Healthcare and the Electronic Health Record

Author(s):  
Karl E. Misulis ◽  
Mark E. Frisse

The cornerstone of clinical informatics is the Electronic Health Record. This is more than an electronic version of the paper medical record. The use of the electronic record is for more than point-of-care healthcare but rather includes analytics, gap analysis, decision support, and related purposes that would be almost impossible in a paper world. The electronic health record is the present preferred term for the digital systems that coordinate healthcare information. The term electronic medical record was used more prominently in the past. The chapter looks at the transition in this terminology and examines the future move to the personal health record. A case scenario is presented regarding use of the electronic health record system. The future of the system is examined.

Author(s):  
Daniel L. Kaukinen

Sharing information between medical records to form a comprehensive electronic health record leads to effective health management. However, full implementation of an electronic health record has met various barriers including companies wanting to protect their proprietary data storage formats and resisting conversion to a common data exchange format. Through the development of prototype systems, this article investigates the use of JSON-LD as an interpreter to aid in data interchange and data encapsulation. The prototypes demonstrate that JSON-LD can be applied, with nominal code changes, to an existing electronic medical record system employing JSON as a serialization protocol. This article concludes that JSON-LD works as an efficient wrapper that, when well designed, allows for simplified and robust consumption from and serving of data to other JSON-LD enabled medical systems, thereby elevating the usability and effective interconnectivity of new and existing electronic medical record systems.


2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie J. Corrao ◽  
Alan G. Robinson ◽  
Michael A. Swiernik ◽  
Arash Naeim

The role of usability testing in the evaluation of an electronic health record system could improve chances that the design is integrated with existing workflow and business processes in a clear, efficient way.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-27
Author(s):  
Yayah Yayah ◽  
La Ode Abdul Rahman

EHRs merupakan bentuk perkembangan teknologi informasi berupa sistem dokumentasi kesehatan dalam format digital yang dapat memberikan tampilan data otomatis yang mendukung dalam kelengkapan dan keakuratan data yang diharapkan dapat  meningkatkan keselamatan pasien termasuk di perawatan anak. Karena anak merupakan populasi yang rentan dalam isu keselamatan pasien. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peranan EHRs terkait keselamatan pasien di perawatan anak. Penelitian ini menggunakan studi literatur dengan melakukan kajian artikel dan jurnal penelitian yang dicari melalui penelusuran database online yang terbit tahun 2014-2019 dengan kata kunci “electronic health record” OR “electronic medical record” AND “pediatric” AND “patient safety” sebanyak 10 artikel dijadikan bahan analisis utama ditambahkan artikel lainnya sebagai sebagai pendukung pembahasan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa EHRs yang sudah dimodifikasi dengan menampilkan umpan balik tanda waspada berupa sistem peringatan dengan tampilan visual dapat meningkatkan komunikasi yang efektif antar tim kesehatan, memberikan peringatan dalam keamanan dan kewaspadaan obat, serta deteksi dini sepsis pada anak sehingga mendukung pengambilan keputusan untuk melakukan tindakan yang tepat untuk meningkatkan keselamatan pasien. EHRs yang sudah dimodifikasi dengan sistem pendukung berupa sistem peringatan memiliki peranan positif dan efektif dalam meningkatkan keselamatan pasien di perawatan anak.


2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cara A. Harshberger ◽  
Abigail J. Harper ◽  
George W. Carro ◽  
Wayne E. Spath ◽  
Wendy C. Hui ◽  
...  

EHR/CPOE systems improve completeness of medical record and chemotherapy order documentation, as well as user satisfaction with the medical record system.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weam Alfayez ◽  
Arwa Alumran ◽  
Dr Saja A. Al-Rayes

BACKGROUND Many theories/ models adopted from behavioral sciences literature or developed within the field of information technologies could help in understanding the technology acceptance, usage, and effective adoption. OBJECTIVE The main aim of this paper is to review the different theories/ models that can help in understanding information technology/system acceptance and use, and to choose the most appropriate theoretical framework that could be applied to understand the factors influencing physicians’ use of the Electronic Health Record system (EHR) at King Fahd Military Medical Complex (KFMMC) in Dhahran city, Saudi Arabia. METHODS The theories/ models were reviewed using scientific databases. The inclusion criteria were if the theories/ models used to explain individual behaviors toward accepting and using of information technology including the once conducted within the healthcare. RESULTS The review showed that there were five theories/ models were used within information technology studies to understand the technology acceptance and used. There were Theory of Reasoned Action, Theory of Planned Behaviour, Innovation Diffusion Theory, Unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, and Technology Acceptance Model. Each has different explanatory power of technology use. The most appropriate theoretical framework to understand the reason behind physician use of the EHR at KFMMC would be the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). TAM model could explain up to 75% of the variation in the behavioral intention (acceptance), and up to 62% of the variation in the actual use. It is the gold standard for assessing the usage of health technologies and systems. In fact, the TAM model is one of the core models used to explore the physician’s perceptions of the Electronic Health Record system adoption. CONCLUSIONS This review showed that there are different theories available in the literature can be used to justify the reason behind electronic health record acceptance. TAM is one of the effective, simplest models used to understand the factors influencing physicians to use the EHR-system. Further studies need to apply the TAM model to check its ability in explaining the reason behind EHR within different hospitals in Saudi Arabia


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