Summary IN3001A EHR.docx

IN3001A EHR.docx Electronic Health Records Walden University IN3001A: Informatics in Healthcare 15:00:16 GMT -05:00 Electronic health records benefit healthcare greatly by keeping patients' health information private; however, there are opportunities for incorrect data entry due to system or user error. Knowing the healthcare and legal guidelines for changing healthcare records is crucial. Healthcare facilities must have policies and procedures to ensure staff is knowledgeable on correcting mistakes in a timely and lawful manner. If a patient realizes incorrect information in their electronic health record, I will inform the patient that they have the right to correct their health record, but we cannot update the current information right away because there are legal processes to amend a healthcare record. We must follow proper procedures to ensure the integrity of the health record. Once legal g