NR 599 Week 3 Discussion: EHRs Benefits and Drawbacks (EHRs)
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NR 599 Week 3 Discussion: EHRs Benefits and Drawbacks (EHRs)
As discussed in the lesson and assigned reading for this week, EHRs provide both benefits and drawbacks. Create a “Pros” versus “Cons” table and include at least 3 items for each list. Next to each item, provide a brief ratio...
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NR 599 Week 3 Discussion: EHRs Benefits and Drawbacks
(EHRs)
As discussed in the lesson and assigned reading for this week, EHRs provide both benefits and
drawbacks. Create a “Pros” versus “Cons” table and include at least 3 items for each list. Next to
each item, provide a brief rationale as to why you selected to include it on the respective list.
Pros Rationale Cons Rationale
Decrease medical Patient safety is the Possible privacy Exposing patient data
errors number one priority of violations and can make it
all healthcare works unavailable for a
and facilities. particular time
(Alghamdi, Alomari,
Althubaiti & Aziz,
2017). Makes patient
lose trust and can be
costly to facility.
Increased Provides best practice Cost of maintenance of Cost of maintaining
adherence to to patients and EHR ERH as well as the cost
evidence-based promotes better patient of training for the
clinical guidelines outcomes. employee to learn
and effective care system may be too much
for some smaller
facilities.
Faster results and Labs and other tests are National Unable to cross patient
treatment of more readily available interoperability data from one database
patients to providers and to another, which may
therefore reduces the cause delay in care or
delay of medical missed information of
treatment and the patient.
enhancing the quality
of care (Alghamdi,
Alomari, Althubaiti &
Aziz, 2017).
Refer to the Stage 3 objectives for Meaningful Use located in this week’s lesson under the
heading Meaningful Use and the HITECH Act. Select two objectives to research further. In your
own words, provide a brief discussion as to how the objective may impact your role as an APN
in clinical practice.
One objective that I found relevant in the stage 3 objectives for Meaningful Use was the ability
of the patient to view, download and transmit their personal health information including labs
and other information within a four-day window of their visit. One benefit of the direct release
of healthcare information is it leads to better-informed patients who are more involved in their
care. Another benefit is it improves patient safety by allowing patients to see results and avoiding
missed follow-ups of critical findings. According to Walker, Meltsner, and Delbanco (2015) 8–
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