My Health Record Program - PDF
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IntroductionAdministrative record keeping is the process of maintaining medical records for patients with theobjective o0f providing future references which could help in improving healthcare provision. Therefore proper record keeping in the healthcare sector contributes to efficiency in healthcare provision. The “My Health Record” program involves electronic storage of patient information and hence making it effective since there is no paperwork involved (Sullivan & Wyatt, 2006). A large amount of data can be stored in the database while occupying minimal space. The program will help all health care providers to comply with the law governing the keeping of administrative records.The paper discusses the challenges and the problems that may arise as a result of using “My health Record” as a method of summarizing a patient`s health information. The report also discusses the capabilities and the potential benefits of the program. The report ends with a conclusion that advises on whether the government of Australia should go ahead with the program or not.Potential problems“My Health Record” may bring about a variety of challenges to health care service provision. One of the major issues that may affect electronic health keeping through “My Health Record” program is the safety of patient information. We are in an era where cybercrime is on the rise.It, therefore, means storing patient data on electronic systems may expose it to theft through hacking and this may infringe on the patient rights (Gupta, 2008). If the information reaches a third party who is not authorized to access the information, it may result in stiff penalties for the health care provider or even jail sentence.
Another challenge that could be faced when the electronic record keeping system gets introducedin the healthcare sector is that the data may get permanently lost as a result of the breakdown of the systems (Iacovino, 2006). Recovering this data can either be difficult or entirely impossible.Another potential challenge of electronic health records is that they do not follow the normal workflow of a physicist. It may interfere with the productivity of clinicians and other healthcare professionals and hence affecting health care services.There is also the problem of medical identity theft.Electronic healthcare record keeping has opened a gap that could be exploited to commit identity theft. Medical identity theft is the illegal use of personal information of a patient to obtain medical services. The data can also be sold to criminals globally.CapabilitiesThe “My Health Record’ program has many capabilities that make it suitable for record keeping of medical records. “My Health Record” can improve the efficiency in service provision in the healthcare sector in Australia. It means that patients' data will be easily available and accessible to medical officers. Medical officers will, therefore, be able to make a diagnosis to the patient informed by the historical record of the patient as well as tests conducted on the patient (Kostkova, Szomszor& Fowler, 2012).The system also has the capability of reducing the cost of record keeping by more than 30%. Electronic record keeping is cheaper than keeping physical records and hence it has the capacity of reducing costs for healthcare providers.
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