The emergence of modern technology has enabled many positive changes in different fields. The healthcare sector has not been left behind and most hospitals are embracing the modern technology, which comes with many benefits. Technology in the healthcare encompasses a wide range of healthcare products, which are used to diagnose, treat, and assess patients within the hospital setting (Evans, Nichol and Perlin, 2006). The use of modern software such as Electronic Medical Record has improved service delivery. Most of the technology-based programs are intended to improve services, reduce costs, and bring efficiency in the health care (Evans, Nichol and Perlin, 2006). To maintain high standards, Adventis Healthcare Center has also embraced the modern technology and the hospital is now using EMR program. The use of EMR software has helped the hospital improve service delivery.
When doctor and nurses at Adventis Healthcare Center attend patients, medical record such as personal information, medical history, notes by a doctor, lab report, and consultation among other crucial information is recorded (Evans, Nichol and Perlin, 2006). Such information is typed and recorded in the EMR system. The EMR system is efficient because it uses less space and organizes such data making it easier to access the recorded information from any other system including internet among others (Cerner, 2012). Using the EMR software, Adventis Healthcare Center is able to store data in the computerized networks. Storage of such crucial information in data banks enables other healthcare providers in the same hospital to access the information with ease. Doctors are also able to store patients’ data into the PCs and Tablets that are optimized for such purpose. This makes it easier for doctors in other locations or regions to access patients’ information, which improves service delivery (Cerner, 2012).
The EMR software enables sharing of information among healthcare experts. Doctors at Adventis Healthcare Center are able to access recorded medical records through data exchange program that is available for outpatient facilities and hospitals through a highly secured system where doctors and nurses use security codes (Cerner, 2012). Under the EMR system, patients are indentified using codes, numbers, and names; this therefore, makes it easier to search for any patient in the records (Evans, Nichol and Perlin, 2006).
Doctors and patients at Adventis Healthcare Center enjoy numerous benefits from the EMR software. Among key benefits include (a) improved patient care since doctors and nurses can be able to access all vital information regarding a particular patient, (b) improved efficiency because the software is able to store updated data, which makes it easier for clinicians to make decisions faster and effectively, and (c) improved information access from multiple healthcare centers, which makes it easier to conduct patient care (Cerner, 2012). In addition to this, Adventis Health care Center is able to meet healthcare standards of maintaining patient confidentiality, which is guaranteed by the EMR software (Cerner, 2012).
In conclusion, the EMR software has multiple benefits in the healthcare setting. At Adventis Health care Center, the EMR software has been designed to help clinicians record, store, and access most relevant patient data in both the acute and ambulatory settings (Cerner, 2012). This makes it easier for clinicians to provide patients with quality and swift services. EMR software among other technologies should be adopted by a modern hospital because the such programs are reliable, efficient, and user friendly (Evans, Nichol and Perlin, 2006). They are beneficial to both the clinicians and patients because they improve service delivery in the healthcare sector.
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