ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS

Electronic Health Records and Their Impact on the Public Health in the United States

Abstract

In this study we try to explore the concept of “Electronic Health Record” in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on “Electronic Health Record” and its relation with “public health in United States”. The research also analyzes many aspects of “Electronic Health Record” and tries to gauge its effect on “public health care”. Finally the research describes various factors which are responsible for “Electronic Health Record” and tries to describe the overall effect of “Electronic Health Record” on “public health in United States”.Electronic Health Records and Their Impact on the Public Health in the United States

Thesis Statement

“Electronic Health Record has improved the public health care in United States”.

Introduction

The Electronic Health Record (EHR), also called Electronic Health Record (EHR), is the machining data record social, preventive and doctors of a patient, obtained directly or indirectly and constantly updated (Schulte, 2010).

The Electronic Health Record is to incorporate information technology and communication technology (ICT) in the heart of health care activity. This results in the story ceases to be a record of the information generated in the relationship between patient and health care professional or to be part of an integrated clinical information (Schulte, 2010).

The Electronic Health Record is the record unified and personal media, which is filed in electronic format all information concerning patients and their care. It is accessible, with appropriate limitations, in all cases in which clinical care is needed (emergency, primary care, specialty, income, hospital, etc) (Carter, 2001).

Must integrate all the information media used in clinical practice. Properly store this information, make a friendly accessible, adequately disseminated to potential uses and with due guarantees (consent, confidentiality, security and other requirements), and receive it and reuse it in the most convenient way is a process still in power (Carter, 2001).

There are problems of conceptualizing the process of care and implementation of ICT, and has not been shown to positively impact the quality of clinical care, or disease and not on mortality. In addition, there are problems with the encoding rules and standards (Committee on Quality Healthcare in America, Institute of Medicine, 2001).

Discussion

The United States is generally viewed as having the best health care in the world when best is defined as having the most advanced technology and highly skilled specialists. However, when the United States is compared on basic health status factors against other countries in the world, it comes up deficient. Infant mortality status is a measure of how many children die before their first birthday. On this measure, the United States ranks 42nd in the world behind countries such as Cuba, Portugal, Finland, the Czech Republic and many others (Central Intelligence Agency, 2008). When measured on the average life span of its citizens, the United States was reported in 2006 at 78.0 years, the same as Cuba and Chile and behind countries such as Switzerland (82), Spain (81), Sweden (81), Canada (81), Singapore (80), and ...