FINAL PROJECT ON
ELECTRONIC HEALTH
RECORDS
JEAN AUBIN
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
, ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
• DEFINED: THE ELECTRIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR) “IS AN ELECTRONIC VERSION
OF THE PATIENT RECORD.” (KEARNEY-NUNNERY, PG. 262, 2016)
THE FUNCTION OF THE EHR:
• TO CREATE LIFELONG RECORDS.
• TO ALLOW PATIENTS TO HAVE READY ACCESS TO THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH
RECORDS
• TO IMPROVE QUALITY CARE TO THE PATIENT.
• TO CREATE SPECIFIC PATIENT INFORMATION
, EHR’S ROLE IN PATIENT SAFETY OR QUALIT
OUTCOMES
• ACCORDING TO MCGONIGLE “THE FOUR MOST COMMON BENEFITS CITED FOR EHRS WE
• (1) INCREASED DELIVERY OF GUIDELINES-BASED CARE.
• (2) ENHANCED CAPACITY TO PERFORM SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING FOR DISEASE
CONDITIONS.
• (3) REDUCTION IN MEDICATION ERRORS.
• (4) DECREASED USE OF CARE.” (2018)
• EHR’S ARE A “COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATIVE SYSTEM (CIS) THAT MANAGES THE
ADMINISTRATIVE, FINANCIAL, AND CLINICAL ASPECTS OF A CLINICAL FACILITY; A CIS
SHOULD HELP TO LINK FINANCIAL AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES.” (MCGONIGLE, 2018)
ELECTRONIC HEALTH
RECORDS
JEAN AUBIN
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
, ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
• DEFINED: THE ELECTRIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR) “IS AN ELECTRONIC VERSION
OF THE PATIENT RECORD.” (KEARNEY-NUNNERY, PG. 262, 2016)
THE FUNCTION OF THE EHR:
• TO CREATE LIFELONG RECORDS.
• TO ALLOW PATIENTS TO HAVE READY ACCESS TO THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH
RECORDS
• TO IMPROVE QUALITY CARE TO THE PATIENT.
• TO CREATE SPECIFIC PATIENT INFORMATION
, EHR’S ROLE IN PATIENT SAFETY OR QUALIT
OUTCOMES
• ACCORDING TO MCGONIGLE “THE FOUR MOST COMMON BENEFITS CITED FOR EHRS WE
• (1) INCREASED DELIVERY OF GUIDELINES-BASED CARE.
• (2) ENHANCED CAPACITY TO PERFORM SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING FOR DISEASE
CONDITIONS.
• (3) REDUCTION IN MEDICATION ERRORS.
• (4) DECREASED USE OF CARE.” (2018)
• EHR’S ARE A “COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATIVE SYSTEM (CIS) THAT MANAGES THE
ADMINISTRATIVE, FINANCIAL, AND CLINICAL ASPECTS OF A CLINICAL FACILITY; A CIS
SHOULD HELP TO LINK FINANCIAL AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES.” (MCGONIGLE, 2018)
