Electronic Health Record System: Features and Leadership

Electronic Health Record System:
Features and leadership

What is Electronic Health Record System or EHRS?
Electronic health record system is a method of computerized collection of patient health related details and
records
It is an appropriate method of secured storage of patient centered health information
The storage is done in a digital representative format
This electronic record can be shared across various health care settings
Electronic data of medical records allow instant access of patient medical details

Paper records EHRS
 Paper records can be manipulated or
falsified by health officials
 It is not reliable, authentic and safe
 Tracking down of previous medical
records is cumbersome and time-
consuming with an increase in patient
medical files
 Electronic records does not allow
manipulation of data in digital format
 It is reliable, authentic and safe
 Tracking of patient medical records is
easier and possible from any location
as it requires only internet access; it
is much time-consuming
VERSUS

Key stakeholders in bringing a new change
 Health care stakeholders
 Health officials,
 patients,
 physicians,
 insurance companies,
 pharmaceutical firms,
 government agencies
Roadmap to EHRS initiative and implementation
 Kurt Lewin’s change model is taken help of to provide a successful implementation of EHRS
initiative.
 This can be achieved through Unfreeze, Implement and Freeze structures