Electronic Health Record and Impact on Healthcare Outcomes

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2023

Abstract

The implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) has great potential to improve the quality of patient care compared to the use of paper medical records. An EHR offers many benefits for clinicians and their patients and provides functions unavailable without this technology.

  • Greater access to more complete and accurate patient information
  • Increased care coordination
  • Greater efficiency
  • Patient participation and empowerment.

Comments

Chapter 12 in Role Development for the Nurse Practitioner, 3rd ed.

ISBN 9781284234305 (paperback); 9781284238617 (ebook)

The full text ebook is available to authorized Sacred Heart University users.

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