Research-Based Benefits Of Using Emr Technology

EMR TechnologyName:Course:Institution Affiliation:Date:Research-based benefits of using EMR technologyEMR technology allows for easy navigation through the entire history of a patient on a 24 hour seven days a week basis without having to pull out charts or requiring extra room for storage. EMR therefore makes cost savings by saving time required for retrieval of records. EMR technologies allow researchers access to electronic records from anywhere whether local or remote. Data that is stored in electronic formats can be retrieved and sifted electronically. Millions of records can therefore be sorted in seconds if the database is appropriately designed and indexed. In addition, EMR technology allows multiple researchers to access and share electronic records across service providers. In this way, EMR technologies make research more efficient (National Academy of Sciences, 2009).Secondly, EMR technologies allow researchers to consolidate records created by multiple providers in different locations and units into a single record for the individual. Thus, EMR technologies resolve the problem of fragmentation of records. In addition, certain types of data such as graphic data, images and heart sounds can be linked to an electronic record using