Electronic Medical Record action of patients

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Position 3: Electronic Medical Record action of patients
Digitalization of technology has left the medical centre vulnerable by releasing of
electronic health and medical records of patients that includes their history of physical
examinations, treatments, examinations and investigations. These records are accessible for
research and paper records; could be served as a great source of information. But the patient may
found this as offensive and an invasion of privacy.
Many arguments could be made about the purpose it serves as well as the harm it can
cause to the respective stakeholders. The motive of this digital record is to improve medical
quality and health care system but the risk of discloser of patient's record without through theft
or mistake leaves threat behind (Hassidim, and et.al, 2017). Safety of data in system is the real
challenge face by technologies and the news regarding security breaches puts question mark on
it. Despite its usefulness and rising enthusiasm in the adoption, arising ethical issues are often
ignored.
Earlier, when the digitalization of records was not possible, the main drawback of
physical records were concerning to its accessibility limiting to only one user at a time.
Innovation of digital records changed the world of health care system.
The main purpose of EHR remains the same and that is to improve and support health care of
patients. Easy accessibility of these records could prevent many mishaps like wrong
prescriptions, procedure and doses. Furthermore, prevention of drug reaction or allergy becomes
more possible. These records have constantly shown improvement in patient observance,
reduced medical errors and quality assurance.