Mr. Smith has had several admissions to his local hospital for asthma. He was recently transferred to another hospital to have a fractured hip replacement. How would a standardized electronic health record (EHR) benefit Mr. Smith?
a. Timely access to health data
b. Improved coordination of care
c. Enhanced ability to work collaboratively with other organizations
d. Enhanced ability to extract data from published sources, such as best practice guidelines
B
Mr. Smith's health information could be transferred to the hospital where he is having his hip replacement. Mr. Smith would benefit from a standardized electronic health record by improved coordination of care, reduced repetition of health information, and reduced duplication of tests and procedures.
Timely access to health data benefits the health care providers.
The enhanced ability to work collaboratively with other organizations benefits the service deliv-ery organizations.
The enhanced ability to extract data from published sources, such as best practice guidelines, benefits educators.
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