation;..and..finally,..we..have..reporting..and.
. analytics.
A1.. . Use..of..Acute..Care..Functions
The..first..EHR..function,..medication..management,..can..be..used..to..ens
ure..the..safe..ordering..of..medications..for..the..patient...This..includes..c
orrect..medication..ordering,..dispensing,..administering,..and..monitorin
g..patient..reactions..(Oachs..&..Watters,..2020,..p...377)...Whenever..I..am
.. in..an..acute..hospital. . setting,. . they. . use. . the. . barcode. . medication. . a
, 2
dministration..record..(BCMAR)..most..frequently...The..BCMAR..works..by..
scanning..a..barcode..on..the..patient’s..wristband..to..identify..the..correc
t..patient..and..then..scanning..the..barcode..on..the..drug,..which..determi
nes..the..drug,..its..dose,..and..the..administration..route,..and..this..gets..l
ogged..electronically..in..the..patient’s..chart..(Oachs..&..Watters,..2020,..
p...378)...This..is. . important..since..people..have..life-
threatening..allergies,..and..some..medications..can..have..harmful..drug..i
nteractions...Since..the..hospital
setting..can..have..so..many..clinical..staff..seeing..the..patient..in..one..d
ay,..this..is..how..they..keep..track..of..who..gives..what..medication.
Clinical..decision..support,..also..known..as..CDS,..is..needed..in..the..acute
.. care..setting..because..it..helps..providers..make..patient..care..decisions
...CDS..systems..are..interactive..programs..that..provide..reminders,..aler
ts,..and..guidelines..regarding..their..patient’s..care..(Oachs..&..Watters,..
2020,..p...379)...This..would..be..important..in..the..acute..care..setting..be
cause..if..a..clinician..tried..to..give..medication..too..early,..the..CDS..wou
ld..alert..them,..or..if..a..new..drug..were..scanned..and..would..not..have..
a..good..interaction..with..the..last..drug..given,..it..would..prevent..them..
having..from..a..medication..error..and..poor..patient..outcome...Also,..ha
ving..prompts..to..help..solve..diagnoses..and..determine..which..body..sys
tem..is..affected..would..help..support..provider..decisions.
