List two advantages of an electronic health record (EHR) over a paper-based health record.

What will be an ideal response?


Paper record is static whereas a database is not.
Paper record can only be in one place at a time whereas a database may be accessed from multiple locations.
Paper record has a fixed order for organizing the data whereas a database can retrieve data in different sorting orders and selection based on user criteria.
Paper record makes the reviewer browse multiple pages searching for data whereas a database allows almost instant access to the latest available and valid data.

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