Making healthcare affordable and accessible to all Americans is one of the top priorities of the federal government. In order “to reach this goal, the federal government and many medical professionals strongly advocate the implementation of electronic health care records” (Steward, 2005). What is an electronic medical record (EMR)? An electronic medical record (EMR) is a computerized medical record created in an organization that delivers care, such as a hospital or physician's office that can be “shared” between physician’s offices, hospitals, etc. “Electronic medical records have the potential to do great things for the health care industry. Such a system may decrease health care costs, increase the quality of …show more content…
When an EMR system is implemented and the provider has “meaningful use” of the system, there will be less need for faxing, mailing and copying a patient’s medical records, thus lowering the chances of a breach of privacy. Healthcare providers will be able to look at real-time information on their patients from their office, laptop, and smartphones. The downside of this new technology is that the patient’s information might be more accessible to computer …show more content…
Because these are very popular and convenient communication tools, having a policy that clearly defines how this avenue will be utilized will help set the expectations up front” (Tariman, 2010). Some suggest that it would be appropriate to have two separate accounts, one for business and one for personal use. Many healthcare providers are using a facebook account to help their practice or facility