By:Carmen Rodarte
The first Electronic Health Record system was first developed in 1972 by The Regenestreif Institute.
A digital version of a patient’s paper chart Contains a patient’s medical history, diagnoses, laboratory tests, and immunization records. WHAT IS A ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD?
No more paper Convenient for patients Improves accuracy of diagnoses and health outcomes Securely shares electronic information with patients and other clinics Reduction of medical errors Efficient
According to Medscape the use of EHR’s are steadily increasing At least 82% of respondents either currently use or are in the process of implementing and EHR.
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