Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are the first step to transformed health care. The benefits of electronic health records include:
•Better health care by improving all aspects of patient care, including safety,
effectiveness, patient-centeredness, communication, education, timeliness, efficiency, and equity.
•Better health by encouraging healthier lifestyles in the entire population,
including increased physical activity, better nutrition, avoidance of behavioral risks, and wider use of preventative care.
•Improved efficiencies and lower health care costs by promoting preventative medicine and
improved coordination of health care services, as well as by reducing waste and redundant tests.
•Better clinical decision making by integrating patient information from multiple sources.
