Many hospitals have systems in place and are now or will in the future face the

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Many hospitals have systems in place and are now or will in the future face the task of determining which data in the previous system should be migrated or mapped to the new system. Look at this topic from both the health information management (HIM) and information systems perspective. Select one or two systems, such as registration, admission, discharge, and transfer (ADT), billing, chart tracking, or release of information, and identify which data elements would need to be brought foward to a new system and why. Identify which data elements have long term value for patient care and which data elements must be preserved and accessible but may not be actively used for patient care.

Explanation / Answer

The data alements that would need to be brough forward to a new system are:

1.The information related to the name,age of the patient.

2.The doctor treating him currently

3.Present diagnosis since hospitalization

4.The details of the his admission the state in which he came

5.His present state and where he needs to be transferred to

The information that must be preserved and accessible will be:

1.The name ,age of the patient

2.previous dignosis and previous hospitalization admission information

3.The name of doctor who treated him previously.

4.DIscharge repoerts of previous hospitalization

These are important to know the case history of the patient just incase doctor needs it for present treatment.

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