If your facility hasn’t yet caught on to the technological breakthrough that is electronic health records, change is likely on the horizon. More and more healthcare institutions are being prompted to make the transition to EHRs in order to facilitate reporting and help deliver better overall patient care.
EHRs connect all facets of the patient healthcare cycle, merging each part of a patient’s history into a single unified record easily accessible by nurses, physicians, pharmacists and other care providers. Not only that, but EHRs reduce the possibility of human errors in reporting, and doctors and facilities who implement EHR programs may qualify for federal incentive payments.
The change from paper healthcare records to the electronic medium stems from the Affordable Care Act, which aims to increase the number of people who can receive patient care. In addition, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act requires a large portion of federal funding to be spent on a financial incentive program for hospitals to accelerate the adoption of health information technology.
Depending upon the facility, with the help of EHRs patients may be able to retrieve test results, refill prescriptions, schedule and manage appointments, as well as interact directly with care providers, and in a recent survey three out of four people said healthcare providers that use electronic health records (EHR) deliver better care.
EHRs connect all facets of the patient healthcare cycle, merging each part of a patient’s history into a single unified record easily accessible by nurses, physicians, pharmacists and other care providers. Not only that, but EHRs reduce the possibility of human errors in reporting, and doctors and facilities who implement EHR programs may qualify for federal incentive payments.
The change from paper healthcare records to the electronic medium stems from the Affordable Care Act, which aims to increase the number of people who can receive patient care. In addition, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act requires a large portion of federal funding to be spent on a financial incentive program for hospitals to accelerate the adoption of health information technology.
Depending upon the facility, with the help of EHRs patients may be able to retrieve test results, refill prescriptions, schedule and manage appointments, as well as interact directly with care providers, and in a recent survey three out of four people said healthcare providers that use electronic health records (EHR) deliver better care.
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