Important Patient Information Analysis

In the past, patient important patient information has been stored with the excessive use of papers and manual labor, while being prone to various human errors and accidents, which can make stored information to become inaccessible. The ability to store information, or record electronically, has made a huge impact in the healthcare system. Records can be stored electronically through computers, hard drivers, email accounts etc. Electronic records are important for in hospital settings, are important for the storing of important patient information, which includes; patient name, age, past history, and transaction information, allowing for easy and quick reference to these information as needed. Electronic records have been beneficial in health …show more content…
According to Palmer (2013), this system is prone to human error as patient files may sometimes become missing, or put in the wrong chronological order. However, once information is properly stored electronically, it is an easy, and time efficient task to retrieve patient information as there is no need to sort through an excessive amount of paper. With electronic records one can simply type in key words, and retrieve information that is required. With an easy access to information that may be required before treatment, there is a limited delay when attending to patients needs. Also, healthcare providers are favored with the chance of retrieving information, at any given time or place because electronic records can be accessed with most of today’s technological equipment’s, which are most times readily …show more content…
The biggest issue faced by the use of electronic records is the high cost of the technology involved in order for this system to work. Machines like cell phones, desktop, laptops and faxing machines are generally expensive to purchase and maintain. Also, the problem of handling the machinery also arises. If there is no adequate knowledge of the handling of the tools, time tends to be wasted, while trying to understand the technicalities of the machinery. Furthermore, different record formats might have different requirements for creation, capture and management. And so, additional policies and procedures would need to be put in place to ensure that employees know to create and manage records in each format. As said by Palma (2013), There might be the need to train personals on the use of the machineries this might not cost