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(PDF) Electronic Health Records (EHR)

   

Added on  2021-04-16

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Electronic Health Records or EHR

Electronic health records:•Digital version of a patient’s paper chart•Real time patient centered records (Kowitlawakul et al. 2015)•Make information available to users securely as well as instantly•Contain medical as well as treatment histories of patients •Useful in avoiding communication issues•Reduces medical errors

What does it contain?•Medical history of patient, treatment plans, medication, dates for immunization, radiology images, laboratory test results and allergies•Helps in providing access to evidence based tools which the providers can utilize for making decisions about how to care for patients (Kowitlawakul et al. 2014)•Also helps in automating and streamlining provider workflow

What are the benefits of using electronic medical health records?•Helps in tracking data over the period of time•Helps in identification of patients who have their dues for screenings as well as preventive visits•Helps in monitoring how patients measure in particular parameters like in the cases of vaccinations as well as blood pressure readings (Nguyen, Belluci & Ngyen 2014)•Helps in improving overall care in the healthcare practices

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