How EHR Improves Patient Safety?

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How EHR Improves Patient Safety?
6 Smart Ways
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INTRODUCTION
As the whole healthcare world is switching to a
digital transformation, the need to improve
patient safety with the digital ways of storing
healthcare information is of high importance.

• Healthcare professionals, physicians, and payers
  are working towards finding better ways to store
  health data from patients in a secure and
  easy-to-manage way.

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INTRODUCTION (cont..)

• This can be achieved successfully by Electronic
  Health Records (EHR). EHR holds the real-time
  health records of patients and is available
  readily when needed.
• As we are all aware of numerous benefits of
  EHR, here is the list of benefits that shows how
  EHRs can improve patient safety.

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1.Simplifies the prescribing medication process
for patients

• It is very common that if a patient feels
  dissatisfied by the treatment offered by his/her
  physician, then they wish to change their
  healthcare provider or practice.
• In that case, the new healthcare provider should
  analyze the previous medical records of patients
  to proceed with the treatments.

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Simplifies the prescribing medication process for
patients (cont..)

• Here EHR can help the physicians to know what
  treatments were previously taken by their
  patients.
• This helps you to easily access all your
  patients records and to provide better
  healthcare delivery.

EHR can also help you to check whether a patient
has any kind of allergies so that you can
prescribe medicines that are safe for the patient.
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2.EHR medication appointment reminders improves
patient safety

• The best EHR software can track your patients
  treatment history effectively. Reminders and
  alerts of their upcoming appointments can be
  easily sent to the patients phone.

These features will be more beneficial for
newborns that require various vaccines over the
year. Medication alerts can be shared to parents
mobile via secure messaging, Email, or phone call
so that they never miss out or forget their
childs vaccine.
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3. EHR makes the diagnosis process easier

• If a patients complete health record is
  available to the physician while deciding their
  diagnosis, it can make the entire process much
  more convenient and save precious time for both
  the doctor and the patient.
• EHR also offers advanced features like lab
  results you can check with the patients recent
  test results such as blood tests, X-rays and
  more.
• This saves patients money as they no longer need
  to take multiple tests to satisfy different
  physicians.

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4. EHR helps in providing faster treatment for
patients

• The medical practices that use EHRs can deliver
  care very faster by easily accessing medical
  records than those that do not have EHRs.
• These health records allow healthcare providers
  to view the complete medical history of patients
  which helps them to make an effective treatment
  plan meeting the patients needs.

It can also help doctors in renewing medical
prescriptions and scheduling appointments
quickly.
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5. EHR Improves Clinical Decision Making
Having a record of the patient's health
information permits specialists to make informed
decisions concerning their prescription.

• Having a complete health record of a patient's
  care encourages you and your staff to settle on
  better choices for the patient. For instance, a
  patient going through chemotherapy won't be
  recommended sure anti-toxins as these can
  seriously harm the individual's health and can
  bring about deadly conditions.

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6. EHR Means Ease Of Data Sharing

• Electronic medical records make it feasible for
  clinics or medical care suppliers to create
  applications that permit their patients to see
  their health information without any problem.
• Healthcare applications and patient portal
  software make it simpler for patients to impart
  information to their friends and family and
  different specialists they visit.

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EHR Means Ease Of Data Sharing (cont..)

• If a patient visits different health specialists
  for different reasons, their treatment plans and
  medications can undoubtedly be imparted to
  different specialists also.
• This encourages you to have a comprehensive
  perspective on an individual's healthcare
  delivery. Informed clinical decisions can help
  improve patient safety.

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So, Lets Conclude - What Should You As A
Practice Do?

• Electronic Health Records are truly beneficial
  for healthcare providers to deliver better care
  and for patients to become a part of their
  healthcare.

Vozo EHR software helps you to deliver better and
faster care for your patients with the advanced
technology and features to ensure patient safety.
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