Healthcare Magazine November 2014 | Page 12

HOSPITALS

“ Hospitals around the world are beginning to adopt electronic medical records as their primary source for compiling all clinical data , and for the right reasons ”

2 . Electronic Health Records Hospitals around the world are beginning to adopt electronic medical records as their primary source for compiling all clinical data , and for the right reasons . Electronic medical records improve outcomes , convenience and costs .
Patient health records are an important step in ensuring your hospital gives the most appropriate care to its visitors . The problem is records that aren ’ t intuitive and immediately available don ’ t have as great of an effect on a patient ’ s recovery rate or the quality of their future visits .
Big data is making it possible for
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