Health Information Systems: A Review of EHR, EMR, and PHR

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Introduction
 Information technology systems are a revolutionary change in the healthcare
industry, it has not only improve the care quality that is provided to the consumer
or patients, it also has improved the interpersonal communication between different
members of the multidisciplinary team to provide safe and effective care (West,
Borland & Hammond, 2017).
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This presentation will review different Informatics tools used abundantly in health,
such as electronic health records, electronic medical records and personal health
records, and compare and contrast the benefits and drawbacks to arrive at a
verdict.

Aims and objectives:
 To review the current choice of health Informatics tools and devices in
use.
 Review the benefits of different health Informatics such as the electronic
health records, electronic medical records and personal health records.
 Review the difference between clinical information system and
administrative information system.
 Review the current information system being used in the organization
and its pros and cons.
 And lastly, rate the current information system being used in the
organization.

Current choice of health Informatics:
 Health Informatics is being used abundantly in the healthcare industry.
 The Healthcare information systems are known to capture, store,
manage, or transmit information related to the health and well-being of
the patients or the activities of any healthcare organization or facility.
 Clinical information systems are the most in use informatics in the
health care, which is also reported to reduce the medical errors and
enhance patient safety and welfare (Heart, Ben-Assuli & Shabtai, 2017).
 As per the statistical data, most notably used information systems are
electronic health records, electronic medical records, and personal
health records.