The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Has the Potential to Integrate

question 21

Multiple Choice

The electronic health record (EHR) has the potential to integrate all pertinent patient information into one record. It also has potential to improve the quality of health information, patient safety, and productivity, contain costs, support research, decrease wait time for treatment and contribute to the body of health care knowledge. Which of the following are reasons why traditional paper records on clients no longer meet the needs of today's health care industry?

• A)Paper records are episode-oriented with a separate record for each client visit.
• B)Key information may be lost from one episode to the next, jeopardizing patient safety.
• C)Only one person can access a paper record at any given time.
• D)Different versions of the same information may be stored in several places.
• E)Paper records cannot incorporate diagnostic studies that include images and sound.
• F)None of the above.

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