Copy and Paste in the EHR In today\'s healthcare environment, most providers hav
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Copy and Paste in the EHR In today's healthcare environment, most providers have adopted an EHR system. The EHR must be managed re integrity of the patient data it contains in meeting patient needs toward quality care and operationsal needs of the healthcare organization it serves. Most EHR systems allow the func ; clinicians authorized to document in the patient record. tion of copy and paste by : 1. Research at least two peer-reviewed articles published within the last seven years on the topic of copy and function within the EHR. In addition, research at least one peer-reviewed source on best practices to incorporate when copy and paste functionality is enabled on an EHR system for a hospital setting. You paste should find peer-reviewed sources in AHIMA Body of Knowledge. 2. Write an essay of your iterature findings including advantages, disadvantages, and best practices when :copy and paste function is enabled for clinician to use in a hospital EHR system. At the end of your essay provide reference sourcelsl in APA format 3. Conclude your essay with a summary paragraph reflecting your opinion whether copy and paste should be allowed in a hospital EHR system.Explanation / Answer
AHIMA is acronym used for The American Health Information Management Association for health professionals.Their main function is to promotes the business and clinical uses of electronic and paper-based medical information..They are continuosly monitoring on the EHR and its Copy and Paste work carrying.out in the EHR.They are conducting research over that
EHR is the acronym for EHR and it is the digital version of a patient's paper chart or clinician's record.it contains all the records of the hospital from history collection,treatment plans,all investigations etc
1.Electronic health information and EHRs:what lies Ahead in 2017,posted by Ron Hedges on jan 25,2017.In this post he is stating the increasing varieties of Electronic Health Information,Continued threat and occurence of data breaches,patient doubts on health care data.In this post he is saying that now a days there will be a discussion going on regarding the future trends in EHR and innovation of new technologiesin to an existing EHR.
*While copy and paste in EHR there may be a chance of data breaches.He is saying that health care providers should report the breach that has been occured to regulators and patients and maintain cyber security to the patient records and don't misuse the information in the records
*If the patient is having any doubts regarding the EHR as a health care professional we have to clarify it
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*It improves the efficiency of data
*Easy capturing of patient health record
*There not be a chance of deterioriation of data like papar data
*Improves the continuity in the data
*it helps in decision making process
*consumes time
*improves the quality of data
Disadvantages:
*There may be a chance of misuse of patient data
*Chance of breach of data
*Mistakes will bee too often due to copy paste or error
We can use the EHR in our practice to offer a best quality care to the patient.The copy and paste function in the EHR is utilized in an effective manner by most of the clinicians according to the administration policy of the specific health care organization
3.Most of the health care organizations are promoted the EHR and its copy and paste function.If the copy and paste in the EHR done in an effective manner to avoid the errors.When we are doing the copy paste in EHR we have to complete it,that means completion of a record.Proper copy and paste in EHR will help in timely decision making and it is a easy manner to access the patient past through this EHR.We should mainly avoid errors while doing copy and paste function.Copy and paste should be done in an effective manner such as avoid information being placed in to other patient record.The health care administrator create a specific guidelines and policies for copy paste of EHR, thus avoid the errors,breach thus offer a best ever quality care to the patient.