Doctors Say EHRs are safer than paper charts

Doctors Say EHRs are safer than paper charts

Most U.S. physicians believe electronic health records are safer than paper-based medical records, while patients are split over which system is safer, according to a survey conducted by GfK Roper on behalf of EHR provider Practice Fusion, Becker’s Hospital Review reports.

For the physician portion of the survey, 1,220 medical professionals answered an online questionnaire on Oct. 28. For the patient portion of the survey, researchers conducted phone interviews with 1,006 U.S. adults between Oct. 21 and Oct. 23.

The survey found that:

54 percent of physicians believe that EHRs are safer than paper records. Of those, 63 percent cited immediate access to records as the top benefit;

18 percent of physicians believe that paper records are safer than EHRs. Of those, 36 percent cited a lower likelihood of data being breached or stolen as the top benefit;

39 percent of patients believe that EHRs are safer than paper records. Of those, 77 percent cited immediate access to records as the top benefit; and 47 percent of patients believe that paper records are safer than EHRs. Of those, 59 percent cited greater privacy as the top benefit.

Benefits of EHR

Benefits of EHR

Improve quality and convenience of patient care
Increase patient participation in their care
Improve accuracy of diagnoses and health outcomes
Improve care coordination
Increase practice efficiencies and cost savings

Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Electronic Health Record (EHR) 

EHR systems are intended to keep track of a patient's entire health and medical history in a computerized, electronic format. By keeping these potentially vast records in this manner, they are more easily retrievable, and can make a patient's navigation through the healthcare system much safer and more efficient.

MapMyLab portal offers a centralized EHR (Electronic Health Record) system and allows the user to access their health records on demand any time.

Personal Health Record (PHR):

Personal health records, also known as personal medical records (PMRs), are records kept by a patient to make his or her navigation through MapmyLab more efficient.

Unlike electronic medical records (EMRs) kept by some doctors, healthcare facilities and insurance companies, the contents of a PHR are determined by the patient and stored in the manner he or she wishes.

As the Patient Health Records are archived in secure cloud based storage system and be retrieved on demand, there is no loss of information in the event of loss of original test records.

MapmyLab empowers you with

MapmyLab empowers you with:

Enroll into diagnostic tests or health packages online
Register a test or package from your choice of Diagnostic Center
Dispatch of reports through emails
Updated lab reports through prompt messaging system
Compiling the health record of patients in a secured format
Perceiving the electronic health records online with comparison charts
Cater to the needs of your doctor by sending your reports online

MapMyLab.com

MapMyLab.com
MapMyLab offers a comprehensive platform to book diagnostic tests or health packages online through our list of city wide partner diagnostic service providers (LABS).Users can search and compare a wide array of medical laboratory tests or health packages with in the vicinity and buys the services online.

MapMyLab portal offers a centralized EHR (Electronic Health Record) system and allows the user to access their health records on demand any time. As the patient health records are archived in secure cloud based storage system and be retrieved on demand, there is no loss of information in the event of loss of original test records.

MapMyLab offers a new paradigm in delivery of diagnostic service and gives the user a hassle free process in availing the diagnostic tests / procedures.

MapMyLab.com

MapMyLab.com
MapMyLab offers a comprehensive platform to book diagnostic tests or health packages online through our list of city wide partner diagnostic service providers (LABS).Users can search and compare a wide array of medical laboratory tests or health packages with in the vicinity and buys the services online.

MapMyLab portal offers a centralized EHR (Electronic Health Record) system and allows the user to access their health records on demand any time. As the patient health records are archived in secure cloud based storage system and be retrieved on demand, there is no loss of information in the event of loss of original test records.

MapMyLab offers a new paradigm in delivery of diagnostic service and gives the user a hassle free process in availing the diagnostic tests / procedures.