EMR Benefits and Return on Investment Categories
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The sections below detail the benefits, costs, and barriers in evaluating EMR implementations. Selecting, financing, and launching an EHR system is difficult.
Contents
- 1 Informational
- 2 Security
- 3 Environmental
- 4 Medical Education
- 5 Financial
- 6 Improving patient care
- 7 Research
- 8 Health Information Exchange (HIE)
- 9 Personal Health Records
- 10 Electronic Dental Records
- 11 Telehealth
- 12 E-Prescribing
- 13 Mobile EMRs
- 14 Physicians
- 15 Nurses
- 16 Costs
- 17 Benefits Database
- 18 References
Informational
Security
EMR Benefits: Security is an advantageous attribute which comes with EMR systems. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a privacy, security & meaningful use guidelines which computer systems that store patient information need to conform to imply to HIPAA privacy guidelines. [1]
Environmental
EMR Benefits: Environmental positive impact through Electronic Health Records has the potential to improve the environmental footprint left by the health care industry. [2]
Medical Education
EMR Benefits: Medical education
Financial
Improving patient care
EMR Benefits: Healthcare quality
Research
Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Personal Health Records
Electronic Dental Records
Telehealth
E-Prescribing
Mobile EMRs
Physicians
Nurses
Costs
Benefits Database
EMR Benefits: Benefits Database
References
- ↑ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Privacy and Security Standards. http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/HIPAA-Administrative-Simplification/HIPAAGenInfo/PrivacyandSecurityStandards.html
- ↑ Turley, M., Porter, C., Garrido, T., Gerwig, K., Young, S., Radler, L., & Shaber, R. (2011). Use of electronic health records can improve the health care industry’s environmental footprint. Health affairs, 30(5), 938-946.