Electronic Health Record System Analysis

Electronic health records are essential for quality, safe healthcare. There is a vast amount of electronic health record programs throughout the healthcare system. Each of these programs contain similar information, but also have unique features within. These unique features can determine the success of the system as a whole. Two electronic health record systems are Epic and McKesson. Spartanburg Regional Medical Center used McKesson for many years. Within the last two years, the medical center has changed to the Epic electronic health record. Each of these systems provide an organized way to store and gain pertinent information on clients within the healthcare system. According to McKesson (2018), McKesson was founded in 1833. McKesson seeks to provide an organized system to collect patient data. McKesson’s focus is not only for healthcare personnel, but also clients. The electronic health record system has created an application and website

Within this electronic health record, there are 190 million patient records. Like McKesson, Epic provides an application and website for clients to view their health record. Within this system, clients can message their healthcare provider, schedule appointments, complete questionnaires, and attend e-visits. This is a major benefit for clients. Epic also allows for streamlined information between healthcare personnel. This allows for easy communication that influences individualized treatment. This is an important attribute to the healthcare community and provides positive outcomes for patients. Advantages of Epic include: delivery of quality care, payments are received quickly, increase staff productivity, and streamlined communication. A disadvantage of the Epic’s health record is that it is not compatible with other health record systems. Although, this is a disadvantage with most health records. Each system has its own programming, which causes problems with