The administrators of the hospital where a licensed practical nurse works have recently announced a plan to transition from paper-based medical records to electronic health records (HER)
Many members of the care team support this transition but many remain skeptical. Which of the following criticisms of EHR is most valid?
A) "They need to consider the fact that it can be incredibly expensive to change to an EHR."
B) "An EHR is certainly high-tech, but it comes at a high price of decreased patient safety."
C) "There's no doubt that an EHR is innovative, but there really aren't any benefits beyond that."
D) "A lot of people are predicting that the government might soon make laws to limit the transitions to an EHR."
A
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