Question

describe how the federal government has sought to influence the adoption and use of EHRs in the past ten years. Discuss the effectiveness of these efforts

Answer 1

Ans) While the adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems promises a number of substantial benefits, including better care and decreased healthcare costs, serious unintended consequences from the implementation of these systems have emerged.

- Poor EHR system design and improper use can cause EHR-related errors that jeopardize the integrity of the information in the EHR, leading to errors that endanger patient safety or decrease the quality of care.

- These unintended consequences also may increase fraud and abuse and can have serious legal implications.

- So to examine the impact of unintended consequences of the use of EHR systems on the quality of care and proposed solutions to address EHR-related errors.

- EHR risks is intended to serve as an impetus for further research on the prevalence of these risks, their impact on quality and safety of patient care, and strategies for reducing them.