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- 1. How would Electronic Health Record Contribute To Patient’s. Empowerment
- 2. Margaret, R. (2011)An electronic health record (EHR) is an official health record for an individual that is shared among multiple facilities and agencies. Digitized health information systems are expected to improve efficiency and quality of care and, ultimately, reduce cost.
- 3. (The office of the national co-odinator for health information Technology). EHRs allow doctors to better keep track of your health information and may enable them to see it when you have a problem even if their office is closed. EHRs also make it easier for your doctor to share information with specialists, so that specialists who need your information have it available when it’s needed. Faster, more accurate prescriptions: E-prescribing systems automatically send prescription orders to the pharmacy for you so your medicine is ready for pickup when you arrive, saving you time.
- 4. ▪ Rapid information sharing: When a provider adds your notes or test results to your EHR, that information may be available to the health care providers authorized to view your records, so that they can have access to the most up-to-date information about your health. Some health care providers may allow you to access your own health information directly, meaning you no longer have to wait to hear back from your doctor for information, such as test results.
- 5. ▪ Reduced paperwork: As a patient, you have probably answered the same questions about personal information and medical history dozens of times on seemingly identical forms. When health care providers share your electronic health information, you may not need to write down the same facts repeatedly. ▪ Reduced unnecessary tests: Doctors sometimes order tests that you’ve had before simply because they do not have easy access to prior test results. If all your test results are recorded in EHRs that can talk to each other, a health care provider can see your prior test results that are available and order only truly necessary tests and procedures, saving time, money, and discomfort while reducing risk. ▪ Better follow-up, better follow-through: Many EHRs incorporate reminder systems for both you and your doctor. For example, some EHRs remind your doctor to follow up with you about ongoing health conditions or to offer you information or services in response to changes in your health. At the same time, some EHRs can send you email or text message reminders about making or keeping appointments, staying current with treatment and medications, and other ways to improve your health.
- 6. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA )(2007, part 160). Privacy Rule establishes national standards to protect individuals’ medical records and other personal health information and applies to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and those health care providers that conduct certain health care transactions electronically. The Rule requires appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy of personal health information, and sets limits and conditions on the uses and disclosures that may be made of such information without your authorisation.
- 7. The Rule also gives you rights over to your health information, including rights to examine and obtain a copy of their health records, and to request corrections.
- 8. Retrieved March6, from http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/elect ronic-hea lth-record-EHR RetrievedMarch6,fromhttp://www.healthit.go v/sites/default/files/pdf/health-information- technology-fact-sheet.pdf Health information privacy retrieved March 6, fromhttp://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipa a/administrative/privacyrule/index.html
Editor's Notes
- #6: ▪ Better follow-up, better follow-through: Many EHRs incorporate reminder systems for both you and your doctor. For example, some EHRs remind your doctor to follow up with you about ongoing health conditions or to offer you information or services in response to changes in your health. At the same time, some EHRs can send you email or text message reminders about making or keeping appointments, staying current with treatment and medications, and other ways to improve your health.