E-Health Record Management

Electronic Health Record (EHR) is the digital record of a patient’s medical history. The EHR contains the patient’s admission reports, their vital signs, progress notes, diagnoses, medications, allergies, lab data, and reports, and other details include demographic and insurance data.

The formal definition for EHR issued by the National Alliance for Health Informatics Technology (2008) states that it is a record of health-related information on an individual, that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability standards. EHR’s can be created, managed, and consulted by authorized clinical staff from more than one healthcare organization.

The EHR records help to build a strong bond between the clinical professionals and the patients and this can be an important step in the progress of healthcare. Let’s focus on some of the important benefits that EHR provides:

Life-Saving

The EHR needs to be accurate and fully functional as it is directly linked to saving a person’s life. This information informs by the primary health care providers if not all a person is suffering from an allergy that can be fatal if not treated on time.

Cost-saving

EHR plays an important factor during pandemics and disease outbreaks, they update the health official with accurate patient data. so it’s important the EHR information Is available on time so that quality care can be provided with reduced bills. The health official is correctly informed through these EHR as to whats lab tests and what medicine to be administered thus saving costs on duplicate tests.

Security

It is important to safeguard the sensitive details of any patient that is mentioned in their EHR reports. Thus it is essential that the EHR data are secure and are 100% HIPAA compliant. Most of the EHR systems are compliant with IDC9/10, CPT, and other EHR standards to maintain high levels of security.

Support

EHR care specialists offer the people 24/7 support services and thus help to resolve all their queries. this support is imparted using videos, webinars, calls, chats, emails, document sharing, etc. this helps to reduce IT costs and also they handle the data updates, patches, and migration all through an automated process.

Core EHR Functions:

The Institute of Medicine in the year 2003, announced the eight-core functions for a fully working EHR. The following 8 core EHR functions universally defined and need to be carried out effectively to maintain the accurate records int the health systems about each person.

Health information and data
Result management
Order management
Decision support
Electronic communication and connectivity
Patient support
Administrative processes and reporting
Reporting and population health

EHR Goals:

The major goals specified in the Health Information Technology for Economic (HITECT) ACT for the EHR were:

Improving overall quality, safety, and efficiency of care while reducing disparities.
Engaging patients and families in their advanced digital care.
Promoting public and population health on the go.
Improving care coordination, and thereby promoting the privacy and security of EHRs.

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