Explain the benefits of EHR over paper charts

What will be an ideal response?

Acceptable answers include:

Simultaneously accessible at multiple locations by multiple providers

Searchable by computer

Data are more likely to be standard medical terms

Capable of being transferred electronically to another system

Additional benefits realized from having codified EHR data:

Health maintenance

Trend analysis

Alerts

Decision support

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A) nursing or geriatric home B) assisted living facility C) extended care facility D) independent living facility

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The right lung has two lobes, and the left lung has three lobes

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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