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ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD FOR HEALTH INNOVATION
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Introduction
Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are a major investment over documented
records. They help health experts to utilize patients’ charts in a better organized in
comparison to documented records, remove illegible handwriting and store more information
(Van Driest, Wells and Stallings et al., 2016). EMRs are identified as one of the most
effective ways of amplifying patient safety manage severe illnesses. EMRs improve the
effectiveness of a practice. Additionally, the use of EMR has been encouraged by the federal
government through the release of its ‘meaningful use’ standards (Ford, Carroll &Smith et
al., 2016). The EMR technology allows caregivers similar complete health information for
the patient to receive safe and collaborated care. The ultimate goal of EMR relies on having
"the ability to exchange health information electronically. It also provides suppliers a highly
efficient way of delivering high quality as well as safer care while generating concrete
improvements in lieu of their healthcare organization.
Google scholar was used as the database where search terms were entered to attain relevant
articles. Search terms are ‘EMR’, ‘Electronic Medical Record’, ‘Electronic Health Record’,
and “health innovation ’, ‘health information technology ’, ‘innovation theory’, ‘health care
data ‘(Greenhalgh, 2015).

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Authors Name of Article Journal Name
and Details
Critical Analysis Key Learnings
Wolff, Darer &
Berger et al.
(2017)
Inviting patients
and care partners
to read doctors’
notes: Open Notes
and shared access
to electronic
medical records
Journal of the
American
Medical
Informatics
Association
The article has critically evaluated the
suitability and impacts of distributing
physician’s visit documentations on
electronic database. These databases are
used for patients as well as care partners
with sanctioned accessibility to patients’
electronic medical records. Wolff, Darer
and Berger et al. (2017) conducted
survey at baseline. After a year with
exposure to OpenNotes of both adult
patients and care, associates have
observed that both the participants had
improved consent regarding patient
treatment methods along with highly
efficient discussions related to the care,
The article includes information that
OpenNotes has been referred as movement.
This movement has been acknowledging
clear and innovative developments with the
objectives of enhancing interaction and
involving patients in proactive approach in
care. The article can be considered to be
appropriate as it explores that OpenNotes as
a digital movement. It shows stimulating
transparency with innovative change and
offering OpenNotes via shared accessibility
to EMR. This innovation will better support
as well as involve patients as well as families
in care thus improving health innovation.

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ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD FOR HEALTH INNOVATION
which has been provided. The article
critically discusses that care patients
showed higher likelihood of accessing
and utilizing patient portal functionality.
It further showed enhanced
communication with patients as well as
care partners’ contact to physicians’
notes.
Zhang, Y & Yan
et al., (2015)
Using diffusion
of innovation
theory to
understand the
factors
impacting
patient
acceptance and
use of consumer
BMC health
services research
The fundamental purpose of this
article is to analyse the issues, which
has been affecting patients’ approval
as well as usage of consumer e-
health innovations. Zhang, Y and
Yan et al. (2015) by deriving
insights from previous articles have
noted that in the next decade, the e-
communication of health
The article includes meta-analysis of 15
articles, which have revealed that supposed
efficiency has been constructively related to
clients’ intention of utilizing web-based
tools. Additionally, the article has extracted a
new range of information from computer-log
documentations by including longitudinal
view in this research. Furthermore, with an
aim of elevating the scientific value with
generalizability, the article has incorporated