That Group Project

As I posted earlier, I am working mostly with the literature review of our project. So what IS our project? My group is delving deep into the depths of the modern day technical issue, electronic medical record systems.

There are many arguments for EMR stating that it could greatly reduce health care costs, improve patient confidentiality, and save lives due to accuracy and ease of transfer. However, only a small portion of health care providers have been utilizing the technology in their establishments. One might wonder why the benefit of IT in other industries can't be utilized in the medical field as well.

There are undoubtedly confidentiality concerns, temporary loss of revenue or productivity as a system is installed, and other unforeseeable conflicts that could arise with the implementation of such a system. A few of the more well-known American providers are Allscripts, MedicWare, and Advanced Data Systems. They provide in-house as well as remote server hosting solutions.

With the usage of EMR, health care costs can be greatly reduced. A Rand survey estimated that $77 billion could be saved. If privacy can be guarenteed, productivity is increased, and records could be transferred quickly and easily, it is without question that an EMR could save more lives and provide quicker, more efficient treatment than exists today.