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EHR's-what are they used for? Hide Full Description Share what you know about electronic health records; their purpose, functions, which systems you have used and where, etc. Perform an Internet search and name three EHR software systems commonly used by physician offices. What EHR is used in this area by the four main hospitals (Duke. WakeMed, UNC, Rex)? . . Summarize your responses to these questions in 200 words or more. Please be sure to use correct grammar, spelling and punctuation

Answer 1

Answer :

• An electronic health record is a collection of various medical records that get generated during any clinical encounter or events .

Purpose : the primary purpose of EHR s is to support and improve individual patient care and much of it is held under professional and legal obligations of confidentiality.

Functions :

• Health information and data : the electronic chart must hold everything that is currently included within a paper chart .all information within the electronic chart must be information / data that would be used to make crucial clinical decisions .in addition the IOM further stated that it should be a well designed interface to enable the provider to review the information efficiently .
• Result management : the ability to manage all test results .
• Order management: all prescriptions are to be written electronically to reduce medical errors due to illegible hand writing .orders are also automatically generated.
• Decision support : warnings and reminders to enhance clinical performance .Decision support can aid in drug interactions , prescriptions , prevention , detection of disease outbreaks , evidence based guidelines etc .over all it will assist providers in making the best decision possible for the patient .
• Electronic communication and connectivity : all interoperable system tat is able to connect with multiple providers ,the patient ,labs , and hospitals in a secure manner
• Patient support : the ability to provide patients with educational material as well as the ability to enter data themselves concerning home monitoring devices.
• Administrative processes : this is referred to as the practice management .the administrative process is to improve the efficiency in scheduling appointments ,eliminate confusions , determine insurance eligibility etc .
• Reporting : a standardised system to produce reports that are demanded by state ,federal and local levels

Software EHR systems :

• Epic .
• Cerner
• All scripts
• Next gen

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Duke also using epic software .

• WakeMed Health and hospitals will use the epic system product
• In UNC and ReX hospitals also using epic software only