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An integrated electronic health record (EHR) combines patient care records and enhances communications with all major components of hospital care including laboratory, radiology, nursing at patient care units, and discharge planning. The Institute of Medicine declared in 1999 that medical errors were responsible for up to 98,000 unnecessary hospital patient deaths. Enhanced communications can help reduce medical error.
Considering the advantages of an integrated EHR, why would an informed physician have any opposition to computerizing hospital-level care? Put yourself in the position of a health information manager. Explain in your words, one advantage for improving care, to help convince those questioning the value of such a system.
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Running head: ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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Electronic Health Records Management System
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ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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Electronic Health Records Management System
In the various fields of medicine, computer and communication technological systems are
making a significant impact. One of the major function the advancements include the electronic
health records management system. The systems are faced with stringent requirements for they
contain medical information which is sensitive. The requirements include keeping of patient’s
data secure and confidential, management of different media types, processing of diverse
medical data among others (Gartee & Beal, 2012, p. 59). Currently, there is little or no
operability between most clinical software systems as they are closed and the medi...
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