Privacy is one of the major disadvantage when it comes to electronic health records. Identity theft can occur when an unethical person gains access to confidential records and ultimately put an organization at risk. To secure patient data and other viable information, certain things should be encrypted within the EMR database, and have fingerprint sign in to tract staff and information being seen. Another challenge EMR faces is a high startup cost. Hospitals and facilities must pay for the hardware and software, the setup, maintenance, training of the staff, IT support and system updates. This a disadvantage for smaller facility that don’t have the funds to implement the EMR system. Another disadvantage would be if the system crashes. This would mean the hospital won’t be able to get the information they need to diagnose and treat the patients. Therefore, they should back up the data entered into the
Privacy is one of the major disadvantage when it comes to electronic health records. Identity theft can occur when an unethical person gains access to confidential records and ultimately put an organization at risk. To secure patient data and other viable information, certain things should be encrypted within the EMR database, and have fingerprint sign in to tract staff and information being seen. Another challenge EMR faces is a high startup cost. Hospitals and facilities must pay for the hardware and software, the setup, maintenance, training of the staff, IT support and system updates. This a disadvantage for smaller facility that don’t have the funds to implement the EMR system. Another disadvantage would be if the system crashes. This would mean the hospital won’t be able to get the information they need to diagnose and treat the patients. Therefore, they should back up the data entered into the