¶ … New Electronic Health Records System
Nurse Facilitator preparing a team on implementation of new electronic health records system
Electronic health record systems are a compilation of health information details of the individual patients stored in digital systems (Greenhalgh, 2005). The records are shared across the different health care institutions. The sharing of this information occurs via the network connections, where the internet facilitates this connection.
An electronic health system includes information of patients, such as the identity and contact information of the patient (Greenhalgh, 2005). The system contains details about the patients visiting the healthcare facilities, whether a patient has allergies or any conditions. Information of the insurance of the person and general family health history, the immunization status, a list of medications administered, records of being hospitalized and information of any surgeries performed on the individual.
The health of our population is a very crucial area of success to the economy of our local states, nations and the whole world. It is in this view that many governments have seen the need to incorporate the use of information technology in the facilitation of health to the people. The health act has proposed that hospitals, whether large or small should adopt the use of the electronic health systems. These systems are going to be used by us, the nurses and the other physicians in the hospitals.
It is our prerogative as nurses...
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