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Draft of introduction, Milestone one Name Institution Draft of introduction, Milestone one Issues the Hospital Is Experiencing The Memorial Hospital is facing challenges such as lack of proper data systems for storing, retrieving, tracking and disseminating patients’ information. The hospital is unable to monitor patients’ health, even after being discharged from the facilities, as there are no better platforms for doctor-patient distance interactions. The experience has led to further complications such as issues of medical errors because there are no records to refer. As a result, patients get readmitted or have duplicated test due to lack of past medical history, and the treatment process is done as the initial. Information to Exchange Between Organizations Health information such as patient referrals, laboratory results or orders and discharge summaries that get directed to another healthcare professional, can be exchanged between agencies. An organization may not be entirely equipped to offer complete treatments, and when there is need to transfer patients, it is essential their data get shared. The information may be sent over the internet, though in an encrypted form for the matter of security (Langabeer, Champagne & Sullivan, 2016). Another type of information that organizations can exchange is that which raises a critical concern such as public health issues. For instance, in case of an epidemic say like virus outbreak, health departments must share information with other units, inclusive of governmental bodies, to protect the citizens. Information Not to Exchange Between Organizations On the other hand, Protected Health Information (PHI) is
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