AES: Medical Records & Technology
disadvantages of tech
-Additional hardware, software, and licensing costs -Resistance to giving up paper records -Difficult data entry -Training -Computer downtime, such as unexpected failure or routine servicing -Confidentiality and security concerns, such as access of information to unauthorized individuals
advantages of tech
-Instant access -Remote access to up-to-date information -Simultaneous access -Decreased time to record information -Legible -Better organized -Flexible data layout -Automated checks and reminders -Increased privacy and decreased tampering, destruction, and loss due to required authorization
Info in medical records
-personal info -medical history -description of sx -diagnoses -treatment -rx and refills -records of patients telephone calls -name of legal guardian -name of power of attorney -notes about copies of medical records
Subjective statements made by patients
what may be included in medical records?
health care providers
who do medical records belong to?
