Introduction
Over the years, the healthcare in the U.S. has struggled with how to maintain patient health information and how to keep it safe and private. The HIM (Health Information Management) industry can be traced back to the 1920s, when healthcare professionals realized that patient caring would be more effective for both the provider and the patient. Documentation became popular and was used throughout the U.S. after healthcare providers realized that it was impossible to treat the patient and have accurate medical history without documenting the treatments. Soon after, clinical records were standardized by establishing the American Association of Record Librarians, also known as American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). …show more content…
Health Information Management provides a series of developments that facilitates working with EHR’s for physicians and hospitals. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided eligible professionals with incentives to drive physicians and hospitals to adopt EHR. Professionals that are eligible can qualify for as much as $44,000 or even 63,750 through the Medicare Incentive Program. Axiomatically, even with the incentives most physicians who own small practices refuse to implement EHR.
EHR’s has improved doctor-patient communication, patient care, practice …show more content…
EHR allows physicians and staff to access patient records remotely for more coordinated and efficient care. EHR has enhanced decision support by incorporating clinical alerts, reminders, and medical information. Adoption of EHR provides legible, complete documentation that facilitates accurate coding, billing, documenting and safer, reliable prescribing. EHRs have completely changed the way office visits operate by reducing the unnecessary overload of papers to fill out. Accordingly, some patients prefer to access their medical information electronically because it’s easier to follow up with their appointments and even physician notes. Providers with busy practices and patients with busy lives benefit the most from EHR. Access to complete patient health information is essential for safe and effective quality care. Furthermore, HIT also allows patients to download apps
Over the years, the healthcare in the U.S. has struggled with how to maintain patient health information and how to keep it safe and private. The HIM (Health Information Management) industry can be traced back to the 1920s, when healthcare professionals realized that patient caring would be more effective for both the provider and the patient. Documentation became popular and was used throughout the U.S. after healthcare providers realized that it was impossible to treat the patient and have accurate medical history without documenting the treatments. Soon after, clinical records were standardized by establishing the American Association of Record Librarians, also known as American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). …show more content…
Health Information Management provides a series of developments that facilitates working with EHR’s for physicians and hospitals. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided eligible professionals with incentives to drive physicians and hospitals to adopt EHR. Professionals that are eligible can qualify for as much as $44,000 or even 63,750 through the Medicare Incentive Program. Axiomatically, even with the incentives most physicians who own small practices refuse to implement EHR.
EHR’s has improved doctor-patient communication, patient care, practice …show more content…
EHR allows physicians and staff to access patient records remotely for more coordinated and efficient care. EHR has enhanced decision support by incorporating clinical alerts, reminders, and medical information. Adoption of EHR provides legible, complete documentation that facilitates accurate coding, billing, documenting and safer, reliable prescribing. EHRs have completely changed the way office visits operate by reducing the unnecessary overload of papers to fill out. Accordingly, some patients prefer to access their medical information electronically because it’s easier to follow up with their appointments and even physician notes. Providers with busy practices and patients with busy lives benefit the most from EHR. Access to complete patient health information is essential for safe and effective quality care. Furthermore, HIT also allows patients to download apps