DISCUSSION QUESTION DUE TONIGHT 9PM EST (ONLY 2 PARAGRAPHS NEEDED)

For this discussion, use the readings from this module or do some additional research on your own. Pick a topic area below and discuss how electronic health records (EHRs) have impacted this particular area of health care. In addition, state any barriers that you feel exist between the EHR and your selected area:

• Patient Outcomes
• Patient Safety
• Patient Engagement
• Decreased Health Care Spending
• Population Health

REQUIREMENTS: Refers to and properly cites scholarly or credible professional sources in all posts. 2 Paragraphs needed. 

OPTIONAL REFERENCES: 

Boonstra, A. (2014). Implementing electronic health records in hospitals: A systematic literature review. BMC Health Services Research, 14(370). Retrieved from: http://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-6963-14-370

Kruse, C. S., Stein, A., Thomas, H., & Kaur, H. (2018). The use of Electronic Health Records to support population health: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Medical Systems, 42(11). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-018-1075-6

Koskela, T., Sandström, S., Mäkinen, J., & Liira, H. (2016). User perspectives on an electronic decision-support tool performing comprehensive medication reviews—A focus group study with physicians and nurses. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 16(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-016-0245-z

Lessons learned from an EHR deployment: DoD discusses challenges with implementing Cerner. Retrieved from: https://www.healthcareitnews.com/video/dod-execs-share-challenges-implementing-cerner-ehr