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Electronic Records
Technology has paved its way into all aspects of our lives. In the past few years, we have seen an increase in the development of the electronic record database in healthcare. These electronic records are developed over a period of years and maintain a patient’s history safely. The biggest issue in maintaining these electronic records is the maintenance of security and privacy.
How have electronic records helped the healthcare industry proper and save more lives? Is all the effort worth it? Technology building companies are striving hard to deliver hospitals and doctors with the best options. These electronic record solutions are eco-friendly, user-friendly, and completely automated. With the use of electronic records, many important procedures are now paper free. The billing, business outsourcing, patients history and registration information, compilation of the data and making entry by the physicians are all done online through electronic record and the information is reflected throughput the organization. Any physician can look up the information from his own computer.
Initially the primary objective of the introduction of electronic record was to provide healthcare providers with an efficient solution and minimize the errors in data entry. But it has proved to provide much more benefits than anticipated. Records show that electronic medical records have reduced the number of repeated lab tests that physicians usually required.
The standardized paper forms and records were not detailed and often missed out on critical information. The digitalization of data has helped the development in clinical studies also easy and fast.
There is great potential in investing in a great electronic record system. This single innovative change has given innumerable benefits for not only the healthcare organizations but the patients as well.
References
Csiszar, J. (2013). Paper vs. Electronic Medical Records. Retrieved November 22, 2013, from Chron: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/paper-vs-electronic-medical-records-40354.html
Electronic Medical Record (EMR). (2013). Retrieved November 22, 2013, from Healthcare IT News: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/directory/electronic-medical-record-emr
Hagland, M. (February 2004). Electronic Record, Electronic Security. AHIMA Body of Knowledge , 18-22.
