Electronic Communication in Health Care

On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama incorporated the 2009 American Reconstruction Reinvestment Act in the law. This law promotes electronic medical records and infrastructure development in order to reduce medical expenses. Although not legally required, the federal government has allocated $ 20 billion to develop a strong health information technology infrastructure. Title IV states that "If you use it for the first time after 2014 you will not be given any compensation" (2009, 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act).

National Electronic Health Record Angela Harvey Ohio University National Electronic Health Record Health information is important for everyone who care for people. If it is missing or not conveying relevant information, it could be fatal. The Ministry of Health and Human Services has developed a plan to manage this problem. In 2004, the federal government under the guidance of President Bush developed a caregiving program to make patients more accessible to health records. The plan is

Electronic health records are digital or electronic records of patient health information collected within the history of interactions between patients and health care systems. Electronic health record keeps all information about patient's health. Information including age / gender, drugs and vital signs, past medical history, laboratory data, and radiology reports vary. The concept of medical report dates back to the 5th century BC and was developed by Hippocrates, a Greek doctor, also known as Hippocrates oath. Hippocrates explained the two main goals behind his discovery - medical records should accurately reflect the course of the disease 2. Medical records should indicate the cause of the disease. Currently, electronic health records first appeared in the 1960's. According to reports, at least 73 hospitals are beginning to use electronic medical record systems. The study concluded that electronic health records are the future

Currently, 12% of domestic doctors and 11% of hospitals use electronic medical records. Industries and governments have used electronic medical records as a means of managing expenses and improving patient care. Electronic medical record is the main agenda of President Obama and it is an investment necessary to securely digitize all US medical records in the next few years. Today, with the progress of globalization, the possibility of advancement of electronic medical records in the next five years is still low, advances in government, technology and industry are adopted, electronic medical record is promoted by the medical service provider I will. Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a digital record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters at any medical provision setting.