The Electronic Medical Records For The Provider

Electronic Health Records will include the same information as the paper record. This includes basic patient information such as demographics, medical history, medications, allergies, laboratory results, radiology images, and billing information. (2006) Each individual doctor can specialize their system and what they want it to include. They can add different components to the electronic health record that are important to them and needed in their practice. (2006)

purpose of this paper is to review the electronic medical record and analyze its impact on

Possible benefits included positive patient outcomes as a result of improved quality of care, decreased medical errors, increase in financial revenue for organizations, better ability to conduct research, reduced cost of healthcare for patients, and an overall improvement in health for the general population (Menachemi & Collum, 2011). Disadvantages that were found in the review of literature included the initial cost to implement the electronic health record, continuing maintenance costs, and interruption in workflows that adds to the brief loss in productivity that occurs from healthcare providers having to learn a new system (Menachemi & Collum, 2011). There are also concerns about maintaining confidentiality (Menachemi & Collum,

Electronic health records can lessen the disintegration of care by refining care coordination. The use of electronic health records will deliver providers with accurate information. This is especially important for those that see multiple specialists, and enable a smooth transition between care settings and receive treatment in emergency

Making the switch to an electronic medical records system will help to bring forth health care advances with the systems data quality and availability. This research study uses focus groups and surveys to get the opinions of different health care providers and some patients on what they think EMR will do for the health care industry. Literature related to EMR was reviewed to get a better understanding of the benefits and barriers of electronic medical records. The study uses data from

A lengthy list of EHR benefits supports the evolution from paper to electronic medical record keeping. One such benefit, the significant reduction of needed storage space. Bulky paper charts require a lot of space and misplaced charts waste time and effort to locate. Since EHR data remains on the computer, medical practices no longer require secure on-site storage, and electronic files eliminate misplacing files. Another benefit to data remaining on the computer rather than a medical chart, electronic records allow immediate access from several locations. EHRs provide emergency room personnel access to allergies and other pertinent information of unconscious patients. The on-call physician accesses patient information from their home computer, rather than driving to the medical

An Electronic Health Record is a computerized form of a patient’s medical chart. These records allow information to be readily available to authorized providers during a patient’s encounter with the healthcare system. These systems do not only contain medical histories, current medications and insurance information, they also track patients’ diagnoses, treatment plans, immunization dates, allergies, radiology images and lab tests/results (source). The fundamental aspect of EHRs is that they are able to share a patient’s information quickly across service lines and even between different healthcare organizations. Information is at the fingertips of lab techs, primary care physicians, pharmacies, clinics, etc. The

We live in a digital age where everything from photos to important documents is saved or stored online. This includes the use of electronic medical records. The electronic medical record (EMR) is useful in assisting physicians to have a complete and thorough health history of the patient. The EMR serves as a continuity of care from one hospital to another within the same organization (Hsieh, 2014). Consulting physicians also have quick access to recent diagnostic imaging, progress notes, and lab results. EMRs can help manage patients with chronic disease states, aid in data collection for use in research, and prevent adverse drug events (Hsieh, 2014).

Many health care facilities are already starting to use an electronic health record in some of their departments. An electronic health record is a system that allows health care employees to input patient information into a computer system and saves that information into a database for the facility. The information that is being stored directly into the computer system is patients’ personal information (name, date of birth, address, emergency contact information, insurance information, and primary care physician and/or admitting physician), medical history, allergies, current medications, nurses and doctors’ notes, and other information that may pertain to the reason for the visit. Radiology and lab results are also saved into the electronic health record. Even though some health care facilities use a computer system to save some information, there may also be paper work that is also being used. This paper work is scanned into the facilities database so that it can also be saved and viewed if necessary.

Columbus, Ohio Memorial Hospital (COMH) has implemented an electronic medical record (EMR) since 2010, which has clearly demonstrated great improvement in patient care. During my work experiences, one of the concerns the physicians voiced were they were unable to communicate patient information to other providers or staff without having access to electronic medical records (EMR) in front of them, at that given time. The concerns expressed were that there was countless times that a physician had to wait on lab results to base their decision on patient care, while located at another facility. Physicians have experienced the frustration of inconvenient, slow or missing communication in their facilities when caring for their patients. In addition,

Electronic health records (EHRs) have the potential to transform the health care system into and organization that utilizes clinical and other health care information to assists providers in delivering higher quality care to patients (Menachemi & Collum, 2011). An electronic health record is an electronic version of patient’s medical history, which includes clinical data, demographics, progress notes, problems, medication, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data, and radiology reports. Benefits associated with EHR are easily accessible medical records, reduction of medical errors, and fewer test duplications and delays in treatment. Electronic health records also improve accuracy and clarity (Menachemi &Collum,

Overall, the purpose of this paper was demonstrated the development of electronic health records and clinical documentation that is used by healthcare practitioners to provide the quality care. The Clinical Documentation has focused on providing care to patients and sharing patient information between healthcare providers and patient medical record to track their conditions. Essentially, future technologies will reduce the dependence from medical paper based industry to use fully an electronic clinical documentation and significantly contribute to these changes and assists health practitioners in meeting professional and organizational goals. This will provide a more efficient infrastructure, and it would be more beneficial for health care when the technology advances, which is helpful towards all patients, the care teams, and health care organizations.

Despite the benefits of Electronic Medical Records (EMR), several challenges occur with the implementation. Some of the challenges are usability, technical ability, privacy concerns, cost and the people. Addressing these challenges in the planning stages of implementation can create a better outcome. The challenge differs depending on the facility and the clinician. The administrator assesses the staff’s level of computer literacy, the availability of high-speed internet access, the readiness of the facility, and financial viability and practice priorities. It very important to consider the usability challenges when planning to implement the use of EMR systems.

Columbus Ohio Memorial Hospital (COMH) is a facility classified as a “level one” trauma center. This “level one” trauma center has approximate 1200 inpatients beds and 130 beds that are located in the emergency room. This facility has always utilized an electronic medical record (EMR) since 2010, which has displayed a remarkable progress in their patient care. One of the major problem that concerns physicians, is that they are unable to communicate patient information to other staff without having EMR in their presence. There have been countless days where the physicians had to wait for lab or test results in order to base their decision on patient care. Often times, the physician may not be at the hospital or a facility where accessible patient information is provided. Having access to share patient information via device would minimize time, cost, enhance patient care, and improve clinical workflow.

Technology is always advancing as scientist and engineers find better ways to make all lives easier for everyone around the world. One of the few major advancements that pediatrics benefit from is the Electronic Medical Records (EMR). An EMR is a digital version of a paper chart that contains all of the patient’s medical history from one practice (HealthIT.gov). The EMR comes with a large number of benefits. One advantage that providers benefit from the EMRs is that all providers are able to access all health care information of that patient (Busenbark). Now how does this help? It can be annoying when nurses are suddenly walking in and out of the room when the doctor is discussing with the patient about his or her problems while receiving gathered