Impact of electronic records on the healthcare industry

Records document the actions of an organization's business/activities. Nowadays, more healthcare organizations are moving towards electronic records in place of paper records. In healthcare organizations, Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems are being used to capture, organize, maintain and retrieve patient's medical records. EMRS consists of a comprehensive database used to store and access patients’ healthcare information. The EMR replaced the existing paper medical records as the primary source of information for healthcare purposes for all clinical, legal, and administrative requirements. The purpose of this study is to find out the impact of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system on the Healthcare Industry. For this, a study was conducted to identify the impact of EMRS on doctors and staff, advantages and disadvantages of EMRS and problems encountered while implementing and using the system. By exploiting the strengths and correcting the weaknesses of the EMR system, Singapore General Hospital will function more effective and efficient in managing their electronic records.