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    human error is also unavoidable. When these two unavoidable factors come together in a medical institution where salvation is expected‚ the result is tragedy. Needlessly‚ thousands of lives have been lost due to simple human mistakes in the very place where the best chance of saving those lives could be found. Despite the expense and hurdles of implementation‚ the establishment of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) infrastructure is an essential key to saving lives and money over the long term.

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    was a time when patients had to check out their medical records before seeing their doctor or dentist. They would also have to return the medical records before leaving the clinics or hospital. Now patients are able to skip those steps because of electronic medical records. But what exactly are manual medical records and electronic records? According to Merriam-Webster‚ medical records are a record of a patient ’s medical information (as medical history‚ care or treatments received‚ test results

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    Engineering Management Field Project Electronic Medical Records: A Case Study to Improve Patient Safety at Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital By Annie Bittaye Spring Semester‚ 2009 An EMGT Field Project report submitted to the Engineering Management Program and the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University ofK.ansas in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master’s of Science )= • ‚ ‚ Tom Bowlin Cotntnittee Member ’~k Committee

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    keeping track of patient health records can be difficult. This challenge will become harder when a patient is being treated by several different doctors to address the different types of health conditions that they are going through. Each doctor that the patient visits will have their own medical history records about the patient and the different types of clinical trials they have used to treat each health concerns. However‚ patients also like to be involved in their medical treatment and they also have

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    Electronic Health Records Jennifer L. Benoit University of Phoenix HCS/212 Version 3 August 4‚ 2013 Elaine Della Vecchia Technology is a tool that comes in many forms and usually helps improve efficiency and effectiveness. However‚ technology alone does not improve the efficiency and effectiveness of patient care. Momentum for health information technology (HIT) grew when‚ in 2004‚ President George W. Bush set a goal for the creation of an electronic health record for every American

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    seen a change in medical record keeping since I started more than 15 years ago. Every patient would have a paper chart. This would include there personal information‚ which included social security number and medical history. Physicians would document there progress notes and any orders for tests or medications. The nurses would document when they gave medication to there patients. This process was very time consuming and sometimes very hard to read. With electronic medical records this process has

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    Electronic Medical Records In this article the author explains patients’ records at healthcare facilities may now be stored using electronic medical records (EMR) instead of the paper charts that have been used in the past. EMRs have several disadvantages and advantages. One of the biggest disadvantages to EMRs is the high initial start-up cost. The healthcare facilities have to buy the equipment to begin the process. They also have to hire people to convert their current files from paper copies

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    ELECTONIC MEDICAL RECORDS Katie Percival Northeast Technical Institute February 15‚ 2013 Principles of Health Information Many doctors and hospitals are now using electronic medical records systems. Slowly‚ old files with long background histories are being uploaded via electronic means. At the same time‚ technology has made it possible to keep these files safe from damages or being lost. Computer programs designed for backup have become available. More and more features are being added to

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    ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD DIANA MARIE ATIENZA KEAN UNIVERSITY Abstract Today‚ most of the healthcare facilities and providers are using Electronic Medical Record or EMR. Electronic Medical Record also known as EMR is a computerized medical record of a patient that stores information‚ test results‚ billing information‚ and other healthcare information. Despite of a good points of view in using EMR there are some positive and negative aspects when using it. Easy access to patient’s information

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    Electronic medical records 2 Electronic medical records In today’s society‚ time is limited balancing professional and personal lives. People expect the quickest method of communication so they can get back to living their lives‚ without interruptions. E-mail‚ the Internet‚ and cellular phones make communication faster for people to get the information they need. Communication is crucial between consumers and medical providers. Electronic medical records are a mode of communication between

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