BACKGROUND Geocoding electronic health records (EHRs) provides novel insights for clinicians, but it is important to understand and address key issues, including privacy and protection of patient records, in order to realize potential benefits. METHODS This paper discusses the issues surrounding geocoding and illustrates potential benefits through 3 case studies of no-shows to clinical appoin...

The purpose of this pilot project was to track the electronic health record documentation of pressure ulcers on a medical-surgical unit and compare the electronic health record with the written medical record.

Despite the growth of computer technology in medicine, most medical encounters are still documented on paper medical records. The electronic medical record has numerous documented benefits, yet its use is still sparse. This article describes the state of electronic medical records, their advantage over existing paper records, the problems impeding their implementation, and concerns over their s...

This case examines the business development and strategic expansion of Greenway Medical Technologies, a software company delivering electronic healthcare solutions to physicians operating small practices. Over a period of seven years and with an investment of $70 million, Greenway built a best-in-class software application. The case also describes the electronic medical record systems industry ...

Electronic medical records have the potential to improve clinical care and to provide answers to important research questions. Research using existing medical records has provided important knowledge about the effectiveness and risks of widely-used medications. However, electronic medical records also raise ethical dilemmas regarding informed consent and confidentiality. Breaches of confidentia...

INTEROPERABILITY What's Happening Out There? Achieving Interoperability is a popular word in the world of medical devices, and many believe it is the answer to some of healthcare's thorniest problems. This article takes a close look at what three healthcare facilities are doing today with one very important piece of the interoperability puzzle: the integration of device data into electronic med...

in order to reach the electronic health record's (ehr's) goals and also for the users to employ it with confidence, integrated standards in the field of structure, content, data exchange, information production, architecture and system security must be formulated. before establishment of ehr, we should accept current standards or change them due to meet the needs of society and/or patterns from...

1 All rights reserved. No part of this paper may be reproduced, adapted, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of HIMSS Analytics. Source: HIMSS Analytics Database (derived from the Dorenfest IHDS+ Database) Electronic Medical Records vs. Electronic...