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¶ … large number of changes in the healthcare industry, largely due to globalization and technological improvements. Much of the change has been the result of the cost of healthcare and its continual rise. For example, in 1990 the average cost of care per person was $2,800, in 2000 it was $4,700 and then in 2010 close to $8,000. One way to reduce these costs and improve efficiency is to allow healthcare professionals to spend more time with their patients rather than filling out redundant paperwork, to increase information accuracy, and to provide a way for medical professionals in Emergency Rooms or other health care facilities to have access to critical patient information. This can be accomplished through the use of Electronic Medical Record Systems, or ERM systems.
Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases that surround the body's ability to produce and use sugars and efficiently process those sugars. Globally, there are almost 300 million people with the disorder and because of lifestyle, diet and other issues in the...
For this reason, the idea of utilizing EMR for diabetes, particularly primary diabetes care, is an important consideration.
One study, which used 34 primary care practices and examines 14,051 charts between 2005 to 2010 found that patients who were involved with facilities using EMR or EHR (Electronic Health Records) were significantly more likely to receive a higher and more optimal standard of care than those using organizations with little or no access to EHR. This tells us that the implementation and robust use of EMR is important in primary care facilities, that it improves care for diabetic patients, and that it has clear implications for improving health outcomes in a variety of chronic disease management issues (Herrin, et al., 2012).
Methodologically, the study looked at a large number (n= 14,051) of charts within the HealthTexas Provider Network, a non-profit health care delivery system associated with Baylor Health Care. Charts…
The conclusions reached seemed robust and showed that the use of EHRs, particularly in the primary care system improves both the process of care and outcomes. This suggests that organizations should immediately implement EHR systems so that decision support, patient care, timing of appointments and efficiency of recording of data and tracking medications and treatment options is actually far more efficient in both monetary and patient centered outcomes. Certainly, room for improvement exists, and as EHRs become more sophisticated, it stands to reason that efficiencies, outcomes and improvements in decision support will also become expected by stakeholders.
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Herrin, J., et al. (2012). The Effectiveness of Implementing and Electronic Health Record on Diabetes Care and Outcomes. Health Services Research, 47(4), 1522-40. doi:10.1111/j.l475-6773-2011-01370.x
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