Contribution to Book
Electronic Health Record and Impact on Healthcare Outcomes
Healthcare Informatics Faculty Publications
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1-1-2023
Disciplines
Abstract
The implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) has great potential to improve the quality of patient care compared to the use of paper medical records. An EHR offers many benefits for clinicians and their patients and provides functions unavailable without this technology.
- Greater access to more complete and accurate patient information
- Increased care coordination
- Greater efficiency
- Patient participation and empowerment.
Citation Information
Burrows, S. C. (2023). Electronic health record and impact on healthcare outcomes. In S. M. DeNisco (Ed.), Role development for the nurse practitioner (3rd ed., pp. 305-326). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 12 in Role Development for the Nurse Practitioner, 3rd ed.
ISBN 9781284234305 (paperback); 9781284238617 (ebook)
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