HSM 330
June 12, 2012
DeVry University
Everyday, the lives of hundreds lies in the hands of health systems; whether it is something serious or something minor. Everyday, the lives of hundreds depends on medicine, and treatments, in order to survive another day. Everyday, new researches and software’s are being developed in order to better patients’ services. As a patient they want to know and feel that they’re personal and medical information is being secure. Patients don’t want to feel that there is the need to worry about their information getting leaked to a third party that isn’t involved in their illness or members who don’t have the patients consent to share information. They want to be able to go for a checkup knowing that the clinic has all their information from their previous visits. Many patients also rely on their patients, and clinic or hospital to keep all information together instead of having to redo a process that’s been done before.
ChartLogic software is an electronic health record (EHR) or better said an electronic medical record (EMR). According to EMR vs. EHR (2011), EMR is a digital version of the paper charts in the clinician’s office. An EMR contains a patient’s medical and treatment history in one practice. EMRs have advantages over paper records. Some of the following things that EMRs allow clinicians to do are as follow: 1. Track data over time 2. Easily identify which patients are due or preventive screenings or checkups 3. Check how their patients are doing on certain parameters, such as blood pressure readings or vaccinations 4. Monitor and improve overall quality of care within the practice ChartLogic was found in 1994 which was once called Task Technologies back then. The name ChartLogic didn’t get its name until 2003. ChartLogic was discovered by a doctor and a health IT provider, who dreamed of ways to solve problems that were adjoining patient chart management. This software
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