Technology is helping overcome communication barriers in health care; electronic medical records (EMR’s)help prevent problems such as medication and treatment errors, since health care members are better able to understand what is documented. Information on each patient is submitted electronically, therefore preventing misread orders. Additionally, EMR’s are updated more frequently than paper charting, making the information more accurate and reliable. Handheld devices allow nurses and physicians to interact with one another more frequently, and as a result, everyone on the health care team is kept up-to-date with each patient. Nurses are also able to touch base with one another throughout their shifts, allowing everyone within the health care team to have continuous communication.
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Great work Disa. By the time we get to the field we are gonna use USB communication devices that will keep us updated on patients' charts. I like your blog. Keep up the good work
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