Is Your Practice Following 21st Century’s Health Care Trends?

After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health care reform is no longer an unmet promise. It is the law of the land. (Barack Obama)

Adoption of electronic health record is one of the set forth objectives for 21st Century’s Medical World; reveals a research report “Preparing For the 21st Century” by National Academy of Sciences.

Use of electronic health record, in the 21st century has become eminent. This role begins in the care process as the EHR provides patient information when needed to support clinical decisions and continues as a key information source for quality review and improvement.It can be linked to clinical-practice guidelines, clinical alerts, and up-to-date research findings to help patients and clinicians in making choices.

The goal is to revolutionize the way health care information is managed, producing better health outcomes and greater patient satisfaction. The widespread adoption of an EHR will reduce medical errors and would improve the quality of care for an estimated 3.6 million consumers.