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Please can found the answer from the picture attached :Applications? The widespread acceptance of an electronic health record has been slow compared to other industries such as banking or retail. Health care administrators and care providers have long been leery of elec- tronic health records. Security concerns, the lengthy implementation process, and the high cost of implementing an EHR headline the rea- sons for a culture of uncertainty and a "let's wait and see" attitude The perception has been that paper records are more secure and are not as susceptible to loss, theft, or tampering since there is a tangible object that can be seen or carried from place to place by a human being. In reality, paper records are potentially more susceptible to loss or tampering than an electronic record. A paper record cannot be "followed," whereas every entry, change, or view of an electronic record can be tracked and reported. With proper backup procedures EHRs cannot be lost or misfiled, which is not the case with a paper record. Of course, if a patient's name is misspelled or if a patient used a different name on a previous registration, then yes, location will be difficult, but there are other ways to search for the record such as by social security number or date of birth, which is not pos- sible with a paper record. Security will be discussed in more detail in the chapter on privacy and security The initial purchase and implementation costs are high-much higher than the cost of file folders and filing equipment in a paper system. The research and development of an electronic system by service providers (software companies), the allocation of human resources to planning and training, and the cost of hardware and additional software all contribute to this cost. There is an ongoing cost of maintaining any system, paper or electronic. The return on investment of an electronic system is in patient safety, enhanced quality of care, less duplication of effort, a more efficiently run office, instant access to patient health records, and the data needed for reporting purposes. Also, the costs of filing supplies, physical space needed for paper records, and long-term storage (archiving) will eventually lessen once the electronic system is in place t.mc
Explanation / Answer
Paper based and electronic patient record generally are used in parallel to support different tasks.w e see difference between records
EHR:a systematic collection of electronic health in about an individual patient or population. Or. A record in digital format that is theoretically capable of being shared across different health care settings.
Advantages:.
_fewer lost records
_reduced transcription costs
_readability/legibility
_chart access after hours
_improved billing
Disadvantages:costy,retrainingof staff,it staff may be needed,possible damage to software and services
Why we need health records:the paper records is severely limited
_quality of care and patient safety
_public expectations
_financial savings
_technological advance
_older and more complicated patient required more coordinated care
Paper record:advantages
_Paper records are familiar to users , portable
_Do not experience downtime
_flexibility in recording data
_No new technology to be learnt for keeping data on papers
Disadvantages:
Find the record: lost,being used elsewhere
Find data within the record:poorly organised,missing,fragmented
Read data: language and legibility
Research: difficulty to search across patients
Passive : no decision suport