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Identify a EHR system that is currently used in the field, become familiar with its capabilities and features.
Ans: EHR(ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD):
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD IS A DIGITAL VERSION OF PATIENT'S PAPER CHART.
it was initially developed and used at academic medical facilities .Enormous advancement have taken place in current EHR's.
current EHR technology use health,social economic, behaviour and environmental data to communicate ,interpret and act intelligently upon complex healthcare information to Foster precision medicine and a learning health system.EHR are now being created, used ,edited and viewed by multiple independent entities including primary care physicians ,hospitals insurance companies and patients.They are used to document and assess patient's records along with online medical information and decision making tools and prescribe medications.
they have changed the Dynamics of patient to clinical interaction through clinical patient email and telemedicine.
providers are now using voice recognition,barcodes and documentation templates to directly enter the information into EHR and decision support rules along with CPOT( computerized provider order entry).clinicians also use mobile devices with high resolution camera to capture images and insert them in EHR.
EHR's in nursing homes have improved communication between providers ,consultants hospital and nursing home staff. There are no comprehensive laws or procedures regarding patients access rights to EHR's.Bio surveillance systems are also linked to EHR's to detect the events of public health significance.CD's application continue to be promoted as one of the key features of EHR.