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Patient Identification Within the Distribution of Care
Across the health care industry, there has been an emerging and growing failure to identify patients correctly. The trend results in transfusion errors, medication errors, wrong person procedures, testing errors, and babies’ discharge to wrong families. Misidentification of patients is an issue that calls for healthcare centers to take the right measures to address the issue. Fortunately, it has been established that strategies and interventions can considerably reduce the threat of misidentifying a patient.
Electronic Health Records Impact on Nursing
Electronic healthcare record refers to the systematized collection of population and patient electronically stored health data in a digital form (Kruse et al., 2017). The records are potentially shared throughout varied healthcare environments. They can be shared via a network-connected and enterprise-wide information (Cowie et al., 2017). The EHR may comprise medical history, allergies, medication laboratory test outcomes, and immunization status (Cowie et al., 2017). It also includes vital signs, billing information, radiology images, and personal statistics such as weight and age. EHR was initially applied in the healthcare sector to increase the quality of care. In the modern healthcare setting, EHR has been applied to providers where they use data gained from patients to achieve improved quality outcomes via their care management initiatives. The combination of various types of clinical information in the system’s health records has a function to assist clinicians in identifying and stratifying chronically sick patients (Cowie et al., 2017).
System-wide implantation of EHR has the ability to add numerous benefits to an organization such as the healthcare facility. First, it leads to increased efficiency within the organizational setting. Nurses find it to deliver their services to their patients and especially offering the right information and care to the particular patient (Williams et al., 2017). Most of the healthcare providers have established that the EHR assist in enhancing medical practice management. It attains this by increasing practice efficiencies and improving on cost. The systems benefit medical practices in multiple ways, such as reduced chart pull, reduced transportation cost, and reduced refilling and storage costs.
How EHR Impact on Greater Health Care and Patient
EHR system has also led to enhanced communication in the healthcare setting. It serves to enhance communication, particularly between care providers and patients (Williams et al., 2017). The communication can only be improved if the system is applied in the right way. Full integration of the EHR system into the visit and perceived as an additional tool used in the treatment process, patients are less likely to perceive it as a source of distraction (Manca, 2015). Besides, the system has helped result in improved practitioner performance and outcomes.
The adoption of EHR is associated with enhanced workflows for the nursing staff and assists in the improvement of quality of care. When healthcare providers manage to access accurate and complete information, patients typically receive better care services. The EHR has the potential to enhance the ability to diagnose disease and cut down or even prevent medical mistakes (Balestra, 2017). As a result, patients receive depict improved outcomes.
Potential Improvement of Electronic Health Records
Despite the significant benefits of the EHR system, the design, customization, and application of the system by nurses, doctors, and other clinicians potentially result in inefficiencies or challenges in the workflow. To overcome the challenges, the federal government must ensure it provides certification principles for the system. Technology developers ought to state that their engagement includes end-users and conduct testing of usability when designing and developing the system.
References
Balestra, M. L. (2017). Electronic health records: patient care and ethical and legal implications for nurse practitioners. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 13(2), 105-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2016.09.010
Cowie, M. R., Blomster, J. I., Curtis, L. H., Duclaux, S., Ford, I., Fritz, F., … & Michel, A. (2017). Electronic health records to facilitate clinical research. Clinical Research in Cardiology, 106(1), 1-9. DOI 10.1007/s00392-016-1025-6
Kruse, C. S., Smith, B., Vanderlinden, H., & Nealand, A. (2017). Security techniques for electronic health records. Journal of medical systems, 41(8), 127. DOI: 10.1007/s10916-017-0778-4
Manca, D. P. (2015). Do electronic medical records improve the quality of care? Yes. Canadian Family Physician, 61(10), 846.
Williams, K. S., Shah, G. H., Leider, J. P., & Gupta, A. (2017). Overcoming barriers to experience benefits: a qualitative analysis of electronic health records and health information exchange implementation in local health departments. eGEMs, 5(1). DOI: 10.5334/egems.216