Eclinicalworks Case Study

SHC mission was to care, to educate, and to discover for the benefit of patients and larger community. Multiple problems and opportunities were present within the organization’s IT infrastructure that needed to be resolved before implementing an EMR system. The case stated, “In the early 2000s, SHC was in no shape to support an EMR system comparable to other healthcare groups” (Denend & Zenios, 2010). They needed to fix their existing IT infrastructure in order to resolve network, security, and regulatory compliance (HIPPA) issues. After addressing these concerns, they could focus on a solution for an EMR system. The strategic motivation behind implementing an EMR system was to reduce cost, meet competitive (internal and external) pressures, improve

EMR system documents the examination, diagnosis, and treatment of a patient. This information is vital for the current and

EMR stands for Electronic Medical Records. It is “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)

* Reduction of medication errors- Barcode medication administration safeguards against wrong pt/wrong med/wrong dose errors and alerts to potential medication interactions (Goth, 2006).

Involving all parts of the healthcare team will improve the care due to complete access to all resources to prevent implications and promote the ideal outcome for all patients. “By the end of 2013, preventable hospital-acquired conditions would decrease by 40% compared to 2010. Achieving this goal would mean approximately 1.8 million fewer injuries to patients with more than 60,000 lives saved over three years.” (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2011) Health care facilities involved in the partnership

"EMR vendors are being stretched to the limits by requirements to support multiple standards across the country". One of the functions of EMR is to make possible to transfer data into information and to support the knowledge; other indicator of quality is its interoperability (De.ryerson.ca, 2013 CHIT 100), in order to meet these requirements EMR system has to support multiple standards. This is required not only to be able to be used across the facilities and/or networks, but also to make it highly functional and interoperable with EHR. Vendors are required to make EMR system maximum functional

The implementation of the EMR system has also had close ties with CVS, so that healthcare providers and CVS can work in collaboration on patient care. CVS highlights that they, “heightening our ability to provide collaborative care. We added 19 health

By making health information accessible across an entire Acute Care System, Cerner EHR facilitates improved safety, care and coordination by providing clinicians with real-time health information, so that they are able to make more accurately informed decisions. Their electronic health records system eliminates the need for hand-written documentation, provides medical records clarity, improves accuracy and reduces errors. Cerner’s customizable applications were specifically designed to streamline both administrative and clinical tasks. These automated processes, ensures health care professionals are better equipped to maintain and perform all key administrative manipulations of clinical data relevant to each patient of record. Cerner EHR also

Electronic medical records can benefit patients in many ways. One major way it can benefit a patient is the efficiency of the records being organized and easy for any practitioner or staff member to read. EMR can lower the risks of

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

You have quick access to patient records from inpatient and remote locations for more coordinated, efficient care.

Three years after the implementation, the practiced was pleased with the integration. The practice received positive feedback from that patients regarding the new process that were implemented after the conversion. “While the EMR has a positive financial impact, its main benefit was supporting the core mission of providing quality care” (O’Neill, L., and Klepack, W., 2007). The practice was able to improve the quality of care and enhance disease management though the various templates that was design in the EMR. There were a few issues regarding date security, but the practice ensure patient confidentially under the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act. ERM implementation was low during the times of the case, but more clinics have adopted the concept of EMR in their clinic

Electronic Medical Records (EMR) is a computerized database that stores all of the personal and medical information of the patient’s care and billing information by the health care providers. Today, only the providers and medical practices can implement these systems. Also there are neither known national central storage systems nor regional sharing of information between the networks on a regional level or the national level. This is something that needs to be changed because it is important to be able to see this information globally. This

In a 2011 interview with HealthIT.gov, Dr. Karen Smith described how patient portals have changed the way she manages her independent practice more efficiently to improve outcomes. Here are her comments in her own words:

Access to patient’s medical history – the care provider can access the patient’s medical history with just a few clicks rather than sorting through pages of a file. This has reduced time spent on extracting the information and expedites the care given. The ability to give quick care has reduced medical errors.