The Electronic Health Record Functions and Capabilities

Table of Contents

Introduction
Physician-hosted systems
Remotely-hosted systems
Conclusion
References

Introduction

The development of the medical industry is one of the top priorities in many countries, and many innovative systems significantly improve this industry. The latest invention for medicine is called electronic health record (EHR), and many hospitals actively use it. However, professionals still research the usefulness of this innovation as health care workers usually encounter inconsistencies in the system (Boonstra, et al, 2021). Moreover, workers a required to do extra tasks which employers do not pay for.

The EHR system was originally proposed to register patients with disabilities and make their lives and movements easier. These records are optional, and it creates a problem of storage and the inability to access patients information from different medical centers if required. Nowadays, UCCO requires every hospital to use the EHR system to establish the exchange of information. There are two main types of EHR called Physician-hosted and Remotely-hosted systems, which have approximately the same functions but might differ in efficiency (Adler-Milstein, et al, 2020). For instance, a Physician-hosted system is safe, but it is expensive, and stored information might not be accessible to every hospital. Controversially, a Remotely-hosted system is at a higher risk of attacks, but it is cheap and becomes available to all hospitals. Currently, the economic situation is oriented toward the improvement of the health care system, and Barbara can suggest investing a huge amount of money into the development of the EHR system. Based on analyses from hospitals, top managers can decide what EHR system will be useful and affordable.

Physician-hosted systems

Strength	Weaknesses	Opportunities	Threats
One of the main strengths of physician-hosted systems is the ability to support patients any time their request help and the ease of use.	The absence of paper recordings is a huge problem for some hospitals, and they are not ready to move away from old techniques (Shahmoradi, et al, 2017). Moreover, old computers do not support new physician-hosted systems.	One of the main opportunities is an easy connection to others EHR applications and free access from different parts of a country via the Internet.	There is a high competition between IT companies that develop EHR systems, and hospitals might look for alternative types of EHR for a good price (Shahmoradi, et al, 2017). Consequently, safe and advanced programs might not be affordable to every hospital.

Remotely-hosted systems

Strengths	Weaknesses	Opportunities	Threats
Remotely-hosted systems are flexible and information is easily saved on cloud storage. Moreover, in case of urgent situations, hospital workers are able to find all needed information about a patient in a short period of time.	Security is weak in remotely-hosted systems, and it is at a risk of a hacker attack. In case of lost information about all hospital patients, the consequences might be unpleasant for both health care workers and patients.	Remotely-hosted systems are the cheapest EHR types and many hospitals have the ability to purchase them. it does not take a lot of space on computers and there is no need for hospitals to invest into new equipment.	Unprotected use of this EHR system does not keep customers and without additional security support, this type might disappear due to the low demand.

Conclusion

In a fast-changing world, it is important to follow all modern trends. Such technologies as electronic health records make the healthcare industry more advanced, and people are happy with the services. However, modern technologies still did not achieve striving success as not all hospitals have the ability to use these innovations. The alternative ways of using new inventions are now developing by professionals to make the health care industry a more advanced sphere of human life

References

Adler-Milstein, J., Adelman J. S. & Tai-Seale, M. (2020). EHR audit logs: A new goldmine for health services research? Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 101. Web.

Boonstra, A., Jonker, T. L. & van Offenbeek, M. A. G. (2021). Persisting workarounds in Electronic Health Record System use Types, risks and benefits. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 21, 183. Web.

Shahmoradi, L., Darrudi, A. & Arji, G. (2017). Electronic Health Record Implementation: A SWOT analysis. Acta Medica Iranica, 55(10), 642-649. Web.

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