Soaring health care costs and unsafe practices are the major factors to facilitate to using electronic patient record in health care system in the United States. Former President George W. Bush was advocating to disseminating electronic health records before the expiration of his first presidential term. Shortliffe (2005) indicated, “Today the United States is poised to achieve what has been sought and anticipated for at least three decades.” In fact, computer technologies have been developing very fast. It has also affected the teaching-learning process in clinical settings since that momentous time.
Reference:
Shortliffe, E. H. (2005, September/October). Strategic action in health information technology: Why the obvious has taken so long. Health Affairs, Chevy Chase, 24(5), 1222-1234.
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