II. Current Uses Initially developed in the 1980s, EHRs have come a long way and since then have been an increasing focus in the healthcare sector, as it was a focal point in President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment …show more content…
As the EHR is an electronic version of file-and-paper records for patients, it automates a lot of processes. Where papers and files would be scattered across a physician’s offices or other locations around a large hospital, EHRs are easily found as they exist on tablets and computer workstations. As a result of this saved downtime, for example if a “half hour of paperwork is eliminated, that could mean two more patients seen daily or 30 more minutes a provider could spend at home with family…”(Lorenzi). EHRs are able to provide for quicker access, enabling for more efficient work tasks compared to their paper