EHR In Health Care

It is important that organizations or senior health care leaders recognizes the impact and benefits of aligning information technology with its organization’s strategies. Health care leaders must ensure that their information system technology plans are well aligned with the overall strategic plans of the health care organization. Health information technology are used for transmitting and managing health information use by consumers, providers, payers, insurers and other interested in health care. Health information technology, particularly, electronic health records (EHR) is use for processing and storing patient’s data electronically. Electronic Health Record system, improves quality, safety and efficiency and reduces health disparities;
engage patient and family in their health care; improve care coordination; improve population and public health; and ensure adequate privacy and security protections for personal health information (Burns, Bradley & Weiner). According to, Health Informatics: Improving Patient Care, By: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, Health informatics (HI) and technology play a major role in health care including empowering patients, shortening waiting lists and improving treatment efficiency. For example, Patient can connect with their doctors to for consultation, set medical appointments and even get prescription with the use of web-based technologies.