Electronic Medical Record

Introduction

The electronic medical record has been around for decades, but unlike other systems in the health sector, its adoption has been limited. Several arguments are present results to justify this. Of these the most remarkable is that this system does not meet the real needs of information sharing and collaboration existing in contemporary medical practice. A new approach to development focused on technology to permit the adoption of a collaborative and distributed model where the community health plays a major role is central to their evolution (Shekelle, 2006).

Discussion

Fully functional computerized medical records have existed for decades, all based on historical models patient's clinical history widely known and accepted. Multiples computerized clinical systems have been implemented in a wide variety of platforms and architectures, from the main- frame, through the minicomputer and personal computer to those whose operation is based on using the Internet (1-13). However, the adoption of these systems has been slow and limited to certain instances. Several factors that could associated with the limited adoption thereof, including we can mention the technology required for operation and use, resistance from the medical community to its implementation, socio-political, economic constraints, or simply the fact that they reflect an erroneous paradigm neo of the clinical process, the history and evolution of patients whose information is stored and managed by them, and in general the doctor-patient relationship and the role each one of them plays in the health management process. Analyzing the above factors in light of the evidence exists, it is clear that none of these factors can be referred to as an inhibitor of the medical record adoption computer. Successfully implement through the years various clinical computer systems demonstrates that the technology is not necessarily the barrier of adoption of the misers. Similarly, it may indicate that the medical community is fictionally early adopter of new technologies, techniques and therapies associated with improved delivery care and patient care. Specific examples are the use of MRI and CT computerized as diagnostic tools, which has extensive acceptance and is used extensively throughout the world. The transition from paper systems, EMR's is a process that is still under early in the medical community. It is a work in progress. Many concerns exist, and privacy is one of these concerns. While moving to EMR potentially give many providers, pharmacists and other health care professionals access to patient records, records are kept very secure. The adoption of electronic medical records systems is clearly what the future holds, the technology, as well as the legislative point of view. In the end the patient's benefit, because it is easier to fill prescriptions, provide and receive records in accordance with the systems of care than paper (Blobel, 2009).

Electronic medical record and electronic health records: what maturity?

Lately we are seeing more and more a process of modernization of the private and public health. This process is implemented through the introduction of electronic medical record and electronic health records. The electronic health record in particular is of great interest ...