What are EHR?

Medical records are important in documenting the final diagnosis of a patient, what treatments are given and the overall medical history of the patient. Without such records, it will be difficult for another physician to treat a new patient because he or she would have to order the same sets of tests all over again. But the problem with the old medical records system is prone to destruction by the elements as they are all in paper. Nowadays, health establishments are equipped with a more reliable and longer lasting computerized system.The Electronic Health Records (HER) allows physicians and staff members to:

• Document interactions with patients
• View medical histories and insurance information
• Make referrals
• Order laboratory tests and view test results
• Send electronic prescription requests to pharmacies (reducing the risk that hard-to-read handwriting will lead to medical errors)
• Flag potentially harmful drug interactions

It also provides physicians with "decision support" tools, such as clinical guidelines and checks for drug interactions; and generates printed post-visit summaries for patients, among other benefits. http://healthcareatm.com/