Patient-Centered Care and Health Information Technology [WLOs: 1, 2] [CLOs: 1, 3, 4, 6]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,
- Read Chapter 8 from your course textbook, McLaughlin and Kaluzny’s Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care (5th ed.).
- Review the following articles:
- Review the following videos:
- Review the ToolsLinks to an external site. webpage.
Patient-centered care is a critical aspect of high-quality patient care, and health information plays a key role in achieving it. Health information technology (HIT) provides the patients’ health information, assists healthcare providers in delivering better patient-centered care, and promotes care based on a patient’s values and preferences.
In your initial post,
- Discuss the concept of patient-centered care and healthcare professionals’ roles in advancing patient safety, engagement, and satisfaction.
- Examine one tool on the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s ToolsLinks to an external site. webpage that can be used to develop a culture of safety for a healthcare organization.
- Examine HIT’s role in measuring and improving the quality of care being delivered.
- Describe how HIT can enhance patient-centered care.
Your initial post should be a minimum of 250 words. Support your response with at least one scholarly source published within the last 5 years in addition to the course text. For guidance, use the Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. and APA StyleLinks to an external site. resources.
Guided Response:
