Communication and Information Technology Paper HSC/ 320 July 19, 2011

The electronic medical records are medical records that are computerized for the use of hospital or office of physicians. The system allows storage, modification and retrieval of patients’ records. This is efficient because it eliminates the records being paper based and doctors can record data at the moment they are talking to the patient. The effectiveness of electronic medical record errors is less likely to happen because everything will be electronic. By law health care providers are to have patients’ records for seven years. When a provider has to look up information on patients’ history al there information well be in one place, instead all over the place with paper based records.
The electronic medical records are becoming more common means of recording information of patients. It has not been easy from transition of paper charting to the use of electronic medical records. There are people in the health care profession who find it time consuming and difficult to use; however, electronic medical record present advantages to their paper counterparts. The advantage to electronic medical record includes that repetitive information can decrease. The healthcare professional remotely can access the information. When information have been up-to-date all healthcare provider have access to it. The information is less likely to be destroyed or lost. Depending on the condition of the patient’s the program can include specific protocols. The charting of the patients’ can be done in a timely manner. The healthcare providers are more likely to have stronger communication amongst one another. It also provides protection in the event of a lawsuit. There is also a more accurate capture of financial data. The built-in safety features increase the patient safety.
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