Introduction
The Electronic Health Record has created efficacy and ease throughout the medical field as this technology allows are real-time, patient-centered records that make information available instantly and securely to authorized users. While an EHR does contain the medical and treatment histories of patients, an EHR system is built to go beyond standard clinical data collected in a provider’s office and can be inclusive of a broader view of a patient’s care. The following research will evaluate the evolution of Electronic Health Record, the history of TDS medical information systems, and Allscripts products and services, and the use of Electronic Health Records throughout the firm.
The evolution of Electronic Health Records
Electronic health records have enhanced over the past 50 years and has occurred in more than technology (Tripathi, 2012). The regulatory laws and methods have changed as well, which make this technology easier to apply than ever before. The technology has accelerated January 2009 passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) (Tripathi, 2012). This was an expensive task however with the price tag of $30 billion dollars, all for transformational technology (Tripathi, 2012). The EHR Incentive Program requirements have helped to create greater commonality in basic EHR functions across systems at a much faster pace than would have otherwise occurred (Tripathi, 2012).
The drivers that are dependent upon are many. There are legal requirements, business drivers, and care programs that can affect the changing processes as well (Tripathi, 2012). The incentive programs are currently looked upon as the meaningful use, however the drivers listed are the change bearers for the medical future (Tripathi, 2012).
The history of Electronic Health Record technology is dated back as early as 1968 (Tripathi, 2012). As technology grew further so did the enhancement of medical...