1. Digital health, and electronic health records in particular, create opportunities for improving care coordination and person-centeredness. However, digital health is a major source of professional dissatisfaction and clinician burnout (NASEM 2021 Pa 15).
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2. US adoption of HIT as a path to improved quality of patient care (patient centredness, effectiveness, safety, timelines, efficiency, and equity ) has been promoted by the medical community (HIT has face validity) Kim GJ, Lehmann CU, Council on Clinical Information Technology. Pediatric Aspects of Inpatient Health Information Technology Systems. Paediatrics 2008;122;e1287-e1296. DOI :10.1542/peds.2008-2963.
3. The implementation of HIT cannot be considered in terms of applications (such as electronic health records, computerized physician order entry) alone but must be considered globally in terms of technical (HIT applications), organizational (structures and care workflows) and cultural (stakeholders) aspects of what is best. Kim GJ, Lehmann CU, Council on Clinical Information Technology. Pediatric Aspects of Inpatient Health Information Technology Systems. Paediatrics 2008;122;e1287-e1296. DOI :10.1542/peds.2008-2963.
4. The HL7 Child Health Functional Profile for EHR Systems (Child Health Profile) is designed to assist children's healthcare providers and associated IT vendors in creating functionality that ensures safe and reliable care of children through the effective use of information technology.
5. Core Functionality for a eBHT in Paediatrics: Key areas include vaccination, child development, physiologic medication dosing, pediatric disease management, pediatric norms, and the relationship between pediatric patients and their caregivers, including adolescent privacy.
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6. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) defines an EMR is a digital version of paper charts in a clinician’s office that contains the medical and treatment history of patients in one practice (Garrett & Seidman, 2011). However, the information contained in the EMR does not travel easily out of the practice. The terms EMR and electronic health records (EHR) are sometimes used interchangeably. However, these terms actually refer to different aspects. The ONC differentiates between the definitions of EMR and EHR by saying that EHRs are designed to reach out beyond the health organization that originally collects and compiles the information, and they focus on the total health of the patient. In addition, according to Garets and Davis (2006), an EMR is a legal record created in hospitals and ambulatory environments and is the source of data for the EHR. An EHR is a broader technology that provides the capability to share medical information among healthcare stakeholders. It also supports the flow of patient information through various modalities of care engaged by the individual.