Healthcare Reform
Reform and Electronic Medical Records
An Interview with Bernie Saunders
"Imagine a world where everything important about a patient is known to the physician the first time that patient presents," says Andrew Rubin, vice president for NYU Medical Center Clinical Affairs and Affiliates in New York City (Mann, N.d.).
When doctors have complete and accurate record of the patient's medical health history they have the potential to reduce errors and improve patient care. There are many cases in which a patient may not be able to understand or recall many of the things that pertain to their own care. Having a comprehensive record that can be updated in real time and transferred to and from health care providers electronically could provide major improvements in the quality of care. There would be less chance that a diagnosis is missed because of missing information. "We need to be able to implement an electronic medical record where physicians can talk to each other about patients, and hospitals and physicians can communicate back and forth and share critical information on tests done and previous diagnoses, so that everyone involved has the patient's medical history at their fingertips (Mann, N.d.)."
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