Healthcare Information Technology Exam Guide for CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician and HIT Pro Certifications

Outpatient Practice

Using HIT in outpatient settings presents many challenges. These include aspects of connectivity and interoperability that are particularly problematic in an outpatient setting. For example, a physician may see multiple patients at one time located in three different exam rooms. Providing seamless access to an EMR as a physician cares for each patient and ensuring they are viewing and taking action on the appropriate patient are significant challenges. Anecdotally, a similar problem can occur in the emergency room where physicians care for multiple patients at any given time. Various approaches to facilitate physician access and prevent errors include the following:

• Permitting multiple logons to the system at the same time ...