Electronics

Electronic Health Record (EHR) can definitely transform the way care is delivered to a patient. As more healthcare facilities, including hospitals and private practices, move towards the use of EHR, the benefits will increase to both patients and practitioners. It is much easier to retrieve or track patient specific medical information using EHR than to use paper records. Many paper records are written in illegible handwriting and missing different types of information. One study showed…

An electronic health record (EHR) is a computerized aggregate of a patient’s official health record that is to be made directly available to multiple authorized agencies and practitioners. It is much more than just a collection; rather it is an efficient approach of sharing digitally organized information of the patients across the health care providers and organization. This digitized system is intended to prop up the goals of Population Health Management (PHM) i.e. to enhance the quality of…

of professional care given to the patient is the catalyst of EHR. The purpose of this discussion board is to describe the Electronic Health Record (EHR), the six steps of EHR and how my facility implements them, to describe “meaningful use” and how my facilities status is obtaining it, and to further discuss the EHR’s and patient confidentiality. Description of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) EHR mandate was created to improve the overall health…

of healthcare professionals. The medical record includes everything from billing and administrative information to complete diagnoses and medications. ("What information does an electronic health record (EHR) contain? | FAQs | Providers & Professionals | HealthIT.gov," 2013). Although the current idea of the electronic health record (also known as EHR) is fairly new, the documentation of one’s medical history is not. In fact formal medical record keeping can be traced as far back as 1920,…

Introduction The purpose of an Electronic health record (EHR) is to collect data from your doctor’s office. Electronic health records (EHRs) are more than just a way to collect data from your provider’s office; it is also a way to have a complete history of the patient. Electronic health records were made to share your personal information between your doctors. An electronic medical record (EMR) is an electronic capture of your chart, which contains all of your medical history that is from your…

safely and efficiently The Electronic Medical Record is much more of a digital medical record, which works like the paper medical records but much more practical and safe, in as all medical and clinical data from laboratory tests to the patient's medical history, the medical requirements for health spending. But what is it and how does a digital medical record? What data does it contain? When and to who may be required and how much it costs? EHR and how does it work? Electronic health records…

providers protect their medical information. Developments in technology allow for easier utilization and access to health records through electronic portals for patients and physicians. Laws such as the Health Information Accountability Act sets standards that health care providers must follow to ensure patient privacy. The purpose of this paper is to describe the Electronic Health Record (EHR) mandate and discuss how the Cleveland Clinic has implemented the EHR. In addition to explaining how…

Homework 1 1. Over the years, information technology within the healthcare setting have been increasing. The implementation of the current Electronic Health Record System has been very beneficial as well as challenging to clinics in rural settings that treat patients that are diagnosed with cancer. Clinics in rural area that treats cancer patients needs an EHR system whose software is tailored to fit the needs of oncology care and has the ability to remotely access patient information from…

For my research project identification I would like to go into the healthcare industry and the growing use of electronic health records (EHR). Many companies produce this type of software but the first one I came across was NueMD. Health information technology (health IT) can play an important role in increasing patient safety by virtue of the information contained in the electronic health record (EHR) and the features (error-checking, notifications, etc.) systems use to ensure high quality care…

Benefits of Electronic Medical Record systems were only apparent to quality improvement initiatives and financial benefits when a greater number of physicians used patient EMR’s in the physician’s day to day activities. The key factor that affected EMR implementation and adoption was the amount of time that it took physicians to learn how to enter data and use EMR’s effectively in their day to day activities. The study shows that physicians’ benefited and patient care improved with the…