Question

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of computerized medical records.

Answer 1

Computerized Medical Records : it means maintaining ditigal medical record under the custody of medical care provide such as nurses, doctors.

Advantages :

1. Reduce cost of record maintaining
2. Support clinical research
3. Makes teaching of medical students easy
4. Make data retrieving easy
5. Computer gemerated prescriptions are possible
6. Errors reduced because they can be corrected

• Disadvantages :

1. ​​​​​​​Onetime expenses for system setup is expensive
2. Privacy and Security of data is compromised
3. Changing or deleting mistakes are easy, in case of patient's harm amd medical law suit condition
4. Computer crases makes record inaccessible
5. Basic Training is needed for the staff to use computerized system
6. Also disturbs the workflow of medical care provider who is working in place