Electronic Health Record (EHR) focus on the total health of the patient and probably more, and it is a data collected in the provider's office and inclusive of the broader view on the patient's care. EHR let other health care providers to share information about the patient care such as lab and specialists (Garrett & Sediman, 2011).
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) are very similar to EMR, however, it is digital version of the paper charts in the clinician's office. EMR contains the medical and treatment history of the patients in one practice. With EMR, it allow clinicans to tract date over time, easily identify which patients are due for screening and checkup, and monitor and improve overall quality of care within the practice (Garrett & Sediman, 2011).
Personal Health Record is basically a collection of information about a patient health. This record allow patient to have access to their own health record and print it out …show more content…
It helps all the patient medical record is up-to-date. It helps to improved in the quality care, minimize medical errors, and improve in patient-level measurement in appropriates of care.
Disadvantages of EHR: financial issues, changes in workflow, temporary loss of productivity associate with EHR adoption, privacy and security concerns. Since EHR is a electric, it must be purchase and install hardware and software and it must be repurchase when for upgrade on a regularly basis, so the cost maybe a issue. The work-flow can be a disadvantages because medical staffs and providers must train how to use this, which can interfere with their work and slow it down (Collum & Menachemi, 2011).
EHR can help improve the quality of care to patient because it allows other healthcare providers to look at the patient files and communicate to one and another. It will easy changes in the patient medical process if needed because other providers are allow to see
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) are very similar to EMR, however, it is digital version of the paper charts in the clinician's office. EMR contains the medical and treatment history of the patients in one practice. With EMR, it allow clinicans to tract date over time, easily identify which patients are due for screening and checkup, and monitor and improve overall quality of care within the practice (Garrett & Sediman, 2011).
Personal Health Record is basically a collection of information about a patient health. This record allow patient to have access to their own health record and print it out …show more content…
It helps all the patient medical record is up-to-date. It helps to improved in the quality care, minimize medical errors, and improve in patient-level measurement in appropriates of care.
Disadvantages of EHR: financial issues, changes in workflow, temporary loss of productivity associate with EHR adoption, privacy and security concerns. Since EHR is a electric, it must be purchase and install hardware and software and it must be repurchase when for upgrade on a regularly basis, so the cost maybe a issue. The work-flow can be a disadvantages because medical staffs and providers must train how to use this, which can interfere with their work and slow it down (Collum & Menachemi, 2011).
EHR can help improve the quality of care to patient because it allows other healthcare providers to look at the patient files and communicate to one and another. It will easy changes in the patient medical process if needed because other providers are allow to see