Introduction to Medical Informatics

Please answer briefly the following questions based on Internet research. You may use any Medical Informatics textbook, article, or published paper. 

· What is an electronic health record (EHR)?

· Explain briefly the history of EHRs

 · Describe the government’s involvement in EHRs

 · What is the HITECH Act

· Compare the Barriers and Benefits of the HER

 · How would you describe the Future of the Electronic Health Record?

 · Differentiate between medical office processes that use a paper chart and an HER

· Describe potential developments in the future of the EHR- Telehealth/Telemedicine