Question

Explain the benefits of an Electronic Health Record (at least 10 lines)

1.2. Give at least two examples of the use of electronic health records for the purpose of each of the following four problems:

- trend analysis,

-alerts,

- decision support, and

-health maintenance issues.

1.3. Describe what points of the workflow are different between offices using a paper and an electronic chart for a lab order.

Answer 1

1.providing accurate,up to date and complete information about patients and point of care.

Enabling quick access to patient records

Securely sharing electronic information with patients and other clinicians.

Enabling safer,more reliable prescribing.

Enhancing privacy security of patient data

Improve productivity and work life balance.

Improve efficiency and meet business goal s

Reducing cost

Diagnose patients,reduce medical errors and provides safer care.

Legible complete documentation.

2.There are number of tends, including an increased reliance on cloud computing,large shared databases used for comparative effectiveness research,increasing use of natural language processing,more pervasive use of tele health,improved clinical decision support,more use of patient registries built into EHR workflow,and greater use and integration of wireless remote outpatient monitoring of patients.

EHR in alerts:EHR deliver recommendations to physicians specific to a patient's condition and level of risk can help to fecilitate more accurate care delivery.Alerts can also help providers cut down unnecessary testing and reduce potential instances of patient harm.

EHR in decision support:The EHR has catalyses change for clinicians bby making available vast amounts of oatpati data and other information that could be used for clinical decision support

EHR in health maintenance: improved diagnostics and patient outcomes.EHR can improve the ability to diagnose diseases and reduce medical errors.

3.obtaining a paper record involves first having to find it,for EHR there is no problem of finding file,every patient details are secure and is ready at any time.And mailing,faxing or scanning of copies is easily done inEHR and not possible in paper records.For collecting lab values,it's very easy.Prior to surgeries lab results are collected immediately in EHR,patient and doctors can save time.Variatons in the lab values can be identified immediately in EHR.