Texas law also adds the stipulation that a hospital may not destroy medical records that relate to any matter that is involved in litigation if the hospital knows the litigation has not been resolved (Practice brief - retention of health information). Federal laws for record retention often are different from state laws. For instance, hospitals that participate in Medicare must keep medical records on each inpatient and outpatient, records of

Medical Records Software Comparison Electronic Medical Records Software Comparative Analysis There are over 75 different vendors of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software applications currently providing solutions to healthcare facilities in the U.S. alone as of 2011 (Ulutas, Ulutas, Nabiyev, 2011). The key design criteria for EMR systems is security (Neupert, Mundie, 2009), usability (James, Garrett, Krevit, 2009) and the ability to be integrated with legacy systems (Agarwal, Milch, Van Kuiken, 2009). This

Medical Records Case Study Section I (Introduction) -- Liam O'Neill and William Klepack, the authors of Case Study # 3, Integrating Electronic Medical Records and Disease Management at Dryden Family Medicine, begin their published findings by introducing readers to the concept of electronic medical records (EMR). The authors immediately narrow their focus to the adoption and implementation of EMR by Dryden Family Medicine, a rural family practice located in upstate New

The master patient index (MPI) value was mainly liked by the personnel in the medical record section. The Golden 90s Equipped with MPI and record-keeping growth, software designers sustained to generate and progress with a new emphasis on individual hospital sections. Auxiliary department purposes, for example radiology and laboratory showed to be fairly adaptive to software that is fresh and innovative, and computer healthcare applications start to show on the market.

Medical Records Each individual/entity in this scenario has an agenda. Sandra: is a child under both State and Federal Law; her immediate concern is hiding her sexual abuse by her stepfather; however, hospital administration must be concerned with her best interests on three counts: first, because she is a patient; secondly, because she is a child; third, because she is an allegedly abused child. Mrs. Anderson: is both the patient's

Financing the Healthcare Delivery System Mr. Y is a patient with heart failure and has visited the emergency room twice in the last three weeks for shortness of breath. He is a very nice gentleman with limited literacy and e-literacy. Some of the problems Mr. Y faces include being homeless, difficulty in complying with his heart failure medication regime, and diet restrictions. He gets admitted to the hospital to stabilize his