Question

Explain the advantages/disadvantages of the Electronic Health record from the perspective of the following stakeholders:

• Patients
• Physicians
• Hospitals, clinics, offices

Answer 1

Answer) PATIENTS:

ADVANTAGES:

1) patients can show the complete history of their treatment to the medical staff for the better treatment

2) patients can review their own health records anytime

DISADVANTAGES:

1) medical data can be breeched

2) positive and negative comments by the doctor on the disease condition of the patient are also visible to the patients

PHYSICIANS:

ADVANTAGES:

1) electronic health records can help physicians in making the right decision in patient’s treatment

2) it also helps in maintaining the health information and data of the patient

DISADVANTAGES:

1) the data in the electronic health records can get hacked

2) there can be loss of productivity

HOSPITALS:

ADVANTAGES:

1) high level of accuracy can be achieved with the help of electronic health systems

2) the information of the patient becomes easy to document

DISADVANTAGES:

1) it needs to get updated every time

2) electronic health records are expensive