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Electronic Health Records

By Linda S. Crawford
June 02, 2014

Patients who remain in an integrated Electronic Health Record (EHR) system benefit from better access to integrated medical information across specialties and locations. However, full benefits are not seen in all cases where such systems have been implemented. What might be causing the problem?

Medical Providers' Reluctance

Physicians complain that they are already overwhelmed by “paperwork” and don't need to learn another system's EHR when they already struggle to cope with their own. But the consequence of such an attitude is to risk miscommunication or misunderstanding, both of which can affect the proper care of the patient. A patient who presents to a subsequent treater with an x-ray is presenting a piece of medical information that translates across systems. That may not be true with an EHR that the same patient brings with him. Using a system that has met the “meaningful use” test should reduce the amount of dissonance between systems, and taking the time to understand the differences in the way the two EHRs are constructed can save trouble in the long run.

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