Electronic Health Record

[printslicker]

Hello everyone, I just wanna know your opinion regarding electronic health records. Are you comfortable with doctors who uses this kind of system or are your doctors still uses the old school folders where your health records are filed? I've been reading disadvantages of using EHR, I am conducting a survey and your thoughts would really matter.

http://www.aaos.org/AAOSNow/2012/Aug/managing/managing9/?ssopc=1

[bae]

I'm in favor, but I find them handy on a daily basis.

[Miss Cellane]

In the linked article, the real problem is not the electronic record, but the fact that two separate sets of health records are being used. Even if both sets were paper, the same problem could easily have happened.

You need one set of records. The electronic set would be easier to search, easier to send to another doctor/hospital, and if the hospital has set things up with the correct equipment for everyone, easier to maintain.

[SteveinMN]

This topic was discussed in this board not three months ago: http://www.simplelivingforum.net/showthread.php?12538-Risk-of-Electronic-Health-Records&highlight=health+records

[printslicker]

I totally agree with you. Do you think that there's such a thing as BesT EHR (http://www.healthfusion.com/blog/2014/ehr-features/meditouch-ranked-one-best-ehr-systems-2014-medical-economics-survey-physicians/)? Would you mind taking a look at this and let me know what you all think?

[razz]

Any EHR that does not include a section for professional oral health assessment is severely deficient. Don't expect MD's or the medical community to ever consider these parts of the body. To them, they simply don't exist.
I did oral health assessments at long-term care centres. Way too many people were in severe dental pain unable to eat and were prescribed depressants. Some had severe dental infections that impacted their mental health so were admitted to the LTC, their assets sold and handed over to the administrator of their estate. I did an assessment, found severe infections that needed attention desperately. Once these were cleared up, the resident regained full use of all their mental faculties but had no resources to return to a full life in the community.
It is really horrible, horrible, horrible what the medical community does to the public in terms of ignoring oral health issues.
Yes, this is a hugely hot button for me.

[TxZen]

I have so much to say on this because I am a Former HIM Director- in charge of medical records, HIPAA, Privacy, etc.

Deficiency's, lack of understanding how to use, missing critical information from lack of ease in using an EHR, linking other systems in- like x-rays or labs, HIPAA issues with people not locking out a computer when they walk away, ability to print- who can and who cannot- for HIPAA sake, downtime, - that is just a few...shall I keep going?