Consequences: Consequences are events or incidents that happens as a result of concept (walker & Avant, 1995). Electronic documentation or Electronic health record (EHR) systems have both short term outcomes and long term unexpected consequences. Short term consequences: Electronic documentation significantly reduces the time spend on papers and improve time providing direct patient care. These clinical outcomes also include, reduction in medical errors, by providing legible and accurate documentation. EHR also delivers accessibility of health records by multiple health care providers at the same time and it increases collaboration among health care providers and strengthen interdisciplinary care. EHR provides quicker access to treatment
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(Payne, 2013). Long term consequences: Long term outcomes includes organizational and societal results. Organizational consequences of EHR are improved legal or regularity compliance, and improved ability to conduct research. Introduction of EHR system, result in providing quality care for patients and that increases job satisfaction among clinicians. EHR increased revenue, it is possible with improved charge capturing and decrease in billing errors and thus achieving institutional financial goals. Many averted costs associated with EHR system such as easy accessibility …show more content…
As Electronic health record (EHR) systems is not yet standardized in USA, studies are still going on to come up with new technology to support the electronic documentation. Empirical referents of electronic documentation are, improving quality of care, easy accessibility, saving documentation time, manipulating and processing of information digitally and releasing health records. Quality care can be measured by following methods such as e-prescriptions, electronic educational videos, dictations, care plans and Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA). According to the study conducted by Linder, Schnipper & Middleton, 2012, primary care physicians those who used the EHR through their documentation style had provided better quality of care. By direct observation or time motion studies, we can measure documentation time (Poissant, Pereira, Tamblyn, & Kawasumi,
(Payne, 2013). Long term consequences: Long term outcomes includes organizational and societal results. Organizational consequences of EHR are improved legal or regularity compliance, and improved ability to conduct research. Introduction of EHR system, result in providing quality care for patients and that increases job satisfaction among clinicians. EHR increased revenue, it is possible with improved charge capturing and decrease in billing errors and thus achieving institutional financial goals. Many averted costs associated with EHR system such as easy accessibility …show more content…
As Electronic health record (EHR) systems is not yet standardized in USA, studies are still going on to come up with new technology to support the electronic documentation. Empirical referents of electronic documentation are, improving quality of care, easy accessibility, saving documentation time, manipulating and processing of information digitally and releasing health records. Quality care can be measured by following methods such as e-prescriptions, electronic educational videos, dictations, care plans and Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA). According to the study conducted by Linder, Schnipper & Middleton, 2012, primary care physicians those who used the EHR through their documentation style had provided better quality of care. By direct observation or time motion studies, we can measure documentation time (Poissant, Pereira, Tamblyn, & Kawasumi,