Personal Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) Case Study 2022

Personal Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR)
Personal controlled electronic health record (PCEHR) is an online summary of health
information of an individual. According to Pearce and Bainbridge (2014), PCEHR has been
designed to enable health information to be shared between a patient and any other healthcare
practitioner involved in the care and who is allowed by the patient. The purpose of PCEHR is to
provide an easily accessible format of a secure electronic summary of health information of an
individual. PCEHR upholds the nursing philosophy of person-centered care by collaboratively
working with the patients, respecting their rights, dignity, autonomy and individuality while
aiming at strong therapeutic relationships. The barriers of PCEHR include:
 Individual characteristics like age, sex, race and ethnicity.
 Demographic factors such as income and socioeconomic status, level of
education, internet and computer access.
 Lack of capabilities such as text, health and technical literacy and skills and
numeracy.
 Health barriers like disabilities and chronic diseases.
Hanna, Gill, Newstead, Hawkins, and Osborne (2017) argue that PCEHR improves
quality healthcare. It achieves this by enabling better information sharing. PCEHR also enhances
patient capacity for self management. This is because it provides rapid access to health
information.
Since it is centralized and contains a comprehensive repository, it enables healthcare
providers to understand a patient’s medical history (Hanna et al., 2017). It also reduces errors in
patient recalls. However, there needs to be widespread awareness and on its use. Also integration
of s user friendly interface will maximize its effectiveness.
Activity 2
Telemedicine is a practice of caring for patients remotely using technology without the patient
and healthcare provider being physically present. Through telemedicine, healthcare providers can
evaluate, diagnose and treat a patient. It is very beneficial because it is less costly to the patient,
time saving, and also increases patient engagement. Knowing the context of this study helps in
the interpretation and application of the findings. The quantitative results on page 138 reveal
high agreement and little disagreement (Roberts, Spain, Hicks, London, & Tay, 2015). The
qualitative results also show high agreement and little disagreement.
The number scale depicts more efficiency. This is because it highlights the response to every
specific question asked. It also provides a visual scale to ensure that all the responses can be
weighed. Patient comments do not clearly state issues of concern.