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A recent study that was done in Hawaii showed, however, that doctors were actually slower at treating patients and updating their information when they used electronic recordkeeping (Scott, et al., 2005). In addition, there was some concern as to whether the records would be safe and whether software problems or other electronic slow-downs would keep doctors from getting (and providing) information as quickly as could be done with paper charts (Scott, et al., 2005). Romano and Stafford (2010) stated that their study did not show an increase in quality when EHR was used. That was a concern, because the opposite conclusion was expected. However, even though the question of how well EHR will perform in the future has been raised by several studies, the use of it is still increasing in medical settings that have more than one doctor as opposed to solo practices.
The future of EHR is strong, despite some setbacks. As more and more hospitals and medical facilities work toward protecting their patients and streamlining their processes for insurance and for availability of records by other medical professionals, electronic heath records will continue to be used. Protecting those records from hackers is vital, but this is an area in which EHR has so far been able to excel. Health records can affect the medical treatment that a person receives, because he or she may not be in a position to tell the doctor and nurses everything that is wrong or everything to which he or she is allergic. When patients are not able to communicate those things and they do not have someone available to advocate for them, the only other way to get that information is through their medical records. Patients who do not have medical records accessible through EHR may not have the same level of treatment and security as patients who have electronic records that can be used by the hospital...
The more that is available online and the more that everything is coded to go along with everything else, the faster and easier the process will work. In addition, a better and more efficient process will reduce the margin of error that is often seen in medical settings. That will protect more doctors from malpractice issues and will allow more patients to avoid medical errors that can occur in hospitals. Anything that saves money, makes things faster and easier, and protects patients is a benefit to the medical profession. As was seen in the literature, there are plenty of ways in which EHR can be used, and there are many ways in which it can be incorporated into what is already being done medically. The future of EHR is a bright one that can only improve as new advances come about in the medical field and the field of technology.
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