Importance of Electronic Health Record (EHR) in Healthcare System

This presentation discusses the importance of Electronic Health Record (EHR) in the healthcare system, including its benefits, need for electronic interoperability, integration, challenges, and ramifications of the lack of integration.

- a short and brief presentation
Importance of Electronic Health
Record (EHR) in Healthcare System

Introduction to EHR…
EHR stands for Electronic Health Record.
It is the digital version of record chart of patients.
It allows access to evidence-based tools
(HealthIT.gov, n.d.).

Importance of EHR…
Provides complete, accurate and up-to-date information of
patients that affects the decision-making process (Campanella
et al., 2015).
Improves productivity and work-life balance.
Reduces cost and improves efficiency (Krousel-Wood et al.,
2017).

Need of electronic interoperability in
healthcare…
It enables the direct connection between two parties.
Improving patient service, it enhances productivity of
clinicians (Odekunle Florence, 2016).
Large healthcare systems have a vested interest in the
electronic interoperability (Kavitha, Kannan &
Kotteswaran, 2016).

Integration of EHR in healthcare…
EHR integration requires interoperability.
The integration of EHR is a crucial journey of
healthcare organizations.
Setting up EHR is time-consuming (Odekunle
Florence, 2016).

Challenges of integrating EHR…
Lack of provider access to the EHR due to technology
failure.
Failure to ensure EHR security.
Using EHR requires training and education
(Campanella et al., 2015).

Ramifications of the lack of integration of
EHR…
Controlling data is an issue.
Very few EHR vendors are open to interoperability.
Competitive market creates difficulty (Krousel-Wood et
al., 2017).

Works cited
Campanella, P., Lovato, E., Marone, C., Fallacara, L., Mancuso, A., Ricciardi, W., & Specchia, M.
L. (2015). The impact of electronic health records on healthcare quality: a systematic review and
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HealthIT.gov. (n.d.). What is an electronic health record (EHR)?. Retrieved from
https://www.healthit.gov/faq/what-electronic-health-record-ehr
Kavitha, R., Kannan, E., & Kotteswaran, S. (2016). Implementation of cloud based Electronic
Health Record (EHR) for Indian healthcare needs. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 9(3).
Retrieved from http://www.indjst.org/index.php/indjst/article/viewFile/86391/66889

Works cited
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electronic health records (EHRs): health care provider perceptions before and after transition from a local basic EHR to
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