Electronic Health Records was developed around the 1960’s and 70’s. An Electronic Health Record is a digital collection of patient health information compiled at one or more meetings in any care delivery settings. A patient’s health record includes their vital signs‚ past medical history‚ demographics‚ their laboratory data‚ immunizations‚ progress notes‚ problems and medication. EHR is often referred to the software platform that manages patient records maintained by a medical practice or hospital
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WTT2 Task 1 Page 1 WTT2/ C156 Advanced Information Management and the Application of Technology Kelly Belcher Western Governors University WTT2 Task 1 Page 2 In the proposed scenario‚ a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) with a Post-Masters Nursing Informatics Certificate has decided that the 100 bed hospital that she works in would benefit from transitioning from paper charting to using an electronic health record (EHR) system. She has done initial clinical research and has a solid foundation
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APPLYING STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGY The evolution of the electronic health record (EHR) in current health care setting has fast-tracked the need in nursing to interconnect within the construct of the computer technology. The utilization of standardized terminologies within EHR is essential for nurses to delineate the influence of nursing care netted within the electronic record. Currently‚ healthcare is facing the challenges of mandatory regulations and standards which posits greater impact to nursing
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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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Electronic health records‚ or EHR‚ are simply the collection of patients medical records kept online rather than in paper charts. Sometimes called electronic medical records‚ they can be configured to work according to the offices specific needs1. There are many advantages to having EHR. With advantages come disadvantages‚ which I will discuss later in this paper. Medical records have been around since the 1960’s when the Mayo Clinic began using them. Technology was slow to move into ambulatory
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Electronic Health Record Savannah Tapp-Crump RN Oklahoma Wesleyan University Electronic Health Record The electronic health record also known as the EHR‚ has transformed the world of health care and documentation as we know it. An electronic health record is a “ computer-based data warehouse or repository of information regarding the health status of a client‚ which is replacing the former paper-based medical record; it is the systematic documentation of a client’s health status
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Electronic Health Records (also known as EHR’s) are the portions of a patient’s medical records that are stored in a computer system as well as the functional benefits derived from having an electronic health record. They are also called or known as electronic medical records‚ and electronic charts (Gartee‚ P. 311) EHR’s were first invented nearly 50 years ago. Since being invented‚ EHR’s have made entering and seeking medical information easier and faster for both doctors and nurses. EHR’s also
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personal health record‚ you are able to have your health history at the tips of your fingers at any one time. I read a story about the challenges of making sure doctors have all of the information that they need. Going to the doctor can be challenging when you don’t remember every medical concern or finding that has popped up in your life time. This gets even more difficult as you get older. Paper records are notoriously unhelpful when these situations pop up. Electronic health records can only do
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National Electronic Health Records Angela Harvey Ohio University National Electronic Health Records Health information is important to every person caring for a person. If pertinent information is missed or not communicated it could be deadly. The Department of Health and Human Services developed a plan to help control this issue. In 2004‚ federal government‚ under President Bush‚ developed a plan for caregivers to make it easier for patients to have access to their health records. The plan
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patient portals‚ and so much more. Every day it seems like something new is being incorporated into practice or getting updated. Electronic Health Record (EHR) One of the most widely used integration of technology is the electronic health record (EHR). The use of the EHR is on trend and current with the changes going on in the healthcare industry. With EHRs‚ patients’ health
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