I. Introduction In an age where consumers expect instant results in various day to day activities, it is no surprise that organizations are trending towards utilizing technology to increase customer satisfaction and remain competitive in the market. While technology offers a great deal of benefits through automation or an uptick in the overall efficiency of work tasks via electronic communication or information storage, there are also many complications in its implementation within an organization. One primary example of this is in the form of Electronic Health Records, where many hospitals and other ambulatory organizations are incorporating it within their day to day work tasks, as they see it as the next stepping stone in patient service and care. However, while many healthcare providers see the benefits in using EHRs, there are just as many complicating barriers that results in it falling short of unanimous adoption, including a lack of user research, privacy, security and usability concerns, and financial sustainability.
II. Current Uses Initially developed in the 1980s, EHRs have come a long way and since then have been an increasing focus in the healthcare sector, as it was a focal point in President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment …show more content…
As the EHR is an electronic version of file-and-paper records for patients, it automates a lot of processes. Where papers and files would be scattered across a physician’s offices or other locations around a large hospital, EHRs are easily found as they exist on tablets and computer workstations. As a result of this saved downtime, for example if a “half hour of paperwork is eliminated, that could mean two more patients seen daily or 30 more minutes a provider could spend at home with family…”(Lorenzi). EHRs are able to provide for quicker access, enabling for more efficient work tasks compared to their paper
II. Current Uses Initially developed in the 1980s, EHRs have come a long way and since then have been an increasing focus in the healthcare sector, as it was a focal point in President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment …show more content…
As the EHR is an electronic version of file-and-paper records for patients, it automates a lot of processes. Where papers and files would be scattered across a physician’s offices or other locations around a large hospital, EHRs are easily found as they exist on tablets and computer workstations. As a result of this saved downtime, for example if a “half hour of paperwork is eliminated, that could mean two more patients seen daily or 30 more minutes a provider could spend at home with family…”(Lorenzi). EHRs are able to provide for quicker access, enabling for more efficient work tasks compared to their paper