Hcs 490 Communications Paper

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Communications Paper

HCS/490

July 23, 2012

Communications Paper

Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are very beneficial to a healthcare organization to improve health communication and promote quality assurance. An EMR is a computerized record that allows instantaneous examination of a patient’s previous care and medical health information anywhere a patient goes. The outcome of a patient’s condition/diagnosis is truly affected by the modalities of communication techniques established by healthcare providers. Any means of communication by healthcare providers can create positive and negative outcomes. This paper will address how an EMR can be utilized as a communication modality for marketing in health care.

EMR Benefit

Throughout the 1960s, Dr. Larry Weed developed an Electronic Medical Record system to provide extensive financial benefits and options for rendering quality care on every sector. (Grams, 2009) There are many advantages for using an EMR system to benefit patients and patient care. Some of the advantages include: automated alerts and reminders, computerized physician order management, clinical decision support, error reduction, administration tools and patient support. The key benefit of EMRs for patients is within the...