Question

Which of the following are benefits of Electronic Health Records? (Check all that apply )

• Legible electronic patient encounters 

• laboratory studies are often misplaced 

• allows for faster retrieval of lab or X-ray results 

• The primary care physician and specialist cannot analyze clinical information simultaneously, however billing clerk and physician are able to access EHR simultaneously.

Answer 1

As the benefits of Electronic health record include the legibility of data in comparison to the handwritten data which are poorly legible, at the same time the information retrieval is very easy in electronic records and can be assessed by clerks and clinicians simultaneously.

Hence Options A, C and D are correct.

• Legible electronic patient encounters
• Allows for faster retrieval of of lab or X-ray results
• The primary care physician and specialist cannot analyze clinical information simultaneously, however billing clerk and physician are able to access EHR simultaneously