Read “A Holistic Roadmap to the Cloud: How to Plan, Navigate and Arrive Safely and Securely,” by Gelman, from Journal of Healthcare Information Management (2015).
Read “Healthcare Community Cloud: Enabling the Next Generation of Health IT Innovation,” by Bobis and Toussaint, from Journal of Healthcare Information Management (2015).
The benefits of healthcare information systems include proper care coordination and reduction in paperwork. EHRs ensure that correct information is shared amongst medical professionals, thus ensuring proper care coordination and safety. Patient safety comes from protecting the patient from harmful prescriptions through accurate information availability. EHRs have also significantly reduced paperwork in health facilities by storing patient records and information in a computerized system.