Impact of Data Technology in Healthcare
STEP 1: Required Scenario: Students are expected to select an ending for the scenario below:
You are a new graduate nurse on a medical surgical unit who is assigned to provide care to four (4) clients. Three (3) of your clients are stable and have routine medications scheduled at the same time, 9am. Your fourth (4th) client is a post operative client following a hip replacement surgery and is requesting pain medication. The pain medication is a controlled substance and not available on on the unit. You submit a request to the pharmacy for the medication.
The charge nurse, who is your preceptor, is preparing to demonstrate the steps of medication administration of a controlled substance, when the electronic health record (EHR) screen shuts off and will not turn back on. You make several attempts to resolve the computer issue with no success. In addition, you are new to the hospital's policies.
Step 2: To complete this paper, students are to choose one (1) of the outcomes below listed in the attached RUA 4: We Can But Dare We rubric:
· A HIPAA violation occurs, and client data is exposed to the media
· A medication error has harmed a client
· A technology downtime that impacts patient care occurs, and an error is made
· A ransomware attack has occurred, and the organization must contemplate paying the ransom or lose access to patient data.
Data Technology in Healthcare
Student's Name
Instructor's Name
Institutional Affiliation
Course
Date
Data Technology in Healthcare
The healthcare business is quickly adopting technology to enhance patient outcomes, speed up operations, and lower costs. Still, we must also consider how this technology may impact patient privacy and care. On-duty concerns for the medical-surgical unit might take numerous forms. Given that one is a newly graduated nurse, it is understandable that the practitioner is confused about the hospital's processes and how to manage various patients and situations. In rare cases, defects in newly accepted technologies make treatment harder to administer. This paper aims to discuss the impact of data technology in healthcare while noting the ethical, professional, and legal implications using a case example.
HIPAA, Legal, and Regulatory Discussion
According to Shuaib et al. (2021), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), developed in 1996, mandates that private health information be secured. The legislation requires healthcare institutions and business partners to develop, implement, and maintain specific security policies to preserve electronically protected health information's discretion, integrity, and safety.
Case Scenario and Recommendations
As a newly licensed nurse at a medical surgery unit, you have been entrusted with caring for four (4) patients. Three of your patients are in good health and plan to take their daily pills simultaneously at 9 a.m. The last patient is a post-operative patient who requested pain medication after hip replacement surgery. Painkillers are not available on the unit due to their classification as a controlled substance. Nonetheless, you request the medication from the pharmacy. While your preceptor nurse prepares to advise you on administering medication containing a controlled substance, the electronic health record (EHR) screen goes dark and refuses to switch back on. You make numerous failed attempts to resolve the computer problem. Unfortunately, HIPAA is violated, and client information becomes public.
The best action in this situation is to alert the authorities and make every effort to minimize harm (Dhiman et al., 2022). It is possible to get in touch with media outlets and demand that they take down the story; if they refuse, legal action may be initiated against them. Additionally, patients should be informed if their information is compromised so they can take precautions.
Impact of Technology on Nursing
New technological advancements have made it possible for nurses to focus much of their expertise and time on giving patients high-quality treatment. This is because there is less time spent locating staff members and ...