Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in health care

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in health care

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in health care

Assignment: Word memo

Imagine you have been asked by your local paper to write an article on the use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in health care.

Write a 350- to 700-word article for the paper in which you:

Explain the functions and advantages of using EHRs.
Explain the relationship between paper forms and EHRs.
Describe the basic flow of information within a health care organization using EHRs.
Cite any outside sources to support your assignment. Assignment: Word memo

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.

Pathophysiology

Deborah is 56 years old, smokes half a pack of cigarettes a day, and is overweight. Her friend wants her to come to a local women’s fitness class she attends to once a week. She knows Deborah’s dad had died an acute myocardial infarction when he was 56, and she fears, seeing Deborah’s lifestyle, the same fate awaits her friend. What she did not know was that Deborah had also been to her doctor for her annual physical where she was told her LDLs were 180 mg/dL, HDLs were 36 mg/dL, and cholesterol was 239 mg/dL (Learning Objectives 3 and 4). Assignment: Word memo

What are Deborah’s known risk factors for coronary heart disease?
Deborah’s doctor referred her to a dietician for strict dietary therapy, hoping the intervention would raise her HDL and lower her LDL and cholesterol levels. Why is diet modification necessary to control and moderate the lipids indicated?
Deborah’s doctor also gave her pamphlets describing strategies to stop smoking and a list of exercise ideas she might want to try. How is smoking thought to contribute to atherosclerotic plaque formation? Why would exercise have a positive effect on Deborah’s lipid profile? Assignment: Word memo
Atherosclerosis is thought to be an inflammatory disorder. What is the role of macrophages in the formation of atherosclerotic plaques? What is the significance of elevated serum hs-CRP levels in at-risk individuals?