The advantages of electronic health records.
With the continued advancement of technology, support for implementing an electronic health records system is growing with patients throughout the country. The reasons are many:
- Electronic health records have the ability to “follow patients” to whatever providers they may be seeing. As a result, those providers are able to review files that are complete and up-to-date.
- Notes about a physician’s care are easier to read when they are input from a keyboard – versus written by hand – so errors can be avoided.
- Electronic health records can speak for patients if they are not able to speak for themselves, such as in the case of an emergency.
- The use of electronic health records lets patients know that they are being cared for by providers who use technology for their wellbeing.
- Electronic health records reduce the risk of medication error.
While an Electronic Health Records system can dramatically improve the convenience and ease of access to a patient’s health information, it is also structured to maintain the highest standards for security and privacy.
