Electronic Health Records
The medical records of today are mostly stored in an electronic health record. Many of the medical offices of today use the electronic record. The Federal Government even provided the physician with monetary awards for switching to the electronic health record (Brown & Tyler, 2013, p. 47). However, the electronic records can have some downfalls that cause some medical offices to avoid switching to the electronic software. These downfalls include the legality and the vulnerability of an electronic record. According to Brown & Tyler “the legality of electronically stored records has yet to be established in the courts (2013, p. 47). The changes of a written document are easier to determine due to the handwriting and
The medical records of today are mostly stored in an electronic health record. Many of the medical offices of today use the electronic record. The Federal Government even provided the physician with monetary awards for switching to the electronic health record (Brown & Tyler, 2013, p. 47). However, the electronic records can have some downfalls that cause some medical offices to avoid switching to the electronic software. These downfalls include the legality and the vulnerability of an electronic record. According to Brown & Tyler “the legality of electronically stored records has yet to be established in the courts (2013, p. 47). The changes of a written document are easier to determine due to the handwriting and