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The Pros And Cons Of Electronic Health Records

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Raposo (2015) wrote an essay regarding whether implementation of the electronic health record was superior to paper records. While many of the issues present with paper records are minimized with the use of the EHR, new, unique issues arise. Human error will always be present in health care, and one of the purposes of the electronic health record is to decrease this error. Better design, performance, and training will help to address the new problems brought forth by the EHR (Raposo, 2015).
A study by Takian, Petrakaki, Cornford, Sheikh & Barber (2012) showed that commitments to Electronic Health Record systems now integrate a major portion of many governments’ health care reforms strategies. Challenges within EHRs are present due to changes

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