Question

Patient safety in terms of avoiding the "preventable medical errors" was the primary motive for the EHR adoption. The initiative was made by the President Bush administration in 2004 and reaffirmed by the President Obama administration in 2009 through enactment if HITECH Act. Discuss how it has improved patient safety by citing at least one such example.

Answer 1

Answer: The EHR adoption has reduces the workload and ehnces the efficiency of the treatment. The use of the HITECH act mainly focused in patient safety. One of the best example of the HITECH as it mainly allows the patient to achieve an electronic copy of their health information as per their request. The purpose of the HITECH is to elevate the patient health information privacy and Safety. Ut improves efficacy as well as outcome of the healthcare.