BC Advantage - 2023 Issue 9

Seven Reasons to Standardize Medical Records

The electronic health record (EHR) is widely used for documenting and managing the patient's medical record. In the 1980s, the first web-based EHRs were being introduced and used in healthcare facilities because computer hardware had finally become affordable. Through ongoing government influence and incentives, such as The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Meaningful Use (MU) program,  providers who were early adopters of an EHR, and met certain program requirements, received monetary incentives. Today, lack of an EHR is almost unheard of; however, some providers continue to handwrite their medical reports.  In today's digital age...

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