Nursing Assignment 2022

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Introduction
Quality improvement (QI) is inclusive of the systematic processes and continuous actions
so that the loopholes and limitations present in the healthcare processes could be measured and
improvement could be implemented (Sittig & Singh, 2015). As per Durbin et al. (2016), QI is the
process which helps in enhancement of the care process and obtain positive outcome for the
patients involved. Documentation and patient records are among the critical aspects that should
be protected and performed in any healthcare facility. As per Krousel-Wood et al. (2017), proper
documentation and record of patient serves primary purpose of healthcare by fostering quality
care and maintains continuity of care. With paper medical records, healthcare facilities require
additional staff so that handling and maintenance of the documents could be done effectively
however, due to the application of this process, documents become hard to up to date and access
in emergency.
Hence the primary aim of this paper is to propose the application of electronic healthcare
record or EHR in my organisation so that quick access and documentation handing becomes
easier.
Significance of this quality improvement
As per Wager, Lee and Glaser (2017), Electronic Health Record system or EHR is an
electronic system that is accessible through computers, laptops and mobile phones and is
shareable among the healthcare professionals and the patients. This system includes patient’s
information about allergies, family history, list of medications, previous healthcare records and
surgeries so that while receiving care from a new healthcare facility, all these records help to

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provide the patient with effective care (Palvia, Jacks & Brown, 2015). Paper documentation is
the documentation method which has been used by organisations so that all the patients and their
records could be handled and managed properly. Despite this, there are several aspects of paper
documentation process such as time, environment, accessibility, cost, and security due to which
the paper documentation process becomes full of error and loopholes. Barrett and Stephens
(2015) mentioned that paper documentation is the process due to which healthcare facilities are
required to employ professional whom would maintain and handle the patient documents
effectively. Besides this, paper documentations require high costs of handing and maintenance
(Sittig & Singh, 2015). Hence, EHR implementation should be the next quality improvement
process that should be implemented in the healthcare facility so that with development and
improvement of the healthcare documentation process, quality and accessibility to effective
healthcare could be implemented (Krousel-Wood et al., 2017).
Importance of quality improvement and implementation of EHR in care process
Several researches have been conducted to understand the effectiveness of EHR
implementation in the healthcare facilities for the quality improvement and ease of accessibility.
The primary aim of the research conducted by Curtis et al. (2018) was to understand the use of
electronic health records was to understand the accountability and quality improvement of care
process through the implementation of EHR system. The researchers conducted a narrative
review and with the use of palliative care quality metrics that has been used in the healthcare
system and has been implemented so that the care process becomes effective, drives quality
improvement, increased the accountability and increases value based payment system (Curtis et
al., 2018). Upon conducting the research, it was found that the healthcare system is effective in
making the care process accessible as the healthcare professionals were able to collect patient