The Electronic Health Record And Clinical Decision Support

Evaluation Project: Part 1 Arcandrice Richardson Walden University System Design, Planning, and Evaluation NURS 6431 Dayna Herrera September 24, 2015 Evaluation Project: Part 1 The scenario selected for this evaluation project focuses on the electronic health record. The scenario involves patient documentation, clinical decision support, and performing nursing notes. The project involves evaluation and implementation of EHR. The electronic health record and clinical decision support are not only relevant to my current organization but also are particular interest of mine. The electronic health record has helped to reduce the amount of paper which was a nightmare to maintain with the number of new patients being admitted daily. The electronic health record has also reduced the amount of missed documentation and errors. Any clinician can testify to the wasted time and poor communication among providers that sometimes results because antiquated paper records still predominate in our offices and on the hospital wards (Shortliffe, E. H., Tang, P. C., Deimer, D. E., 1991). The clinical decision support system has been a great assistance to clinicians. Nur ses, health visitors and midwives, as the largest group of healthcare professionals, record and generate most of the information used to maintain and improve patient care (Levy, S., Heyes, B., 2012). 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