In 2016, one fourth (26%) of residential care communities used electronic health records (EHRs). The percentage of communities that used EHRs increased with community bed size. The percentage was 12% in communities with 4-10 beds, 28% with 11-25 beds, 35% with 26-50 beds, 43% with 51-100 beds, and 50% with >100 beds using EHRs.

Despite massive effort and investment in health information systems and technology, the promised benefits of electronic health records (EHRs) are far from fruition. The author presents the legislative programs that encourage the implementation of EHRs and explores the barriers hampering interoperability.

Electronic health record (EHR) system facilitates integrating patients' medical information and improves service productivity. However, user access to patient data in a privacy-preserving manner is still challenging problem. Many studies concerned with security and privacy in EHR systems. Rezaeibagha and Mu [1] have proposed a hybrid architecture for privacy-preserving accessing patient records...

The electronic world continues to advance in the 21st century. In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act were enacted; in response, hospitals and oncology physician offices have or are implementing electronic health records (EHRs). As with any new technology or process, a steep learning curve is...

CONFLICT OF INTEREST NONE DECLARED. INTRODUCTION Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are computerized medical information systems that collect, store and display patient information. They are means to create legible and organized recordings and to access clinical information about individual patients. Despite of the positive effects of the EMRs usage in medical practices, the adoption rate of s...

The American Medical Association (AMA) recognizes the potential value of electronic health records (EHRs). Effective use of EHRs is a key element in achieving the Triple Aim—improving the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction), improving the health of populations and reducing the per capita cost of health care. Adoption and effective use of EHRs has been slow, however, ...

The American Medical Association (AMA) recognizes the potential value of electronic health records (EHRs). Effective use of EHRs is a key element in achieving the Triple Aim—improving the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction), improving the health of populations and reducing the per capita cost of health care. Adoption and effective use of EHRs has been slow, however, ...

Although banking, insurance, and real estate have eagerly embraced electronic record keeping, most hospitals and physician practices have by and large clung to paper patient records. A recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics indicated that only onefourth of office-based physicians currently have an electronic medical record-keeping...