Hcs/483

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HCS/483 Technology trends proposal

December 14, 2015

Instructor Eric Rios

Healthcare technology is always changing over the years. It is used in a wide range of area, from how diagnosis are made, treating different types of disease, and management of medical/health records. Technology has been used to asset in the different fields of healthcare. Studies are done to find ways to improve the way we take care and manage personal confidential information of our patients.

Both electronic medical record (EMR) and electronic health records (EHR) both are a computer bases documentation of your medical and health records. They are very similar to each other. They are the same of as paper medical charts, which contain information from test, labs, medications and doctor notes. EMR is mostly used for treatment and is not easily transmitted to other providers outside of the primary offices. EHR goes further and includes a more complete outlook to the overall patient history. EHR will allow patients to move their health record from one doctor to another. The use of both EMR/HER is to improve the overall quality of patient care and patient safety. I have experienced and seen changes with the use of EMR/EHR, in the doctor office.

Doctor office have set you programs where the patients can schedule their appointments on line, even for the same day. When you arrive to the doctor office and you have filled out the necessary paperwork you will never have to fill it out again. The receptionist will ask a few questions to see if any updates and the purpose of why you are there to see the doctor. Vital signs are done electronically as well. When the doctor comes into the room they may have a personal laptop computer with them or one in the room they can use to pull up your history, labs, test that have been done and medications. After the examination, if any other test or medication need to be order or prescribed the doctor can do it right from the computer and send it...