COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN USING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS

Running Head : CONVERTING RECORDS

Converting Records to a Computer Based Health Record

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Converting Records to a Computer Based Health Record

Traditional utilization of based medical records leads to the dispersion of clinical information as a result of the heterogeneous character of hospital systems . Due to this , the development of a clinical information system that can integrate hospital information as well

as enable cooperation amongst legacy systems became a difficult task . System integration as well as the development of an efficient clinical information management system was thereby dependent upon the creation of conceptual and architectural tools that will enable such an integration . In line with this , many healthcare institutions are currently seeking to establish the integration of their workstations through the utilization of technological tools . Such tools are effective in the arrangement of clinical matters as well as in the arrangement of administrative and financial information . Clinical information systems are utilized by healthcare institutions in their integration of information . At this point , the utilization of electronic medical systems in healthcare delivery is evident in countries such as the United States , United Kingdom , Sweden , Hong Kong , Canada , as well as Australia

The current shift from a human memory based paradigm to a technological paradigm can be traced to the recent emphasis given on health care quality improvement and cost reduction . In lieu of this , policymakers started to adopt health information technology such as the Electronic Medical Record (EMR

According to Tim Scott in Implementing an Electronic Medical Record System , most information regarding the use of EMR systems are derived from the Regenstrief Institute , Brigham and Women 's Hospital , the Department of Veterans Affairs , LDS Hospital , and Kaiser Permanente . The information derived from the following medical institutions shows the following . First , success is dependent upon the organizational tools rather than on the type of technology used . Second , minimal changes were noted in terms of increase of quality and efficiency as a result of the system 's adaptation . Such findings thereby led to the slow adoption and implementation of EMR systems since majority of medical institutions as well as healthcare systems required the high verifiability of the system 's utility

True enough , researches within these institutions also showed that EMR systems increase the quality of patient care as it decreases medical errors , however , the economic aspect regarding its use has not been well documented leaving most medical institutions adamant regarding its implementation

In lieu of this , the is divided into three parts . The first part will present the rationale behind the formation of the technology based medical paradigm . It will be formulated within the parameters of Thomas Kuhn 's conception of scientific revolutions . The second part present a discussion of the various EMR components and the problems encountered in its implementation at Kaiser . The last part , on the other hand , will...