Electronic Medical Records Making healthcare affordable and accessible to all Americans is one of the top priorities of the federal government. In order “to reach this goal‚ the federal government and many medical professionals strongly advocate the implementation of electronic health care records” (Steward‚ 2005). What is an electronic medical record (EMR)? An electronic medical record (EMR) is a computerized medical record created in an organization that delivers care‚ such as a hospital or physician’s
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PRO’S AND CON’S OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS Gina Anderson Rasmussen College Turning assignment into medical office procedures‚ 1/24/13 An electronic Medical Records (EMRs) system is a rapid and efficient method to preserve critical medical information. Electronic Medical Records are compelling they can make healthcare more efficient and less expensive and it will improve the quality of care by making patients medical history easily accessible to all who treat them
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Health Records Lisa Slaton January 28‚ 2011 Instructor Cowart Electronic health records are a health record for patients that are used between different health facilities and agencies. This system is used to improve effectiveness‚ quality care‚ and reduce cost (long term). This record of information contains the history of the patient’s visits to the healthcare facility all pertaining to documenting the contact information to patient histories and allergies. The record also contains
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Criminal Investigations The method of inquiry is the way that an investigator or detective gathers information about a specific case. There is several different method of inquiry such as evidence collection‚ witness and victim statements‚ and information stored in public and private databases. The methods of inquiry are used to figure out what happened at a particular crime scene. A criminal investigator is trying to establish the who‚ what‚ where‚ when‚ why‚ and how of the crime. During this process
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The title of the article is “The challenge of managing electronic records in developing countries: Implication for records manager in sub Saharan Africa”. The article is written by Brendan E. Asogwa in 2012. The author of this article is a Doctoral student at the University of Nigeria. His academic qualifications make him qualified enough to use this article as my topic in reviewing. He had acquired qualifications in Diploma in Public Administration and Local Government‚ Bachelor Degree in Education
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A new Look at Electronic Medical Records The case indicated that the electronic medical record (EMR) system opens a new vision for medical field. Hospitals record patients’ treatment information by EMR‚ including: personal information‚ test results‚ doctor’s advices‚ surgical records‚ and nursing records. These records EMR stored play a significant role in medical operation‚ which not only save time‚ but also enhance the record quality. The case also described that the social benefits EMR brought
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Hybrid Records and Retention Rules Jessica Fisher WGU Missouri Hybrid Records and Retention Rules Hybrid records are records that are part paper based and part electronic health record. They are a common occurrence due to the implementation of the electronic health record. Many facilities have not gone to the complete form of the electronic record and must keep partial portions of the medical record in paper form. The hybrid record is a step up from the all-paper record in many ways. It allows
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University of Illinois at Chicago A legal health record is “the documentation of healthcare services provided to an individual during any aspect of healthcare delivery in any type of healthcare organization” (AHIMA 2011). Legal health record definitions are diverse within each healthcare organization. The definition of the legal health record is established by the healthcare facility and should meet certain standards (AHIMA‚ 2011). The legal health record development gets more complicated with the conversion
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other countries as they have developed and implemented different forms of Patient Record Management System making practitioners and health professionals’ work easier than the manual way of gathering patient’s record that the hospitals had before. In Philippines‚ only a few hospitals (Saint Lukes Medical Center‚ Makati Medical City and Asian Hospital and Medical Center) have implemented a fully Electronic Medical Record which includes all inpatient and outpatient healthcare information. The goal of
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Evolution of the Electronic Health Record By Belinda Martorelli 11 January 2012 The beginnings of a standardized electronic health record system started in the 1960’s. They were mostly written accounts of the patients’ complaints’. As the systems developed‚ the records followed a business format‚ with the information being more useful for the financials and statistics. (Johns‚ Merida L. (Ed.) (2011) Health Information Management Technology‚ Illinois: Chicago‚ Third Edition.) It was reported
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