The document discusses electronic medical records (EMR), including their definition, features, benefits, uses, and challenges. EMR contain electronic patient health information that can be accessed by healthcare providers. They allow for storage of health data, reporting, order management, decision support, and patient communication. Benefits include improved privacy, access to test results, reminders for screenings, and fewer medical errors. However, challenges include security gaps, system crashes, slow performance, documentation errors, and lack of training on the new technologies for nurses accustomed to paper records. Overall EMR are important for healthcare but also present ongoing technological challenges.

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2. Definition of EMR Electronic medical records (EMR) contain electronic form of patient information as paper record. It contains documentation written by your health care providers such as nurses or physicians about the care provided to the patients.

3. Features of EMR health information and data reporting, and privacy order management decision support administrative management and patient supports.

4. Benefit of EMR There are several benefits of the electronic medical record such as Information privacy and security. Health care providers are able to enter and store lab test results. computerized reminders and prompts to alert upcoming tests and screenings. prescribe orders without medical errors.

5. Uses of EMR EMR is use as a searchable data base for patient records. It is also use as a means of communication between healthcare providers and other multidisciplinary team. It allow nurses to know the recommended dosages in the database and provides physicians with drug information about the medication prescribed.

6. Challenges using EMR There are gaps in securing the medical record of the patients to prevent privacy violations. Frequent crashes Slow retrieval or functioning Inaccuracy due to nurses not proofreading documentation before submitting. Inadequate training. The new technologies are often confusing and present daily challenges to nurses who are used to paper charting.

7. Conclusion It is essential for healthcare professionals to be open- minded to use of the EMR and be knowledgeable of laws for appropriate access of patient data. Society is progressively advancing in new technologies and healthcare organizations need to be current in methods of communication to provide effective patient care.

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