This presentation provides an overview of electronic health records (EHR). It defines EHR as a digital format for documenting a patient's medical history maintained by healthcare providers. EHR files contain sections for different types of health information. The presentation outlines benefits of EHR such as reducing medical errors, improving quality of care through better disease management and education, and decreasing healthcare costs. It also discusses how EHR protects patient privacy through security measures and restrictions on who can access records.

1. Electronic Health Records
empowering patients
Presented by: Sandy Etienne

2. Introduction
This presentation seeks to highlight the
foundation and purpose of Electronic Health
Records (EHR). This is a new way of storing and
organizing patient’s medical information.
EHR patient files are divided into sections
where health care providers and staff can find
the information they need to provide patient
care

3.  Definition CONTENT
“Health is our business”
 Benefits of EHR
 How secure is EHR in
patient privacy
 Who access patient
information

4.  is a digital format or documentation of an
individual’s medical history that is maintained by
health care providers or health institutions.
 It includes information on patient’s demographics
progress notes, medication problems, vital signs,
past history, diagnostic results and vaccination.
Definition of EHR

5. 1. Medical errors
 EHR enables patients’ safety by eliminating medical error
through illegible handwriting by physicians. Medical
documentation in EHR appears to be clear and legible and
thus reduces legal implications.
 Fewer forms to fill out during a visit
 Fewer repetitive questions – regarding past medical history
 alert system ensure proper dosage and drugs are
administered.
Benefits

6. 2. Improves patients quality of life
 EHR assist in better disease management and client
education. It also enhances communication among
healthcare providers.
 When patient are educated and healthcare providers
work collaboratively better patient outcome is
achieved.
Benefits

7. 3.Reduces cost of healthcare
EHR reduces transcription, re-filling and storage
cost. It saves time and cost through eliminating
redundant diagnostic testing, paper charting and
decreasing storage and retrieval cost. This digital
format enables healthcare professionals to
communicate and track data for specific patients
Benefits

8. HIPAA law protects:
 any information that your doctors, nurses, or other
health care providers put in the medical record
 conversations between doctors and others about your
family's care or treatment
 information about your family in the health insurance
carrier's computer system
 billing information
EHR maintains patient privacy

9.  Access to information is done through hospital
database that can be access through every
computer.
 To open a patient's health record, health care
providers would log into the system with a
username and password or thumbprint
identification.
Who has access to information?

10.  Nemours Foundation (2013),
Electronic health records. Retrieved
February 21st 2013 from
http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/
ill/ehrs.html#a_Is_Patient_Privacy_P
rotected_
 Thede, L., Sewell, J., (2010);
Informatics and Nursing;
Opportunities and Challenges, (4th
ed.), PA. Lippincott William & Wilkins
References