Advantages of Information Obtained from an Information System - Article Example

EHRs help me in evidence-based treatment. Also, EHRs are very quick, as there is no need for any paperwork for documenting and sharing of the information and images (Williams, 2010; National Institutes of Health National Center for Research Resources, 2006), and thus, they help me in decision-making without having to go through the manual process. So, the incorporation of EHR technology in my hospital has reduced the documentation time significantly. I use EHRs as tools for continuity of care and for a collaborative performance of healthcare providers and other nurses (Iakovidis, 1998). EHRs also make the “oncology community contribute fully to the development of an efficient national health care system that is based upon evidence-based medicine and responsive to the needs of all constituents” (Ambinder, 2005), and enable the patients to actively participate in the functioning of EHRs along with their physicians. In short, I find that decision-making is made easy since EHRs have modernized the way patients’ data is stored.