EMR Compliance Report

University Medical Center has recently upgraded to an electronic medical record system. The goal of this system is to create more efficient, reliable, and accessible charting and medical records for doctors, nurses, and patients. When first discussed, the staff acted favorably towards it. However, with the system now in place, the staff is having a hard time adjusting. The staff nurses believe that the charting takes time away from patient care. Charting is taking longer than it did using paper documentation. The nurses also notice that doctors’ orders are being entered wrong. They state that this is a huge issue, especially concerning medications because some staff may overlook the dosages, over-relying on the barcode scanners. Another major complaint is system downtime. The electronic medical record has only been implemented a month ago and there has already been three episodes of downtime. These issues, as well as the news of hackers accessing medical records of neighboring hospitals, have made the implementation of electronic documentation a slow process.

Electronic filing also cuts down on the space needed tremendously, they no longer need a huge room to store all patients files. It is also faster to find, update, and send electronic files. Last but not least, societal outcomes include being better able to conduct research and achieving improved population health. Although it seems there could be nothing wrong with EMR, there are potential disadvantages associated with this technology. These include financial issues, changes in workflow, temporary loss of productivity associated with EHR adoption, privacy and security concerns, as well as access.

“a paperless, digital and computerized system of maintaining patient data, designed to increase the efficiency and reduce documentation errors by streamlining the process.”(Santiago, n.d., para. 1)

Thanks to technology, the human service field could become more efficient. Electronic filing of client or patient information puts the information at the fingertips of all involved in the care of each individual. Before computers, client or patient files were hard paper copies that only one person could have access to at a time within one office unless a copy of this file was made for each professional involved in his or her case. Technology changed this by someone creating software, which stores all information on the client or patient. The case manager can have access to

Besides the disadvantages of (EMR)’s the advantages pose great benefits to patient care and efficiency. The greater use of electronic medical records or health records can reduce wait times, of seeing doctors or waiting for test results. All staff would need to cohesively work out the technical challenges and software data. With sophisticated IT

Prior to the Information Age, medical records were all stored in folders in secure filing cabinets at doctor’s offices, hospitals, or health departments. The information within the folders was confidential, and shared solely amongst the patient and physician. Today these files are fragmented across multiple treatment sites due to the branching out of specialty centers such as urgent care centers, magnetic resonance imaging, outpatient surgical centers, and other diagnostic centers. Today’s ability to store medical records electronically has made it possible to easily send these files from one location to another. However, the same technology which can unify the fragmented pieces of a patient’s medical record has the ability to also create

Information technology was incorporated into healthcare to increase quality, increase efficiency, and reduce costs. By increasing efficiency and reducing cost the electronic medical record would increase quality care for every. Just because something may be cheaper in the long run and faster, it does not always mean it improves quality and positive outcomes. I have seen increased communication and ability to locate information improved, yet I have also witnessed decrease patient time due to the many hoops and additional documentation that is being required by management, insurance companies and federal regulations.

We live in an age where everything is somehow intertwined with technology. In the health care setting technology has been put in place to help nurses and physicians limit their errors as well as become more efficient at taking care of the patient. There are many advancement which have changed over the years and are still changing. One of these advancements is the EMR, Electronic Medical Records. The EMR has allowed hospitals to move away from paper charting and move on to electronical charting which makes it easier for physicians and nurse to monitor the patient. The EMR helps correlate data and trends a patient has, to understand what needs to be done to better their health as well as if the care plan currently implemented is working. Also, it helps doctors and nurses communicate on different floors and different hospitals easily without having to actually travel to the doctor or nurse to show them a copy of the chart. Therefore, making it effortlessly assessable for anyone who needs to see the patients chart.

In this high speed, broadband, high definition, digital age that we live in sometime leave one feeling overwhelmed with the amount of information available. However the consolidation and centralization information can be useful especially in the areas health. As young boy going to my doctor's appointment, every time we would arrive in the office, I remember looking back behind the counter seeing mountains of files and records all scattered around the office. Nurses rummaging through pieces of paper trying to match one with the other, and being completely overwhelmed without the help of a tracking system. Things have certainly changed in the healthcare field with invention of the EMR or electronic medical record sometimes confused with EHR (electronic health

Transmitting prescriptions by digital mediums has organized and facilitated the operation of clinical procedures, and improved the commitment and satisfaction of patients. In addition, linking physician and pharmacy systems has minimized paperwork and the associated mistakes that may occur from relying on handwritten notes. This change has produced time and cost savings for all parties involved. (Bigler L.,

Although there might be several ethical concerns about using EMR, but this technology has many benefits as well. One benefit is the accessibility. While using EMR, many people from different discipline can access the record at the same time which saves time and energy over all. Also, using EMR will decrease the risk for error. As an example, all orders need to be typed. This way there is less chance of someone entering the wrong medication due to bad hand writing. It is time and cost effective as well.

EMRs have replaced traditional paper records since they eliminate legibility, duplication, or misplacement issues that physical paper systems had. As these electronic database records have become prevalent, they have also made population studies of medical trends much easier

With digital patient files, patients are able to view results online without coming to the doctors office. The same goes for doctors, instead of waiting for mailed patient history or results, doctors can easily access a patient history. This is significant for surgeons because a lot of patients have previously done procedures that the surgeon must be aware of. Also, a long medical history can be hard for a patient to remember so the digital file really saves the surgeon a lot of time. Another upside to digital patient files is that the secure networks would not allow people to steal confidential medical information that could otherwise be stolen physically. This keep patients secure and doctors legally

Traditionally doctors have worked on paper medical records, resulting in a series of problems to be solved daily. For example: the lack of clarity of the notes, the lack of statistics and reports, the large physical space needed to archive records, the high cost of stationery, etc. are some of the problems they must deal. Computers have come to solve these problems. Moving from "paper" to "digital" is a big change that brings many benefits as faster access to clinical patient information, better storage of medical data, great flexibility to record the information for each its electronic patient medical history, good interoperability between different medical areas to be able to share the data of people served, which directly affects a profit

An Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is a digital account of a paper chart in a health facility. It comprises of a systematic collection of treatment and medical account of the individual patients in one practice. An EMR permits a medical officer to keep track of data over time, simply recognize which patients are in line for for preventative screenings, look how patients are faring on particular factors such as vaccine sand screen or blood pressure examination and develop the general quality of medical treatment within the practice.