Healthcare Technology

HCA 320 The Use of EMR in the Healthcare Industry

With the vast growth in technology, the high volume of healthcare organizations case load and the objective to provide effective, efficient communication all healthcare organization should definitely look into implementing Electronic Medical Records (EMR) to their organization. EMR is a legal document of patient information stored and is accumulated over time from services render at a healthcare organization (HIMSS Analytics, 2006). The use of EMR in the healthcare industry can help reduce or even get rid of the medical mishaps that a rise. Furthermore, it helps the organization in delivering a better quality of care to the patient (HIMSS Analytics, 2006).

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