A community hospital in Vermont recently implemented and EHR and reported:. Open Survey. EHRs can reduce errors, improve patient safety, and support better patient outcomes. For example: A qualified EHR not only keeps a record of a patient's medications or allergies, it also automatically checks for problems whenever a new medication is prescribed and alerts the clinician to potential conflicts. Information gathered by a primary care provider and recorded in an EHR tells a clinician in the emergency department about a patient's life-threatening allergy, and emergency staff can adjust care appropriately, even if the patient is unconscious.
EHRs can expose potential safety problems when they occur, helping providers avoid more serious consequences for patients and leading to better patient outcomes.
EHRs can help providers quickly and systematically identify and correct operational problems. In a paper-based setting, identifying such problems is much more difficult, and correcting them can take years.
Providers who have electronic health information about the entire population of patients they serve can look more meaningfully at the needs of patients who: Suffer from a specific condition Are eligible for specific preventive measures Are currently taking specific medications This EHR function helps providers identify and work with patients to manage specific risk factors or combinations of risk factors to improve patient outcomes.
For example, providers might wish to identify: How many patients with hypertension have their blood pressure under control How many patients with diabetes have their blood sugar measurements in the target range and have had appropriate screening tests This EHR function also can detect patterns of potentially related adverse events and enable at-risk patients to be notified quickly. High Provider Satisfaction Reduced overall rate of after-hours clinic calls.
EHR s help providers better manage care for patients and provide better health care by: Providing accurate, up-to-date, and complete information about patients at the point of care Enabling quick access to patient records for more coordinated, efficient care Securely sharing electronic information with patients and other clinicians Helping providers more effectively diagnose patients, reduce medical errors, and provide safer care Improving patient and provider interaction and communication, as well as health care convenience Enabling safer, more reliable prescribing Helping promote legible, complete documentation and accurate, streamlined coding and billing Enhancing privacy and security of patient data Helping providers improve productivity and work-life balance Enabling providers to improve efficiency and meet their business goals Reducing costs through decreased paperwork, improved safety, reduced duplication of testing, and improved health.
RECs are located in every region of the country to help health care providers select, implement, and become adept and meaningful users of EHRs. The benefits of electronic health records include: Better health care by improving all aspects of patient care, including safety, effectiveness, patient-centeredness, communication, education, timeliness, efficiency, and equity.
Better health by encouraging healthier lifestyles in the entire population, including increased physical activity, better nutrition, avoidance of behavioral risks, and wider use of preventative care.
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