(PDF) Adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
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Running head: ADOPTION OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEMAdoption of Electronic Health Record SystemName of the Student:Name of the University:Author note
1ADOPTION OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEMIntroductionThe Electronic Health Record (EHR) is often termed as the Electronic MedicalRecord (EMR). The EHR is the procedure of systematic storage of the patient’s data in adigital format. It is the digitalized version of the patient medical issue chart. These chartsrepresent the real time information to the concerned authorities instantly and incorporateprovisions to reveal the information to the respective authorized users only (Andrus et al.,2015). The paper describes the reasons behind the adoption of the EHR system. It brieflydescribes the steps taken up by the nurse and the points of discussion regarding the adoptionof the new system. It also brings to light the relative advantage of the EHR system. It alsoprovides other features of the EHR system such as the simplicity of the usage as well as thecompatibility offered. Furthermore, she also discusses on the trial ability of the new healthrecord system. Finally the observable results of the utilization of the record system are alsodiscussed. AnalysisThe Electronic Health Record system stores the patient’s data in the digitalized formatand produces the required information instantly to the concerned authorities (Beatty et al.,2015). In the present scenario there are conflicts regarding the utilization of such medicaldata storage system. Thus, the nurse in the small hospital in New York together with her teamwould be implementing the new system and also preparing the nurses for the new system.They were made aware of the various advantages imparted by the electronic health recordsystem (Adler-Milstein et al., 2015). However, the system incorporates no features forproviding the medical history of the patient. The various points of discussion according toRoger theory are discussed below:
2ADOPTION OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEMRelative advantageThe relative advantage states that the nurses compare the advantages of the currentsystem with the new Electronic Health Record system. The Electronic Health Recordsincorporates the potential to store the patient’s medical information digitally and enhance theinformation safety issues not only for the patient but also for the organization (Clegg et al.,2016). The nurses are reluctant towards the adoption of such new system as it would lead tothe disruption of their daily schedule. However, they benefits imparted by the new system arefar ahead of the disadvantages offered by it. The new system incorporates techniques to storeup to date, accurate and the entire information of the patient. It also enables the secured sharing of the electronic information not only with thepatients but also with the other clinics. In addition to these, it also offers enhanced medicaldrug prescription (King et al., 2014). Moreover, it also improves the productivity and thework life balance of the nurses as well as the medical practitioners. Furthermore, it alsopromotes legible, complete documentation of the patient records that also includes the billing.In other words, it provides complete health care convenience. CompatibilityCompatibility is another feature that needs greater attention. The implementation ofthe system requires the prior investigation of the features and functionality of the newlyproposed system such as the Electronic Health Record in the present scenario. Moreover, itshould also be investigated that the system meets the requirements of the organization andwhether or not it is compatible with the existing system (Czaja et al., 2015). The newelectronic medical record system poses high compatibility to the existing system of medicalrecord maintenance. Moreover, the new system would smoothly get aligned with the currentpractices and the guidelines followed. The new system posses the potential to provide easyaccess to the data and the technique of extraction of data is similar and much easier than the
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