The New Frontier of Electronic, Personal and Virtual Health Records

An article by Christina Beach Thielst, FACHE, health administration and management consultant, Santa Barbara, California

Information technology can dramatically transform the delivery of healthcare, making it safer, more effective, and more efficient. Almost everyone has heard of an electronic medical record or software that allows a physician or other clinicians to maintain and access patient care and treatment information in an electronic format, rather than on paper stored in folders. However, an electronic medical record is merely a start to the advances in healthcare information technology. In this column, we explore the possibilities related to several forms of electronic patient records.

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