EHR is an electronic collection of a patient's medical history – including diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, allergies, laboratory and test results. And EHRs work beyond just recording a patient's health data.
The differences of EHR and EMR are sometimes EMR referred to as the first iteration of EHRs – they are quite literally the digital version of a patient's paper chart. While EHRs have the potential to decrease cost, increase productivity, and enhance patient satisfaction, EHR implementation is a long and complicated process. Some of the major hurdles EHRs face include interoperability and data privacy. Just 37% of US hospital leaders think their organization is successful at sharing medical data with other health systems.
Interoperability – the ability of different software systems to share and exchange data is one of the biggest challenges faced by the entire healthcare industry. And since one of the key perks to using EHRs is the ability to share patients' medical history across a variety of health organizations, accurate interoperability of data is critical.
The global Electronic Health Records Market size was valued at $20.55 billion in 2016 and is expected to reach $33.41 billion by 2025. And big tech firms are largely contributing to this growth as they continue to make their way into the digital health market. EHRs and digital health tools are more important now than ever before. Google parent Alphabet is leveraging its cloud platform to solve healthcare technology issues associated with EHR interoperability, and in turn score fruitful health system partnerships.
Reference : Alicia Phaneuf https://www.businessinsider.com/electronic-health-records-benefits-challenges
