Imagine that you are the administrator of a home health care
agency. It is a startup venture, with fewer than 20 clients, and so
you must decide whether to use a paper based system or should you
implement an EHR system then conduct a cost-benefit analysis of
implementing an electronic system versus using a paper based
system. You might want to consider whether providers will document
using EHR’s in client’s homes or will they carry paper charts?
Patient privacy and billing are also important considerations.
Discuss the problems that may arise in the future as a result
unwillingness to adopt the electronic health record as well as how
changes to medical care can impact record keeping. Your cost
benefit analysis will include a comparison representing both the
choice to adopt the electronic health records as well as the choice
to use paper records. Explain the pros and cons for each and its
impact on its revenue stream.