subject: Electronic Medical Records A General Introduction [print this page] The medical field is constantly upgrading, and this s not only related strictly to medical practices and treatments, but with medical administrative systems as well. Now, have been introduced on the market the electronic medical records that completely eliminate problems related to paper records, files, bills and many other documents that, due to their large number, frequently resulted in serious errors.
The electronic medical record completely eliminated these issues and eases greatly the administrative work that doctors have to do. They have been used even at the Olympics. There has been made a transition to the electronic devices in order to increase the efficiency of the medical services provided.
Furthermore, the electronic medical records have few benefits that cannot be disregarded. The first one is related to the quality of the care. For each patient the doctors have to look over his medical history. Usually, these documents are stored in huge warehouses and doctors can waste hours trying to find them. However, by using the new system, they will no longer have to waste their time, and time is essential during an emergency. All the data related to the patient, from his allergies to his most recent wounds are stores inside the electronic medical records and can be accessed in just few seconds. The information provided is clear and accurate, thus all the misunderstandings are avoided.
In addition, such a device would save a hospital a lot of storage space. All those rooms that were used to keep patient records, files and documents are no longer needed. And if it is a large hospital, there is an immense space waster for storage, and this doesnt cost cheap. Storage facilities are extremely expensive, and they now can be drastically cut down by using the electronic medical records. Purchasing the system may count as another expense at first, but in time is will prove to be a really smart investment.
Moreover, electronic medical records are extremely useful when it comes to organization. It will take a lot of time to code, sort and separate files and papers, to put them in the right section and store the appropriately. It is a lot of work and it could be easily substituted by such a device. It makes everything much faster and in a much better way. The patients medical history is completed in just a second, and the files are sorted and put in the right place in no more than few minutes, while a person would have lost at least few good hours doing that. Not to mention that doctors have terrible handwriting that notonce has been misunderstood thus mistakes occur all the time. By using a digital record, everything is extremely clear, put in order and easily comprehensible, therefore the chances of causing unintentional damages are much lower.
All in all, the benefits cannot be denied, and an electronic medical system would greatly improve the infrastructure of any hospital. These days they are an urgent need, since the number of patients is constantly increasing and changing and doing things well is much harder
