Question

1-Why have EHR systems not been widely adopted in the U.S.?

2-What are the pros of adopting an EHR system for both the provider and the patient?

3-What are the cons of adopting an EHR system for both the provider and the patient?

Answer 1

Answer: The EHR system not have been widely adopted in the US as the implementation cost of Electronic health record system is high and it also requires training for the staff to use it properly.

The pros of adopting an EHR system are:

• It reduces the workload and hence saves time.
• It provides all the information at the same place.
• The information can be shared with the healthcare professionals without much effort.
• Patient's medical history information need not to be collected every visit.

The cons of adopting an EHR system are:

• It is expensive hence implementation is costly.
• Not everyone is user friendly with system.
• Risk of violation of privacy.