Have you considered electronic health records?

If you're involved in the running of a hospital or doctor's surgery

, then improving the service offered to patients will no doubt be of paramount importance to you. You'll also want to ensure the smooth operation of the practice or hospital, so may be tasked with making the staff and resources work as efficiently as possible.

One way that could help you do this is through electronic health records. In other words, data on patients and their treatment that is stored on a computer system by healthcare professionals.

Here you'll find a list of five advantages of storing patient records digitally, as opposed to the traditional method of paper files.

ADVANTAGES

1. Sharing documents - You can share information quickly between other healthcare professionals, hospitals and general practices because the data can be easily accessed.

2. Access - Being able to find the appropriate files quickly means patients can be treated more efficiently and effectively. No time is wasted searching through and digging out paper files.

3. Updating - Once a record is on a system, they're easy to amend and update with new information. Everything from changes of address and telephone number to next of kin and new medication can be input to ensure that the files are always accurate and there's no back log of files to change.

4. Storage - Most healthcare facilities need space to treat their patients, but have always had to allocate vast amounts of their property to storing paper files and records. Everything can be stored on the computer, so all you need is to back it up regularly to make sure nothing is ever lost, and you'll be saving huge amounts of space.

5. Security - By taking appropriate password and security precautions, you can ensure that only authorised personnel will have access to the files. Secondly, as paper records could be lost in the event of a fire, if you've backed up your computer files everything will be safe and secure.

If you're ready to consider an Electronic patient record system, then you'll need to find the right solution for your needs, so everything you do is connecting for health

Have you considered electronic health records?

By: Rob Berry-Smith

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