We have all seen them in our doctor or dentist office, clinicians running around with laptops, iPads or other medical input devices trying to capture all of our medical data—a big change from the paper chart that was filed in the doctor’s filing cabinet. The precise medical documentation of our medical history is inputted into an EMR (Electronic Medical Record). An EMR is the actual software that allows patient medical data to be inputted, stored and communicated and has been in use for over ten years. It appears that Electronic Medical Records are here to stay, as they are being mandated by the government (USF Health, 2014). Even though EMRs cause a lot of frustration to physicians (De, 2014) there are a lot of benefits for physicians as well. EMRs assist in the overall care of
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In a recent survey, 70% of the doctors surveyed reported that the lab and medication reminders aided them in preventing potential harm to their patients (EHRs shown to improve patient safety and reduce medical errors, 2014)Other studies show that the enhanced health record adoption has “accounted for a 27 percent reduction in aggregated patient safety events, with a 30 percent decline in negative medication events and a 25 percent decrease in complications regarding tests, treatments or procedures (Agrawal, 2009). Decreasing errors due to integrated patient alerts has been shown to improve patient safety. Along with patient safety, the ability to share important information from the medical record is also a benefit of the EMR. The ability to quickly transfer patient data from the Emergency Room to the primary care office is as quick as pushing a button. A report was written by an ER doctor regarding his patient from another state. The patient was in his office
In a recent survey, 70% of the doctors surveyed reported that the lab and medication reminders aided them in preventing potential harm to their patients (EHRs shown to improve patient safety and reduce medical errors, 2014)Other studies show that the enhanced health record adoption has “accounted for a 27 percent reduction in aggregated patient safety events, with a 30 percent decline in negative medication events and a 25 percent decrease in complications regarding tests, treatments or procedures (Agrawal, 2009). Decreasing errors due to integrated patient alerts has been shown to improve patient safety. Along with patient safety, the ability to share important information from the medical record is also a benefit of the EMR. The ability to quickly transfer patient data from the Emergency Room to the primary care office is as quick as pushing a button. A report was written by an ER doctor regarding his patient from another state. The patient was in his office