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Understanding Electronic Medical Records: Benefits, Challenges, and Future Directions

This overview explores the critical components of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), including their role in patient care, organization, and interoperability. EMRs are designed to enhance the efficiency and quality of healthcare delivery by providing a comprehensive view of a patient's health history. The discussion covers concerns about data integrity, the implications of scandals like eHealth Ontario, and the current state of EMRs in their developmental phase. Insights into best practices and future opportunities for improving patient management through technology are also presented.

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Understanding Electronic Medical Records: Benefits, Challenges, and Future Directions

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  1. Blog Assignments Bant App: http://itunes.apple.com/app/bant-a-diabetes-app-for-epatient/id361257571?mt=8 Evidence-Based Medicine App: http://www.uptodate.com/index One I found: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/health-pad/id364008407?mt=8

  2. Electronic Medical Records Lecture 6 Tuesday, January 31st Victoria Aceti

  3. Agenda • What is in a patient record? • Electronic medical records • HIMSS Analytics • Case Study: eHealth Ontario Scandal • Final thoughts & Blog assignment Electronic Medical Records

  4. Parts of a Patient Record • Cumulative Patient Profile • SOAP Notes • Social History • Labs • Referrals • Chronic Disease Management Flowcharts • Diagnostic Imaging • Appointments • Billing Electronic Medical Records

  5. Average EMR Screen Electronic Medical Records

  6. The Electronic Medical Record What is an EMR? • “An electronic longitudinal collection of personal health information usually based on the individual, entered or accepted by health care providers, which can be distributed over a number of sites or aggregated at a particular source. The information is organized primarily to support continuing, efficient and quality care” (National EHR Taskforce, 2000, p.21). Electronic Medical Records

  7. The Electronic Medical Record What was it designed as? Electronic Medical Records

  8. The Electronic Medical Record How is it organized? Electronic Medical Records

  9. The Electronic Medical Record Who controls what? Who has what concerns? Electronic Medical Records

  10. The Electronic Medical Record Where are we going? • Interoperability • Health Information Exchanges Electronic Medical Records

  11. HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Records

  12. Final Thoughts • There is a lot of patient information in an electronic medical record that is organized differently. • Electronic Medical Records are still in their infancy – sometimes characterized as computerized paper records. • Scandals like those at eHealth Ontario inhibit the expansion of EMRs. Blog Assignment Read some posts on Dr. Greiver’s blog (http://drgreiver.blogspot.com/). Pick one post, summarize the topic, and provide your thoughts on her point of view. Electronic Medical Records

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