We want a system that is both functional and affordable. There are many systems out there that look like they would be easy and cheap to maintain but in the end more time and money is spent on software updates and customer service and support. According to the Medscape EHR report 65% of physicians said that EHR systems improve documentation within their facility (Kane, 2014). While physicians say that these systems improve documentation and other clinical factors within their practice, 70% of them say that it decreases their face to face time with the patients (Kane, 2014). This reason is why an easy to use, easy to learn and easy to maintain system is most conducive to our needs.
Electronic health record (EHR) system transformed the health care system from a paper based industry to one that uses clinical information to provide higher quality of care to the patients by providers. Electronic medical records have many benefits in clinical, organizational and societal outcomes. Clinical outcomes includes improvements in the quality of care and reduction of medical errors. Organizational outcomes include, financial and operational performance as well as higher satisfaction among patients and clinicians. Societal outcomes include, conduct research and attain improved population health.
In her assessment of the American Reinvestment & Recovery Act (ARRA), Murphy (2009) discusses how its enactment provided unprecedented funding for the advancement of health information technology (HIT) which served to promote health care reform. Electronic health records (EHRs) by extension received a boost via incentivization for appropriate use in hospitals and ambulatory settings (Murphy, 2009). The benefits of EHRs include the ability to improve the delivery and quality of nursing care, the ability to make more timely and efficient nursing care decisions for nursing, the ability to avoid errors that might harm patients and the ability to promote health and wellness for the patients (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). An appropriate use of EHR
EHR has its advantages and disadvantages of implementing new technology in the health care system, EHR can help improve collaboration, communication, performance, and decrease added work. The author believes that the incentives that the government is providing for physicians and hospitals to adopt electronic health records system will help improve accessibility to patient data, improve preventative health, and provide a collaboration from both patients and health professionals to increase patient ’s outcomes of their overall
Electronic Health Records and Patient Confidentiality Technology has become an essential part of our everyday life therefore, it makes sense that doctors and hospitals get rid of the old fashioned paper charting and use technology to access patient records. Electronic health records (EHR) provide quick access to information, as doctors no longer have to wait for other providers to fax previous records to them. The accessibility of Electronic Health Records assist medical providers to make quick medical care decisions, by accessing previous care provided to patients including treatment and diagnosis. Quick access to information through EHR enables health care providers to treat patients faster as there is no need for records to be mailed or
Electronic health records (EHRs) go beyond the data collected in the provider’s office and include a more comprehensive patient history. EMR provides the ability to collaborate among colleagues wherever they are to improve clinical outcomes without compromising patient privacy and data security. Providing accurate information is crucial in the field of medical care. EMR guarantee to reduce wait times and contributing to a better experience for health care in general. Some of the cons of EMR is the high startup costs, EMR is the simple fact that maintenance is needed and problems can occur.
Thank for the information, I look on the bright side of having EHR system. IT is more than just a computerize version of a paper chart in a provider’s office with digital record on them which provides comprehensive health care information about the patients. EHR reduces costs through decrease paperwork, improve safety, it reduces duplication of testing, and improve health care. EHR systems were built to share information for the 21th Century for health care providers and organizations, including laboratories, specialists, medical imaging facilities, pharmacies, emergency facilities, schools and workplace clinics so, they are information from all clinicians involved in a patient’s care. we can receive information faster that is an outcome that
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).
In the current situation health information technology is helping healthcare organization to reduce huge amount of investment and decrease health related errors. Among these various advance technology, electronic health record (EHR) is the widely used by most of the health care organization and fulfil the demand of their clinical data collection standard of the health care organization. It offers various health care features that are design to increase the quality patient care and decrease the medical errors related to it. It helps in the utilization of clinical document, ensure safe practice, avoid the litigation/licensing issues, and enhance the communication between all healthcare providers in a same format (Balestra, 2017).
The individual needs of patient’s guide healthcare practices. Flow sheets and electronic documentation play a vital role in communicating the patient’s condition and organizing their care according to the presented needs. (“The right balance”, 2017). EHRs utilize information technology to manage, store, and present readily available clinical information for seamless communication among patients and their healthcare team. (Ventres & Frankel, 2010).
It fascinates me that society is experiencing an unprecedented growth in innovation levels with regards to information systems and the way enterprises store information. Database structures have caused different industries (ex, health care) to pursue new types of technologies which allows the health care to improve. By majoring in biomedical science, I have always been fascinated by how the power of information systems can be harnessed to provide safer, reliable, and better-quality health care. I am enrolled in a Health Informatics course that discusses the importance of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and how they reduce the need for risky and redundant tests. EHRs are examples of the wide variety of applications that are harnessed by information systems in the healthcare industry.
Our health care system has come a long way over the years to the point where it is now streamlined, standardized and regulated. Since the emergence of computers in the nineteen seventies, our medical records are now to the point that they are connected to hospitals and clinics nationwide. With the push of a button, a physician in Chicago can obtain your medical records in Florida to help the medical professional treat your illness as well as look at your past medical history. It is with the health information technology for economic and clinical health act, or known as HITECH, that has helped us standardize our electronic medical records in a more organized fashion. Established under HIPPA, the HITECH act went into effect on September 23,
The ROI of EHRs article breaks down the importance of Electronic health records. Healthcare leaders need to have an open-mind about electronic health records to gain a better organized system. Health organizations spend billions trying to find a working system instead of changing to the electronic health records system. Most organizations are making their IT department play bigger role working along with physicians to make electronic health records a key component of healthcare facilities making EHRs an effective program. Electronic Health Records are important to improving the quality of care provided, being able to find a patients history of care at a click of a button.
Technological advancements in health care are helping facilities work as efficiently and effectively as possible. Accepting these changes can help physicians and the like provide the best care to patients. One such technological advancement is the conversion from paper medical records to electronic health records, or EHRs. EHRs provide higher quality care for patients by streamlining the transfer of information from different health care providers, making health records more accessible for patients who see multiple health care professionals, and by reducing mistakes within the medical records themselves. To begin with, electronic health records are composed of information from multiple health care professionals, so all patient information
My experience with electronic medical record (EMR) is great. As a nurse it helps me access relevant patient information with a click of a button and guarded me from making medical errors. According Mason, Leavitt and Chaffee (2014), electronic medical record (EMR) has shown to improve patient safety, enhance quality, reduce workloads, and improve care coordination. Moreover, it captures information from laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, and equipment, such as EKG, smart pumps and etc.
