Question

Electronic Health Records (EHR) have truly changed everything in US healthcare. But like any major change in healthcare, there are pros and cons, advantages and disadvantages. Please discuss the benefits of EHR implementation, and also discuss the EHR challenges which are being encountered.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The implementation of EHR can be considered something extremely beneficial for the healthcare system anywhere in the world, due to its numerous benefits such as the centralization of patient information in a single system. This allows any health professional, in any region, to access the patient's health history, test results, medications used by the patient and family history. The EHR also promotes agility in the search for information about the patient and savings in physical space, as the EHR eliminates the need for storing patient papers and documents. Failures in drug prescriptions are also reduced and service and diagnosis are streamlined.

However, some challenges must be overcome for EHR to be efficiently implemented. One of these challenges is the cost, as the implementation of EHR can have a high cost that is passed on to the patient and can become unfeasible. in addition, it is necessary to create a very efficient electronic system, which prevents the existence of data loss, malfunctions and hacker attacks.