Question

4. One of the changes in the informatics area of the health sciences is the use of electronic medical records. Some individuals have expressed concern about this. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of electronic medical records? Why might some people be concerned about them?

Answer 1

Electronic medical records has many advantages. Some of them are:

Health information electronically can help you provide higher quality and safer care for patients while creating tangible enhancements for your organization.

Providing accurate, up-to-date, and complete information about patients at the point of care at any place and any time.

Also, the cost is reduced through decreased paperwork.

But it has a very big disadvantage that in case the data base fails, you would have no record and hence less safe for the patient.